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The hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the livingThe hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the livingThe hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the living
Alan Hale Jr.
- Sheriff Townsend
- (as Alan Hale)
Tristram Coffin
- Security Chief Meidel
- (as Tristam Coffin)
Stan Jones
- Funeral Director
- (as G. Stanley Jones)
Ashley Cowan
- Capt. Mel Lockhart
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBurt Reynolds screen-tested twice for the role as teen character Paul Lawrence, but reportedly performed so woodenly that he was not chosen.
- GoofsWhen Paul sits up and looks at the dead Mrs. Hotchkiss in the back of the ambulance and screams, Mrs. Hotchkiss begins to close her eyes after being dead for quite some time now. Her eyes blink too.
- Quotes
Capt. Mel Lockhart: [from the monitor] Something... makes my arm move... makes me do things! Kill! Kill!
- Alternate versionsSirry Steffen did a nude scene for foreign markets.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Crawling Hand (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Bird's the Word
Sung by The Rivingtons
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Before it could walk
One of my sci-fi/horror/fantasy reviews written 50 years ago: Directed and Edited by Herbert L. Strock. Produced by Joseph F. Robertson; Released by Donald Hansen Enterprises. Screenplay by William Idelson and Herbert L. Strock; Photography by Willard Van der Veer; Music by Marlin Skiles. Starring: Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Alan Hale Junior, Allison Hayes, Arline Judge, Richard Arlen, Tristram Coffin and Sirry Steffen.
Slapdash sci-fi-horror film in which the severed hand of an astronaut crawls about threateningly, and turns a poor victim into a scary Dr. Caligari (heavy eye shadow) type killer. The photography and direction are quite clever at times, but the acting is hampered by a "one-take only" policy, which made for numerous verbal clunkers in the final print. Also poor is the trite shaggy-dog ending, Film's outstanding feature for the Ghoulardi-oriented fans is its extensive showcasing of the Rivingtons' recording of "The Bird's the Word".
Slapdash sci-fi-horror film in which the severed hand of an astronaut crawls about threateningly, and turns a poor victim into a scary Dr. Caligari (heavy eye shadow) type killer. The photography and direction are quite clever at times, but the acting is hampered by a "one-take only" policy, which made for numerous verbal clunkers in the final print. Also poor is the trite shaggy-dog ending, Film's outstanding feature for the Ghoulardi-oriented fans is its extensive showcasing of the Rivingtons' recording of "The Bird's the Word".
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Don't Cry Wolf
- Filming locations
- 2215 W 24th St, Jefferson Square, Los Angeles, California, USA(murder victim's house)
- Production company
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Box office
- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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