The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) |
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| Director(s) | David Kramarsky, Roger Corman (uncredited) |
| Producer(s) | Roger Corman (uncredited), David Kramarsky, Charles Hannawalt |
| Top Genres | Horror, Science Fiction |
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Paul Birch
(as Allan Kelley)
Dick Sargent
(as Deputy Larry Brewster)
Chester Conklin
(as Ben Webber)
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The Beast with a Million Eyes (1955) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by David Kramarsky and Roger Corman (uncredited) and produced by Roger Corman, David Kramarsky and Charles Hannawalt.
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Producer Roger Corman was unsatisfied with the way the film was progressing and took over from director David Kramarsky, without credit.
James H. Nicholson had come up with a tremendous ad and title and pre-sold the movie to exhibitors. Then they made the movie. When the distributors viewed the finished film, they were disappointed because the ads were so much more interesting.
Because of budgetary considerations, the "monster" ended up being a teakettle with a lot of holes in it.
The giant motorized spiders were used again by director Bernds in "Queen of Outer Space" and "Valley of the Dragons."
According to American International Pictures head Samuel Z. Arkoff, Roger Corman's contract called for four films at a budget of $100,000 each. By the time it came to "The Beast with a Million Eyes," the fourth film in the series, there was only $29,000 to $30,000 left, so Arkoff signed off on shooting the picture non-union in Palm Springs.