Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm. It stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, and Whit Bissell. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Produced and distributed by Universal-International, Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
Plot
A geology expedition in the Amazon uncovers fossilized evidence (a skeletal hand with webbed fingers) from the Devonian period that provides a direct link between land and sea animals. Expedition leader Dr. Carl Maia orders his two assistants to stay in camp while he visits the marine biology institute.
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author | Arthur A. Ross Harry Essex |
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contentLocation | Brazil South America |
director | Jack Arnold |
editor | Ted J. Kent |
genre | horror |
keywords | amazon amazon rainforest amphibian amphibious capture creature attack devonian dive drive fossil geology guard ichthyologist ichthyology injured jaguar kill lagoon list of piscine and amphibian humanoids locked in lungfish marine biology nothing obsess piscine amphibious humanoid stalk swim tramp tramp steamer |
musicBy | Henry Mancini |
producer | William Alland |
productionCompany | Universal-International |
publisher | Universal-International |
recordedAt | Malibu |
theme | 3d monster movie |