Movie
Tarantula
Overview
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-10-29
- Runtime
- 80 min
- Genres
- Science Fiction, Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Agar as Dr. Matt Hastings
- Mara Corday as Stephanie 'Steve' Clayton
- Leo G. Carroll as Prof. Gerald Deemer
- Nestor Paiva as Sheriff Jack Andrews
- Ross Elliott as Joe Burch
- Hank Patterson as Josh
- Eddie Parker as Paul Lund / Eric Jacobs / Airport Workman
- Bert Holland as Barney Russell
- Raymond Bailey as Dr. Townsend
- Steve Darrell as Andy Andersen
- Edwin Rand as Lt. John Nolan
- Wag Blesing as Townsman
Crew
- Jack Arnold - Director
- Martin Berkeley - Screenplay
- Robert M. Fresco - Screenplay
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