The Astounding She-Monster

The Astounding She-Monster
Theatrical release poster by Albert Kallis
Directed byRonnie Ashcroft
Screenplay byFrank Hall
Story byFrank Hall
Ronnie Ashcroft
Produced byRonnie Ashcroft
StarringRobert Clarke
Kenne Duncan
Shirley Kilpatrick
Narrated byScott Douglas
CinematographyWilliam C. Thompson
Edited byRonnie Ashcroft
Music byGene Kauer
Production
company
Hollywood International Production
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • January 26, 1958 (1958-01-26)
Running time
62 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$18,000

The Astounding She-Monster is a 1958 science fiction horror film starring Robert Clarke and directed, co-written and produced by Ronnie Ashcroft for Hollywood International Productions. The film focuses on a geologist, a gang which has kidnapped a rich heiress, and their encounter with a beautiful but deadly female alien who has crashed to Earth. In the UK, it was released as The Mysterious Invader. The film was released in American theaters on January 26, 1958 by American International Pictures on a double feature with Roger Corman's The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent.