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Carnivorous beasts terrorize an island. James Best, Ingrid Goude. Craigis: Baruch Lumet. Baines: Gordon McLendon. Lacer: Ken Curtis.
1959
English
Stereo
Horror
Sci-fi
Adaptation
Cast & Crew
James Best
(Actor)
.. Thorne Sherman
Ingrid Goude
(Actor)
.. Ann Craigis
Baruch Lumet
(Actor)
.. Dr. Milo Craigis
Ken Curtis
(Actor)
.. Jerry Lacer
Gordon McLendon
(Actor)
.. Radford Baines
Alfredo DeSoto
(Actor)
.. Mario
J.H. 'Judge' Dupree
(Actor)
.. Rook
More Information
Did You Know..
James Best
(Actor)
.. Thorne Sherman
Born:
July 26, 1926
Died: April 06, 2015
Died: April 06, 2015
Trivia:
James Best started appearing on film in 1950 in such westerns as Winchester 73 and Kansas Raiders, he was touted as a bright new face on the cinematic scene. When Best showed up as a regular on the 1963 TV series Temple Houston, he was promoted as a "promising" performer. When co-starred in Jerry Lewis' Three on a Couch in 1965, Best was given an "and introducing" credit. And in 1979, He finally found his niche when he was cast as Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane on the immensely popular weekly TVer The Dukes of Hazzard. Best played the role for all seven seasons of the show, and returned to it for TV movies and video games. He died in 2015, at age 88.
Ingrid Goude
(Actor)
.. Ann Craigis
Baruch Lumet
(Actor)
.. Dr. Milo Craigis
Born:
September 16, 1898
Trivia:
Character actor Brauch Lumet was born in Poland and got his start working in Yiddish theater in the U.S. Later, he began appearing occasionally in American films. His son, Sidney Lumet, is a prominent Hollywood director.
Ken Curtis
(Actor)
.. Jerry Lacer
Born:
July 02, 1916
Died: April 28, 1991
Birthplace: Lamar, Colorado
Died: April 28, 1991
Birthplace: Lamar, Colorado
Trivia:
It was while attending Colorado College that American actor/singer Ken Curtis discovered his talent for writing music. After an artistic apprenticeship on the staff of the NBC radio network's music department in the early '30s, Curtis was hired as male vocalist for the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, then went on to work for bandleader Shep Fields. Preferring country-western to swing, Curtis joined the Sons of the Pioneers singing group in the 1940s, and in this capacity appeared in several western films. Columbia Pictures felt that Curtis had star potential, and gave the singer his own series of westerns in 1945, but Ken seemed better suited to supporting roles. He worked a lot for director John Ford in the '40s and '50s, as both singer and actor, before earning starring status again on the 1961 TV adventure series Ripcord. That was the last we saw of the handsome, clean-shaven Ken Curtis; the Ken Curtis that most western fans are familiar with is the scraggly rustic deputy Festus Haggen on the long-running TV Western Gunsmoke. Ken was hired to replace Dennis Weaver (who'd played deputy Chester Good) in 1964, and remained with Gunsmoke until the series ended its 20-year run in 1975. After that, Ken Curtis retired to his spread in Fresno, California, stepping back into the spotlight on occasion for guest appearances at western-movie conventions.
Gordon McLendon
(Actor)
.. Radford Baines
Trivia:
Gordon McLendon is best remembered for taking Western Union wire reports about baseball games around the country and turning them into fascinating running commentaries, which he would broadcast across his 458-station network from his home base in Dallas. In 1959, he played a small part in the film The Killer Shrews. In 1981, McLendon produced the film Escape to Victory.
Alfredo DeSoto
(Actor)
.. Mario
J.H. 'Judge' Dupree
(Actor)
.. Rook
