The Alligator People

1959
Approved
1h 14m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.7K

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Bruce Bennett and Beverly Garland in The Alligator People (1959)

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A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

2.7K

YOUR RATING

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Manon
(as Lon Chaney)

George Macready

Dr. Mark Sinclair

Frieda Inescort

Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne - Henry's Wife

Richard Crane

Paul Webster

Douglas Kennedy

Dr. Wayne MacGregor

Bill Bradley

Patient 'Number Six'
(uncredited)

Hal K. Dawson

Train Conductor
(uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

Train Porter
(uncredited)

John Frederick

1st Male Nurse
(uncredited)

Ruby Goodwin

Louann - the Maid
(uncredited)

Ken Kane

Third Male Nurse
(uncredited)

Boyd Stockman

Alligator-Headed Paul
(uncredited)

Vince Townsend Jr.

Toby - the Butler
(uncredited)

Lee Warren

2nd Male Nurse
(uncredited)

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Trivia
This film was made because 20th Century-Fox needed a low-budget "monster movie" in the CinemaScope format to play on the bottom of a double bill with Le Retour de la mouche (1959), the sequel to its "sleeper" hit La Mouche noire (1958). Fox did not produce this film, however. It was made by independent producer Jack Leewood and bought by Fox.

Goofs
Joyce has a tiny suitcase. The first thing she removes from it is a huge fluffy robe. She also has several changes of clothes and shoes in the case.

Quotes
Manon: I'll kill you Alligator Man! Just like I'd kill any four-legged gator!

Connections
Edited into FrightMare Theater: The Alligator People (2017)

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Featured review

7/10

Ms. Garland walks the walk!

This typical "drive-in" flick of the late 50s is actually fairly complicated that gets very interesting in the last 45 minutes. "Starring" the totally under-appreciated Beverly Garland (a scream queen of the 50s) and Tuesday Weld's mom in PRETTY POISON in the 60s, this sly "gator" tale is walked through Cajun swamps into unknown realms where George MacReady and Lon Chaney, Jr. live every day. Thankfully, Ms. Garland (beautiful, talented, and finally on the color MY THREE SONS episodes) is SO believable in her character's plight about her husband's "condition" ..you're sucked it.

Best performance - Ms. Garland. A 7 out of 10. The husband (who looks the same to me ..even when he's "afllicted" is good), but the Mom, the servants, the HOUSE. It has all the ingredients that make "B" movies fascinating with a lot of help from Beverly Garland playing a lead Chara ..along with Bruce Bennett and various types. Recommended for it's breed of cat.