The Deadly Mantis (1957)
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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, All Movie Guide
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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