Return of the Fly

Return of the Fly
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward Bernds
Written byEdward Bernds
Based on"The Fly"
by George Langelaan
Produced byBernard Glasser
StarringVincent Price
Brett Halsey
CinematographyBrydon Baker
Edited byRichard Meyer
Music byPaul Sawtell
Bert Shefter
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 22, 1959 (1959-07-22)[1]
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$225,000 (estimated)[2]

Return of the Fly is a 1959 American horror science-fiction film and sequel to The Fly (1958). It is the second installment in The Fly film series. It was released in 1959 as a double feature with The Alligator People. It was directed by Edward Bernds. Unlike the previous film, Return of the Fly was shot in black and white.

Vincent Price was the only returning cast member from the original. It was intended that Herbert Marshall reprise his role as the police inspector, but due to illness he was replaced by John Sutton.[3][4]

The film was followed by a second sequel, Curse of the Fly (1965).

  1. ^ "Gala World Premiere!". Salt Lake Tribune. July 22, 1959. p. 15.
  2. ^ Scheuer, P. K. (Oct 26, 1959). "Lippert hails era of $300,000 hits". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167507684.
  3. ^ p.122 Weaver, Tom Brett Halsey interview in Eye on Science Fiction: 20 Interviews with Classic SF and Horror Filmmakers McFarland, 2007
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference tom was invoked but never defined (see the help page).