| The Navy vs. the Night Monsters | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Michael A. Hoey |
| Written by | Michael A. Hoey Murray Leinster (novel) |
| Starring | Mamie Van Doren Anthony Eisley |
| Distributed by | Realart Pictures Inc. |
| Release date(s) | 1966 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Navy vs. the Night Monsters is a 1966 American science fiction film directed by Michael A. Hoey[1]. The movie was based on the novel The Monster from Earth's End by Murray Leinster.
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A group of scientists discover biologic specimens dating back to the first Ice Age. A plane carrying the prehistoric trees and plants are scheduled to touchdown for refueling at a naval weather station base on "Gow Island" before continuing on to mainland for further research. Along the way seven of the eight passengers on board mysteriously disappear, and the pilot crash lands the plane on Gow. As the only apparent survivor, the pilot is found in a state of shock, leaving the members of the Naval base to determine what happened.
Unloading the trees from the plane, the local scientist Dr. Beecham recommends planting them in local soil to ensure they survive. It is later discovered that the trees are actually acid-secreting monsters that kill, and it is up to the locals to figure out how to stop them.