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Tarantula (1955)

Directed by Jack Arnold

Science Fiction | Horror

Overview

A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town’s doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop.  As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist’s new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.

Length 80 minutes

Actors

John Agar | Mara Corday | Leo G. Carroll | Nestor Paiva | Ross Elliott | Hank Patterson | Eddie Parker | Bert Holland | Raymond Bailey | Steve Darrell | Edwin Rand | Clint Eastwood | Wag Blesing

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
06/09/2011TVBroadcastTV6.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I had recorded this from TCM since they started showing B-movies for their Thursday Drive-In programming this month. This is, of course, another Jack Arnold giant monster flick and also features the hotty Mara Corday. Entertaining.

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