The Giant Gila Monster
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| Directed by | Ray Kellogg |
| Screenplay by | Jay Simms |
| Story by | Ray Kellogg |
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| Narrated by | Gordon McLendon |
| Cinematography | Wilfred M. Cline |
| Edited by | Aaron Stell |
| Music by | Jack Marshall Don Sullivan (songs) |
| Distributed by | McLendon-Radio Pictures Distributing Company |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $138,000 |
The Giant Gila Monster is a 1959 American monster film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis. A famous B-movie of the era, the film stars Don Sullivan, a veteran of several low budget monster and zombie films, and Lisa Simone, the French contestant for the 1957 Miss Universe, as well as comedic actor Shug Fisher and KLIF disc jockey Ken Knox. The effects included a live Mexican beaded lizard, instead of a Gila monster, that was filmed on a scaled-down model landscape. The film was released by McLendon Radio Pictures on July 15, 1959. It played on a double feature with The Killer Shrews (1959).