Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957)

Attack of the Crab Monsters is an American feature film of the science fiction and horror genres. It was directed and produced by Roger Corman and written and co-produced by Charles B. Griffith. It was released theatrically by Los Altos Productions and Allied Artists Pictures on February 10th, 1957. The film stars Richard Garland as Dale Drewer, Pamela Duncan as Martha Hunter, Russell Johnson as Hank Chapman, Leslie Bradley as Doctor Karl Weigand, Mel Welles as Jules Deveroux and Richard H. Cutting as Doctor James Carson.

Appearances

 * Dale Drewer
 * Martha Hunter
 * Hank Chapman
 * Karl Weigand
 * Jules Deveroux
 * James Carson
 * Ron Fellows
 * Jack Sommers
 * Quinlan
 * Mac
 * Tate
 * Hoolar, the Giant Crab


 * Pacific Ocean


 * Dynamite
 * Grenade
 * Hydrogen bomb
 * Radio


 * Doctor
 * Ensign
 * Seaman


 * 1950s
 * 1957
 * Atomic radiation
 * Bikini Atoll
 * Corpse
 * Decapitation
 * Eaten alive
 * Electrocution
 * Crabs
 * Giant animal
 * Giant monster
 * Mice
 * Mutation
 * Natural disaster
 * Operation Crossroads
 * Poker
 * Scientist
 * Severed hands
 * Smoking

Fun Facts

 * Screenwriter and associate producer Charles B. Griffith makes an appearance in the film as Seaman Tate.


 * Actor Russell Johnson is best known for playing The Professor on the 1960s sitcom series Gilligan's Island.


 * Actors Russell Johnson and Beach Dickerson were both born in 1924. Beach was born on February 3rd, and Russell was born on November 10th.