The Monster That Challenged the World
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| The Monster That Challenged the World | |
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| Directed by | Arnold Laven |
| Produced by | Arthur Gardner Jules V. Levy |
| Written by | David Duncan (story) Pat Fielder |
| Starring | Tim Holt Audrey Dalton |
| Music by | Heinz Roemheld |
| Cinematography | John D. Faure |
| Editing by | Lester White |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) |  June 1957 December 22, 1960 |
| Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
The Monster That Challenged the World (1957) is a science-fiction, monster movie, about an army of giant mollusks that emerge from the Salton Sea, California. Directed by Arnold Laven, the film starred Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton.
Though it was released by United Artists, The film is available on DVD as part of Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's Midnight Movies collection.
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[edit] Plot
An earthquake has led to the hatching of eggs, belonging to that of a prehistoric mollusk. The hatchlings emerge from the Salton Sea, escape into an underground sewer, and proceed to terrorize the citizens of California's Imperial Valley. The navy is called in to battle these monsters. Navy Lieutenant Commander John Tilinger (Holt), teams up with several scientists to end this threat.
[edit] Notes
- The movie was inspired by the true story of prehistoric shrimp eggs that were reconstituted after millions and millions of years.
- The original title for the film was The Jagged Edge.
- The bulk of the underwater scenes were shot off the coast of Los Angeles, at California Island; the close-ups were filmed later, in a tank filled with water and plastic seaweed.
[edit] Cast
- Tim Holt (Lt. Cmdr. John 'Twill' Twillinger)
- Audrey Dalton (Gail MacKenzie)
- Hans Conried (Dr. Jess Rogers)
- Harlan Warde (Lt. Robert 'Clem' Clemens)
- Max Showalter (Dr. Tad Johns)
- Mimi Gibson (Sandy MacKenzie)
- Gordon Jones (Sheriff Josh Peters)
- Marjorie Stapp (Connie Blake)
- Dennis McCarthy (George Blake)
- Barbara Darrow (Jody Simms)
- Robert Beneveds (Seaman Morty Beatty)
