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Science FictionHorror

The Giant Claw

- Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

Release Date : 1957-06-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Clover ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : The Mark of the Claw

Cast

Jeff Morrow

Character Name : Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee

Original Name : Jeff Morrow

Gender : Male

Mara Corday

Character Name : Sally Caldwell

Original Name : Mara Corday

Gender : Female

Morris Ankrum

Character Name : Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Original Name : Morris Ankrum

Gender : Male

Louis Merrill

Character Name : Pierre Broussard

Original Name : Louis Merrill

Gender : Male

Edgar Barrier

Character Name : Dr. Karol Noymann

Original Name : Edgar Barrier

Gender : Male

Robert Shayne

Character Name : Gen. Van Buskirk

Original Name : Robert Shayne

Gender : Male

Frank Griffin

Character Name : Pete - Pilot

Original Name : Frank Griffin

Gender : Male

Clark Howat

Character Name : Maj. Bergen

Original Name : Clark Howat

Gender : Male

Morgan Jones

Character Name : Lieutenant, Radar Officer

Original Name : Morgan Jones

Gender : Male

Benjie Bancroft

Character Name : Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Benjie Bancroft

Gender : Male

Brad Brown

Character Name : Pool Party Diver (uncredited)

Original Name : Brad Brown

Gender : Male

Al Cantor

Character Name : AF Projectionist (uncredited)

Original Name : Al Cantor

Gender : Male

George Cisar

Character Name : Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited)

Original Name : George Cisar

Gender : Male

Bud Cokes

Character Name : Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Bud Cokes

Gender : Male

Leonard P. Geer

Character Name : Paramedic (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonard P. Geer

Gender : Male

Dabbs Greer

Character Name : Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Dabbs Greer

Gender : Male

Sol Murgi

Character Name : Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Original Name : Sol Murgi

Gender : Male

Fred F. Sears

Character Name : Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred F. Sears

Gender : Male

Robert B. Williams

Character Name : First State Trooper (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert B. Williams

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-05-08

I'm not sure that if I'd been involved in this that I've have taken a credit at all, much less one of the multitude of big block capital ones that top this Kentucky Fried flop. It's all about planes that go missing - but radar can shed no light on the disappearances. Luckily, Jeff Morrow made it back to this island earth and together with "Sally" (Mara Corday) is trying to sort out the mystery for "Gen. Considine" (Morris Ankrum). Luckily, they have some balloons (the inflatable types not the writers) and they show us just what's been pecking at the USAF. Moreover, it appears to be extra-terrestrial and have some sort of radar bending ability so it can maraud at will, immune to everything the military can throw at it. What is it doing here? Has it a nefarious plan? I was surprised to see Morrow in this. He was never very good, but this is below the belt for just about everyone charged with delivering a terribly weak story supported by some frankly hilarious and not very special effects. If any Brits are watching they might remember Rod Hull and his "emu". This is reminiscent of that and really not worth the effort for an overlong seventy five minutes that could easily have been cut to fifteen.