USA, 1955
82m
35mm film, black and white, 2.00:1
mono, English
An American science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold and was the second of Universal’s “gill man” series. In the States it was originally released on a double bill with Cult of the Cobra (1955) on 29 March 1955 1“Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!” Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974 by Bryan Senn p.16
Plot Summary
The gill man is captured by scientists and taken to an aquarium in Florida where he is to be studied. Attracted to a female scientist, he manages to escape and kidnaps her, and goes on the rampage.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: Jack Arnold
Copyright MCMLV [1955] by Universal Pictures Company, Inc.
Universal-International presents a Universal-International picture
Produced by: William Alland
Screenplay by: Martin Berkeley
Story by: William Alland
Assistant Director: Fred Frank
Director of Photography: Scotty Welbourne|Charles S. Welbourne
Film Editor: Paul Weatherwax
Music: William Lava *, Henry Mancini *, Milton Rosen *, Hans J. Salter *, Frank Skinner *, Herman Stein *
Music Supervision by: Joseph Gershenson
Sound: Leslie I. Carey, Jack Bolger
Western Electric Recording
Gowns: Jay A. Morley Jr
Make-Up: Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist: Joan St Oegger
Creature Designer: Jack Kevan *
Creature Associates: Chris Mueller *, Robert Hickman *
Art Direction: Alexander Golitzen , Alfred Sweeney
Set Decorations: Russell A. Gausman, Julia Heron
Locations: Marineland, Florida, USA; St Augustine, Florida, USA
We gratefully acknowledge the generous cooperation extended to us by the marine studios of Marineland, Florida, where scenes for this production were photographed.
Cast
John Agar (Prof. Clete Ferguson)
Lori Nelson (Helen Dobson)
John Bromfield (Joseph Hayes)
Nestor Paiva ([Captain] Lucas)
Grandon Rhodes (Jackson Foster)
Dave Willock (Lou Gibson)
Robert B. Williams (George Johnson)
Charles R. Cane (captain of police)
Loretta Agar [woman on boat] *
Ricou Browning [the gill man underwater] *
Diane DeLaire [Miss Abbott] *
Mike Doyle, Charles Gibb, Charles Victor [cops] *
Clint Eastwood [lab technician] *
Jack Gargan [skipper] *
Brett Halsey [Pete] *
Don C. Harvey [Joe’s searchlight partner] *
Tom Hennesy [the gill man on land] *
Robert F. Hoy [Charlie] *
Ned Le Fevre [institute worker] *
Sydney Mason [announcer] *
Robert Nelson [Dr McCuller] *
Ginger Stanley [woman on pier] *
Bert Stevens [man in search party] *
Bob Wehling [Joe] *
Alternative Titles
Hirviön kosto – Finland
Monstret tar hämnd – Sweden
Die Rache des Ungeheuers – West Germany
La Revanche de la créature – France
Uhyrets hævn – Denmark
La vendetta del mostro – Italy
La venganza del monstruo de la Laguna Negra – Venezuela
Links
Sequel to
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Sequel
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Extracts included in
Coming Soon (1982)
Eastwood on Eastwood (1997)
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1992)
References
Periodicals
- Castle of Frankenstein no.24 pp.55, 57
- Starlog no.167 (June 1991) – illustrated interview with Ricou Browning (Creature Man by Tom Weaver)
- Starlog no.206 (September 1994) – illustrated interview with Tom Hennesy (The Other Creature by Tom Weaver)
- We Belong Dead no.13 (Summer 2014) p.10-12 – illustrated article (When the (gill) man comes around: appreciating Revenge of the Creature by Steven West)
Books
- Escape Velocity by Bradley Schauer pp.77-78
- The Monster Movies of Universal Studios by James L. Neibaur pp.177-181 – illustrated credits, article
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.401 – credits
- Sci-fi Chronicles by Guy Haley (ed.) p.154
- Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester p.97-99 – illustrated credits, review
- Science Fiction in the Movies: An A-Z by Roy Pickard pp.17-18 – credits, note
- “Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!” Horror and Science Fiction Double Features, 1955-1974 by Bryan Senn pp.13-16 – illustrated credits, review
- Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory pp.230-233 – illustrated article
- Universal Terrors 1951-1955: Eight Classic Horror and Sci-Fi Films by Tom Weaver with David Schecter, Robert J. Kiss and Steve Kronenberg pp.279-308 – illustrated credits, synopsis, production notes
