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Release Date:
July 1959 (USA) moreTagline:
Terror in the Bayou! morePlot:
A newlywed couple sit in a train. The husband receives a frantic telegram. He gets off at a station to make a phone call... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
Surprisingly good 50s sci-fi fun; incorrect credit in DVD synopsis moreCast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Beverly Garland | ... | Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin |
 | Bruce Bennett | ... | Dr. Eric Lorimer |
 | Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Manon (as Lon Chaney) |
| George Macready | ... | Dr. Mark Sinclair |
| Frieda Inescort | ... | Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne, Henry's Wife |
| Richard Crane | ... | Paul Webster |
| Douglas Kennedy | ... | Dr. Wayne MacGregor |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bill Bradley | ... | Patient 'Number Six' (uncredited) |
| Hal K. Dawson | ... | Train Conductor (uncredited) |
| Dudley Dickerson | ... | Train Porter (uncredited) |
| John Frederick | ... | 1st Male Nurse (uncredited) |
| Ruby Goodwin | ... | Louann, the maid (uncredited) |
| Ken Kane | ... | Third Male Nurse (uncredited) |
| Vince Townsend Jr. | ... | Toby, the butler (uncredited) |
| Lee Warren | ... | Second Male Nurse (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Roy Del Ruth | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Orville H. Hampton | (screenplay) | |
| Orville H. Hampton | (story) and | |
| Charles O'Neal | (story) | |
| Robert M. Fresco | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Jack Leewood | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Irving Gertz | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Karl Struss | (director of photography) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| John B. Mansbridge | (as John Mansbridge) | ||
| Lyle R. Wheeler | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Joseph Kish | |||
| Walter M. Scott | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Eve Newing | .... | hair stylist | |
| Ben Nye | .... | makeup artist | |
| Dick Smith | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Herbert E. Mendelson | .... | production manager (as Herb Mendelson) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Herbert E. Mendelson | .... | assistant director (as H.E. Mendelson) | |
Art Department | |||
| George Westenhiser | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| W.D. Flick | .... | sound (as W. Donald Flick) | |
| Arthur Cornell | .... | sound effects (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Fred Etcheverry | .... | special effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Bob Bryant | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Ollie Hughes | .... | costume supervisor | |
| William McCrary | .... | costume supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Harry W. Gerstad | .... | supervising film editor (as Harry Gerstad) | |
| Orven Schanzer | .... | first assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Mary Coleman | .... | script supervisor | |
Production Companies
- Associated Producers (API) (as Associated Producers, Inc.)
- Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1959) (USA) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
- Bausch & Lomb CinemaScope lenses by
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Add content advisory for parentsRuntime:
74 minCountry:
USALanguage:
EnglishColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Certification:
USA:ApprovedFilming Locations:
Louisiana, USAFun Stuff
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This film was made because Twentieth Century-Fox needed a low-budget "monster movie" in the CinemaScope format to play on the bottom of a double bill with Return of the Fly (1959), the sequel to its "sleeper" hit The Fly (1958). Fox did not produce this film, however. It was made by independent producer Jack Leewood and bought by Fox. moreQuotes:
Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin: What secret was Mrs. Hawthorne hiding in this strange, unfriendly house?Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin: Why had she told me not to leave my room?
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I heartily agree with the comments provided by reptilicus from Vancouver, Canada (and I appreciate the "high heels" heads-up, and the various actors' cross-refs).
I recommend this movie for its creative application of pre-60s sci-fi/horror canon: eerie melodrama, sympathetic characters, strictly implied gore, rough & toothless scientific explanation, and absolutely no pretensions to credibility, 'cause we're all just here to have fun anyway. Great use of bookends, and of ominous bayou atmosphere.
Note that the synopsis on the DVD case (20th Century Fox, released September 7, 2004) incorrectly lists "Lon Chaney" as our heroine's husband. Mr. Chaney actually plays the drunken Cajun, and Richard Crane plays the husband.