Name: Creature from the Black Lagoon
Cast: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, António Moreno, Nestor Paiva

Creature from the Black Lagoon

From the Amazon's forbidden depths came the Creature from the Black Lagoon
( Adventure / Horror / Sci-Fi )

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 79 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Mar 05, 1954 [USA]

Director:	Jack Arnold [Director]

Writers:	Harry Essex [Screenplay] Arthur A. Ross [Screenplay] Maurice Zimm [Story]

Producer:	William Alland [Producer]

Cinematography:	William E. Snyder [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Ted J. Kent [Editor]

Music Composed by	Henry Mancini [Original Music Composer] Hans J. Salter [Original Music Composer] Herman Stein [Original Music Composer]

Production Companys:	Universal International Pictures (US) Universal Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

Cast:

Richard Carlson Dr. David Reed Julie Adams Kay Lawrence Richard Denning Dr. Mark Williams António Moreno Dr. Carl Maia		Nestor Paiva Captain Lucas Whit Bissell Dr. Edwin Thompson Bernie Gozier Zee Henry A. Escalante Chico

Uncredited Cast:

Ricou Browning The Gill Man In Water (uncredited) Ben Chapman The Gill Man On Land (uncredited) Art Gilmore Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Perry Lopez Tomas (uncredited)		Sydney Mason Dr. Matos (uncredited) Rodd Redwing Luis (uncredited) James Miller Old Man (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Polly Burson Stunt Double Gene Poole Stunts Ginger Stanley Stunts		Ted White Stunts Al Wyatt Sr. Stunts Jack N. Young Stunts

Sound Crew:

Leslie I. Carey Sound Ray Craddock Sound Editor Joseph Gershenson Music Director		Albert E. Kennedy Sound Editor Joe Lapis Sound

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Evan Baldwin Special Effects		Milicent Patrick Creature Design

Art Department:

Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration		Ray Jeffers Set Decoration

Directing Crew:

Fred Frank Assistant Director		Russ Haverick Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Everett Brown Grip James Curtis Havens Underwater Camera		Scotty Welbourne Still Photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Rosemary Odell Wardrobe Master

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