The Deadly Mantis
Horror
Science Fiction
This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!
When a melting iceberg releases a prehistoric giant praying mantis, a palaeontologist works alongside the military to kill it after it attacks scientific outposts on its way to Washington and New York.
1957-05-01
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Cast
Director
Nathan Juran
Craig Stevens as Col. Joe Parkman
William Hopper as Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
Alix Talton as Marge Blaine
Donald Randolph as Gen. Mark Ford
Paul Smith as Corporal
Paul Campbell as Lt. Fred Pizar
Pat Conway as Sgt. Pete Allen
Phil Harvey as Lou
Bing Russell as State Trooper
David McMahon as Capt. Frank Carver
Marvin Miller as Narrator (voice)
Michael Forest as Photographer (uncredited)