The She-Creature

For the 2001 film, see She Creature.
The She Creature
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEdward L. Cahn
Written byLou Rusoff
Produced byAlex Gordon
StarringChester Morris
Marla English
Tom Conway
Cathy Downs
Paul Blaisdell
CinematographyFrederick E. West
Edited byRonald Sinclair
Music byRonald Stein
Production
company
Golden State Productions
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • August 1, 1956 (1956-08-01)
Running time
77 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$104,000[1]

The She-Creature, or The She Creature, is a 1956 American black-and-white science fiction horror film, released by American International Pictures from a script by Lou Rusoff (brother-in-law of AIP executive Samuel Z. Arkoff). It was produced by Alex Gordon, directed by Edward L. Cahn, and stars Chester Morris, Marla English and Tom Conway, and casting Frieda Inescort and El Brendel in smaller roles. The producers hired Marla English because they thought she bore a strong resemblance to Elizabeth Taylor.[citation needed]

The monster costume was created by master make-up artist Paul Blaisdell and is considered one of his best. Parts of the costume were re-used in three later AIP films.[2] Blaisdell nicknamed the monster "Cuddles". The costume was eventually destroyed in a flood that hit his Topanga Canyon home in 1979.[3]

The film was released by AIP as a double feature with It Conquered the World.[4]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference gordon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Brennan, Sandra. "The She-Creature (1956)". AllMovie. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Palmer, Randy (2009). Paul Blaisdell, Monster Maker: A Biography of the B Movie Makeup and Special Effects Artist. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786440993.
  4. ^ McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). "You Won't Believe Your Eyes". Bear Manor Media. ISBN 978-1-59393-273-2. p. 254.