Revenge of the Creature

Revenge of the Creature
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Directed byJack Arnold
Screenplay byMartin Berkeley
Story byWilliam Alland
Produced byWilliam Alland
Starring
CinematographyCharles S. Welbourne
Edited byPaul Weatherwax
Music byHerman Stein
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release dates
  • 11 March 1955 (1955-03-11) (Illinois)
  • 30 March 1955 (1955-03-30) (United States)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$1.1 million (US)[1]
Ricou Browning played the "Gill Man" in the underwater scenes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955), and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).

Revenge of the Creature (a.k.a. Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon) is a 1955 3D monster film directed by Jack Arnold and produced and distributed by Universal-International. A sequel to the previous year's Creature from the Black Lagoon, it is the only 3D film released in 1955. Produced by William Alland, the film stars John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield and Nestor Paiva. The Creature was played by Tom Hennesy on land, and once again, portrayed by Ricou Browning underwater. It marked an early role for Clint Eastwood, in his film debut.

Revenge of the Creature premiered on March 11, 1955,[2] and received a nationwide theatrical release on March 30, as a double feature with Cult of the Cobra.[3] A "flat", non-3D sequel, The Creature Walks Among Us, followed in 1956.

  1. ^ 'The Top Box-Office Hits of 1955', Variety Weekly, January 25, 1956
  2. ^ "Ross Auditorium, Friday, 11 March, Revenge of the Creature". Great Lakes Bulletin. March 11, 1955. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Two Terror Films Will be Offered By Fox Theatre". The San Bernardino County Sun. March 30, 1955. p. 15.