The Alligator People

The Alligator People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRoy Del Ruth
Written byOrville H. Hampton
Charles O'Neal
Robert M. Fresco (uncredited)
Produced byJack Leewood
StarringBeverly Garland
Bruce Bennett
Lon Chaney Jr.
Narrated byBeverly Garland
CinematographyKarl Struss
Edited byHarry Gerstad
Music byIrving Gertz
Production
company
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • July 22, 1959 (1959-07-22)
[1]
Running time
74 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300,000

The Alligator People is a 1959 American CinemaScope science-fiction horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth.[2] It stars Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, and Lon Chaney Jr. This film was the penultimate feature directed by Del Ruth, and quite different from those of his days at Warner Bros.[3][4][5]

The film was theatrically distributed by 20th Century Fox on a double bill with Return of the Fly.[6][2]

  1. ^ "Gala World Premiere!". Salt Lake Tribune. July 22, 1959. p. 15.
  2. ^ a b Midnight Marquee Actors Series: Lon Chaney, Jr. by Gary Svehla
  3. ^ "The Alligator People (1959) - Roy del Ruth | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
  4. ^ "ALLIGATOR PEOPLE, the". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 26. 1959. p. 136. ProQuest 1305815949.
  5. ^ "FILMLAND EVENTS". Los Angeles Times. Jan 16, 1959. ProQuest 167393898.
  6. ^ Keep Watching the Skies!: American Science Fiction Movies of the Fifties by Bill Warren

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