The Creature Walks Among Us
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| The Creature Walks Among Us | |
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| Directed by | John Sherwood |
| Produced by | William Alland |
| Written by | Arthur A. Ross |
| Starring | Jeff Morrow Rex Reason Leigh Snowden |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | April 26, 1956 U.S. release |
| Running time | 78 min |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Revenge of the Creature |
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The Creature Walks Among Us is the final installment of The Creature from the Black Lagoon horror film series from Universal Pictures. It was released April 26, 1956, in the United States.
[edit] Plot
Following the Gillman's escape from Ocean Habor, Florida, a team of scientists led by the mentally unbalanced Dr. William Barton manage to capture him in the Everglades. During the capture however, the creature is badly burned in a fire. The doctors bandage the Gillman, then notice that it is shedding its gills and even breathing using a kind of lungs. Now that the creature has more human-like skin, it is given clothing and the doctors attempt to try to get the Gillman used to living among humans. Barton ruins the plans when, in a murderous rage, he kills guide Jed Grant who made romantic advances to his pretty wife, Marcia. Barton then tries to put the blame on the Gillman. The Gillman, witnessing the killing, goes on a rampage. After ripping down the electric fence that kept him in, it kills Barton and then slowly walks back into the sea-- presumably to commit suicide because it no longer has gills and a previous attempt to swim in this condition nearly killed it.
[edit] Cast
- Jeff Morrow .............. Dr. William Barton
- Leigh Snowden .............. Marcia Barton
- Rex Reason .............. Dr. Tom Morgan
- Gregg Palmer .............. Jed Grant
- Maurice Manson .............. Dr. Borg
- James Rawley .............. Dr. Johnson
- David McMahon .............. Captain Stanley
- Paul Fierro .............. Morteno
- Ricou Browning .............. Gillman (Underwater)
- Don Megowan .............. Gillman (Land)
[edit] Trivia
- Ricou Browning played the creature under the water, while Don Megowan played him on land.
- The underwater scenes were filmed at Wakulla Springs in North Florida, today a state park.
- Unlike the previous two Creature films, this was not filmed in 3-D.
Maybe not suicide as one of the scientists says his gills may be regenerating and therefore it is possible that he returing to the sea because he knows he can live again in the deep. However, since there was no sequel, he may have been wrongl
