Tarantula (1955)
| Release Date | 14 December 1955 |
| Tagline | Even Science was stunned! |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Dead Man's Point, Lucerne Valley, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Black and White |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Creature Film |
| Themes | Experiments Gone Awry, Mutants, When Animals Attack |
| Tones | Creepy, Tense |
| Tags | Animal, Attack, Giant, Growth, Insects, Monster, Mutant, Scientist, Spider |
Tarantula is a 1955 science fiction film directed by Jack Arnold, and starring Leo G. Carroll, John Agar, and Mara Corday. Among other things, the film is notable for the appearance of a 25-year-old Clint Eastwood in an uncredited role as a jet pilot at the end of the film.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Ross Elliott
Joe Burch
Edwin Rand
Lt. John Nolan
Bert Holland
Barney Russell
Steve Darrell
Andy Andersen
Dee Carroll
Telephone Operator
Don Dillaway
Jim Bagny
Jane Howard
Coed Secretary
James Hyland
Trooper Grayson
Tom London
Jeff
Bob Nelson
State Trooper
Ray Quinn
State Trooper
Vernon Rich
Ridley
Bing Russell
Deputy
Robert R. Stephenson
Warehouseman
Jack Stoney
Helper
Stuart Wade
Maj. Vernon
Billy Wayne
Murphy
Rusty Wescoatt
Driver
Bud Wolfe
Bus Driver
Director
Writer
Robert M. Fresco
,
Martin Berkeley
Producer
William Alland
producer
Original Music
Herman Stein
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Cinematographer
George Robinson
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Editor
William Morgan
Art Director
Alexander Golitzen
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Alfred Sweeney
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Set Decorator
Russell A. Gausman
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Ruby R. Levitt
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Costume Designer
Jay A. Morley Jr.
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Makeup Department
Joan St. Oegger
hair stylist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Shaw
assistant director
Sound Department
Leslie I. Carey
sound
Frank H. Wilkinson
sound
Special Effects
David S. Horsley
special effects supervisor
Camera and Electrical Department
Clifford Stine
special photography
Music Department
Joseph Gershenson
music supervisor
David Tamkin
orchestrator
Production Company
Universal International Pictures (UI)
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Distributor
Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
13th Street
Cinema Classics
MCA/Universal Home Video
,
Universal Pictures Finland Oy
Väinän Filmi
Yleisradio (YLE)
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