The Crawling Hand (1963)
After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, with the astronaut begging to be killed, a teenager couple finds a severed arm on a remote beach. The boy takes the arm home, where it becomes animate and the alien force which animates it soon possesses his mind as well.
Director:
Herbert L. Strock
Writers:
Bill Idelson, Herbert L. Strock.
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Rod Lauren as Paul Lawrence |
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Sirry Steffen as Marta Farnstrom |
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Peter Breck as Steve Curan |
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Kent Taylor as Dr. Max Weitzberg |
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Alan Hale Jr. as Sheriff Townsend |
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Ross Elliott as Deputy Earl Harrison |
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Beverly Lunsford as Patsy Townsend |
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Allison Hayes as Donna |
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Ed Werner as Prof. Farnstrom |
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Arline Judge as Mrs. Hotchkiss |
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Richard Arlen as Lee Barrenger |
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Syd Saylor as Soda Shop Owner |
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Tristram Coffin as Security Chief Meidel |
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Les Hoyle as Astronaut Mel Lockhart |
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Andy Andrews as |
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Jack Putnam as |
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Stan Jones as |
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The Rivingtons as Juke Box Vocalists |
| Directing | Herbert L. Strock | Director |
| Writing | Bill Idelson | Screenplay |
| Writing | Herbert L. Strock | Screenplay |
| Writing | Joe Cranston | Story |
| Writing | Robert M. Young | Story |
| Writing | Bill Idelson | Story |
| Production | Joseph F. Robertson | Producer |
| Camera | Willard Van der Veer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Herbert L. Strock | Editor |