5.5
An old lighthouse keeper who lives with his daughter secretly keeps a prehistoric fish-man by feeding it scraps and fish. One day he misses the feeding and all hell breaks loose.
Les Tremayne
Dr. Sam Jorgenson
Forrest Lewis
Constable George Matson
John Harmon
Sturges, the Lighthouse Keeper
Frank Arvidson
Kochek, the Storekeeper
Jeanne Carmen
Lucille Sturges
Don Sullivan
Fred
Pete Dunn
Eddie / The Monster
Joseph La Cava
Mike
Wayne Berwick
Little Jimmy
Director
Irvin Berwick
Screenplay
H. Haile Chace
November 29, 2024
5
OK, so the shadowy monster looks like something straight out of an episode of "Scooby Do", but that doesn't make this daft sci-fi yarn any worse than a great many of it's contemporaries - indeed it's actually quite fun to watch as 'Dr. Sam Jorgenson" (Les Tremayne) and hunky "Fred" (Don Sullivan) set out on the trail of a mysterious murderer that is clinically decapitating it's victims leaving no trace of blood, nor of it's identity. The story moves along swiftly for 70 minutes, with some seriously ropey dialogue and effects, but with a bit of suspense too - especially the last ten minutes or so when I defy you not to smile. Sure it isn't at all scary now, but it might just have had you down behind the sofa in 1959.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$29,000.00
Revenue:
$0.00