The Alligator People (1959)
The Alligator People (1959)
Nerve-shattering terror!
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.

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Cast

Beverly Garland Beverly Garland As: Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
Bruce Bennett Bruce Bennett As: Dr. Eric Lorimer
Lon Chaney Jr. Lon Chaney Jr. As: Manon
George Macready George Macready As: Dr. Mark Sinclair
Frieda Inescort Frieda Inescort As: Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne
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Storyline

Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.


Tagline: Nerve-shattering terror!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror

Language: English

Release Date: 16 July 1959

Country: US

Runtime: 74m

Company Credits

Company: Associated Producers (API)

Budget: $300,000

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Cast

Beverly Garland

Beverly Garland

Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin

Bruce Bennett

Bruce Bennett

Dr. Eric Lorimer

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Manon

George Macready

George Macready

Dr. Mark Sinclair

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne

Richard Crane

Richard Crane

Paul Webster

Douglas Kennedy

Douglas Kennedy

Dr. Wayne McGregor

Bill Bradley

Bill Bradley

Patient 'Number Six' (uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Hal K. Dawson

Conductor

Dudley Dickerson

Dudley Dickerson

Porter

John Frederick

John Frederick

1st Male Nurse (uncredited)

Ruby Goodwin

Ruby Goodwin

Louann

Ken Kane

Ken Kane

Third Male Nurse (uncredited)

Boyd Stockman

Boyd Stockman

Alligator-headed Paul

Vince Townsend Jr.

Vince Townsend Jr.

Toby

Lee Warren

Lee Warren

2nd Male Nurse (uncredited)

Directed By

Roy Del Ruth

Roy Del Ruth

Director

Herbert E. Mendelson

Herbert E. Mendelson

Assistant Director

Mary Coleman

Mary Coleman

Script Supervisor

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Jack Leewood

Jack Leewood

Producer

Herbert E. Mendelson

Herbert E. Mendelson

Production Manager

Edited By

Harry Gerstad

Harry Gerstad

Editor

Harry Gerstad

Harry Gerstad

Supervising Film Editor

Orven Schanzer

Orven Schanzer

First Assistant Editor

Costume and Makeup

Eve Newing

Eve Newing

Hairstylist

Ben Nye

Ben Nye

Makeup Artist

Ollie Hughes

Ollie Hughes

Costume Supervisor

William McCrary

William McCrary

Costume Supervisor

Dick Smith

Dick Smith

Makeup Artist

Sound

Irving Gertz

Irving Gertz

Original Music Composer

W.D. Flick

W.D. Flick

Sound

Arthur Cornell

Arthur Cornell

Sound Effects

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Karl Struss

Karl Struss

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

John B. Mansbridge

John B. Mansbridge

Art Direction

Lyle R. Wheeler

Lyle R. Wheeler

Art Direction

Joseph Kish

Joseph Kish

Set Decoration

Walter M. Scott

Walter M. Scott

Set Decoration

George Westenhiser

George Westenhiser

Property Master

Other Crew

Fred Etcheverry

Fred Etcheverry

Special Effects

Bob Bryant

Bob Bryant

Stunts

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