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 |
| 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 (not an actual Gila monster) filmed on a scaled-down model landscape.