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TARANTULA
(1955/Universal) 50 Minutes Black & White. 16mm 50 Minute Abridgement
One of the best of
the Giant Monster Movies. Typical Universal Pictures polish that one comes
to expect from 50s monster movies. Spider venom subplot removed. Directed
by Jack Arnold; Produced by William Alland; Screenplay by Robert M. Fresco
& Martin Berkeley; Special Effects by Clifford Stine; Make Up by Bud Westmore;
Music by Joseph Gershenson & Henry Mancini. From a story by Jack Arnold
and a television episode of "Science Fiction Theatre" titled "No Food
For Thought" by Robert M. Fresco. Starring John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo
G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva, Eddie Parker, Clint Eastwood.
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