The Flying Serpent

The Flying Serpent
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Sam Newfield
Produced by	Sigmund Neufeld
Screenplay by	John T. Neville
Story by	John T. Neville
Starring	George Zucco Ralph Lewis Hope Kramer Eddie Acuff
Music by	Leo Erdody
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Holbrook N. Todd
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporation
Release dates	February 20, 1946 (1946-02-20) (United States)
Running time	59 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Flying Serpent is a 1946 American fantasy-horror film directed by Sam Newfield and featuring George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer and Eddie Acuff.^[1]

The film is also known as Killer with Wings (American recut version).

Plot

Insane archaeologist Professor Andrew Forbes (George Zucco) uses a beast he unearthed to kill his enemies. The creature is the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Slowly those who know this try to stop the maniac and his monster.

Cast

George Zucco as Prof. Andrew Forbes
Ralph Lewis as Richard Thorpe
Hope Kramer as Mary Forbes
Eddie Acuff as Jerry 'Jonsey' Jones
Wheaton Chambers as Louis Havener
James Metcalf as Dr. Lambert
Henry Hall as Sheriff Bill Hayes
Milton Kibbee as Hastings
Budd Buster as Head of Inquest
Terry Frost as Vance Bennett

Remake

The film was loosely remade in the 1980s as director Larry Cohen's 1982 film Q, starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, and Richard Rountree.^[2]

References

↑ The Flying Serpent at the American Film Institute Catalog.
↑ Q at the Internet Movie Database.

External links

The Flying Serpent at the American Film Institute Catalog
The Flying Serpent at the Internet Movie Database
The Flying Serpent at AllMovie
The Flying Serpent at the TCM Movie Database
The Flying Serpent is available for free download at the Internet Archive

Films directed by Sam Newfield

Undercover Men (1934)
Bulldog Courage (1935)
Racing Luck (1935)
Federal Agent (1936)
Ghost Patrol (1936)
Burning Gold (1936)
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)
Trail of Vengeance (1937)
Guns in the Dark (1937)
Doomed at Sundown (1937)
Boothill Brigade (1937)
Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937)
The Fighting Deputy (1937)
The Colorado Kid (1937)
Paroled - To Die (1938)
Thunder in the Desert (1938)
Desert Patrol (1938)
Durango Valley Raiders (1938)
Six-Gun Trail (1938)
The Fighting Renegade (1939)
Hitler – Beast of Berlin (1939)
Marked Men (1940)
I Take This Oath (1940)
Billy the Kid's Gun Justice (1940)
The Mad Monster (1942)
Tiger Fangs (1943)
The Monster Maker (1944)
I Accuse My Parents (1944)
Swing Hostess (1944)
The Lady Confesses (1945)
Apology for Murder (1945)
Rustlers' Hideout (1945)
Outlaws of the Plains (1946)
The Flying Serpent (1946)
Adventure Island (1947)
Jungle Flight (1947)
Money Madness (1948)
The Counterfeiters (1948)
The Wild Weed (1949)
Lost Continent (1951)
Lady in the Fog (1952)
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
Frontier Gambler (1956)
Last of the Desperadoes (1956)
Wolf Dog (1958)
Flaming Frontier (1958)

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