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The Deadly Mantis (1957)

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This is the one in which the "villain" is a huge, carnivorous praying mantis. After the titular insect has attacked several people in a remote Arctic region, Col. Joe Parkham (Craig Stevens) swings into action. Parkham and his associates, Dr. Ned Jackson (William Hopper) and Ned's assistant Margie Blake (Alix Talton), track the predatory mantis as it heads southward to Washington DC (how did it get past customs?) The green monstrosity meets its Waterloo in "Manhattan Tunnel", where it is bombarded with poison gas (a little Raid or Black Flag might have come in handy). Some of the Arctic scenes in The Deadly Mantis were clumsily culled from the 1933 drama SOS Iceberg and a handful of Air Force training films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Craig Stevens, William Hopper, (more)

Director(s):: Nathan Juran

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Synopsis of The Deadly Mantis

This is the one in which the "villain" is a huge, carnivorous praying mantis. After the titular insect has attacked several people in a remote Arctic region, Col. Joe Parkham (Craig Stevens) swings into action. Parkham and his associates, Dr. Ned Jackson (William Hopper) and Ned's assistant Margie Blake (Alix Talton), track the predatory mantis as it heads southward to Washington DC (how did it get past customs?) The green monstrosity meets its Waterloo in "Manhattan Tunnel", where it is bombarded with poison gas (a little Raid or Black Flag might have come in handy). Some of the Arctic scenes in The Deadly Mantis were clumsily culled from the 1933 drama SOS Iceberg and a handful of Air Force training films. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Complete Cast of The Deadly Mantis

Craig Stevens - Col. Joe Parkman
Alix Talton - Marge Blaine
Patrick Conway - Sgt. Pete Allen
Paul L. Smith - Corporal
Floyd Simmons - Army Sergeant
William Anders - Sergeant
David McMahon - Capt. Frank Carver
Sumner Williams - Pilot
Ernesto Morelli - Italian Fisherman
John Close - Engineer
Bing Russell - Trouper
George Lynn - Bus Driver
William A. Forester - Announcer

William Hopper - Dr. Ned Jackson
Don Randolph - Gen. Mark Ford
Florenz Ames - Prof. Anton Gunther
Phil Harvey - Lou
Paul Campbell - Lt. Fred Pizar
James Lanphier - Col. Hervey
Dick Paxton - Plotter
Jack Mather - Officer
Helen Jay - Mr. Farley
Harry Tyler - Spectator
Skipper McNally - Policeman
Jess Kirkpatrick - Father
Tom Greenway - Second Reporter

Director(s):: Nathan Juran

Writer(s):: Martin Berkeley

Producer(s):: William Alland

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