The Alligator People
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Produced by | Jack Leewood |
| Written by | Robert M. Fresco Orville H. Hampton Charles O'Neal |
| Starring | Beverly Garland Bruce Bennett |
| Music by | Irving Gertz |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Release date(s) | July 1959 |
| Running time | 74mins |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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The Alligator People is a 1959 science fiction horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth
The film follows a scientist who, as a result of a lab experiment involving alligator hormones gone awry, becomes an alligator-human hybrid. The film is set in the Southern United States and is one of many monster B-movies released in the era.
[edit] Cast
- Beverly Garland as Joyce Webster
- Bruce Bennett as Dr. Eric Lorimer
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Manon
- George Macready as Dr. Mark Sinclair
- Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne, Henry's Wife
- Richard Crane as Paul Webster
- Douglas Kennedy as Dr. Wayne MacGregor
[edit] Trivia
The Lizard, a Marvel Comics character who first appeared several years later in 1963, has an origin which is nearly identical to the Alligator Man's in the film.
[edit] References
- Wingrove, David. Science Fiction Film Source Book (Longman Group Limited, 1985)
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