| The Alligator People | |
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| Directed by | Roy Del Ruth |
| Written by | Orville H. Hampton Charles O'Neal Robert M. Fresco (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Jack Leewood |
| Starring | Beverly Garland Bruce Bennett Lon Chaney Jr. |
| Narrated by | Beverly Garland |
| Cinematography | Karl Struss |
| Edited by | Harry Gerstad |
| Music by | Irving Gertz |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 74 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $300,000 |
The Alligator People is a 1959 American CinemaScope science-fiction horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth.[2] It stars Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, and Lon Chaney Jr. This film was the penultimate feature directed by Del Ruth, and quite different from those of his days at Warner Bros.[3][4][5]
The film was theatrically distributed by 20th Century Fox on a double bill with Return of the Fly.[6][2]
- ^ "Gala World Premiere!". Salt Lake Tribune. July 22, 1959. p. 15.
- ^ a b Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. by Gary Svehla
- ^ "The Alligator People (1959) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ "ALLIGATOR PEOPLE, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 26. 1959. p. 136. ProQuest 1305815949.
- ^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Jan 16, 1959. ProQuest 167393898.
- ^ Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties by Bill Warren