The Alligator People (1959)

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The Alligator People on IMDb 5.5/10 1,434 votes

Released:
1959-07-16

Overview:
Under therapeutic hypnosis, a seemingly well-adjusted young woman tells a fantastic story, verified by lie detector, of her forgotten marriage to a man who disappeared on the day of their honeymoon, and of her search for him which takes her to a lonely mansion in a remote section of swampland tenanted by snakes, alligators, a drunken one-armed lout, a mysterious doctor, and a cold-hearted elderly woman who lives alone in a brooding manse.

Director:
Roy Del Ruth

Runtime:
1h 14min

Genre:
Science Fiction, Horror, Mystery

  • Cast:
  • Beverly Garland
    as
    Joyce Webster, aka Jane Marvin
  • Bruce Bennett
    as
    Dr. Eric Lorimer
  • Lon Chaney Jr.
    as
    Manon
  • George Macready
    as
    Dr. Mark Sinclair
  • Frieda Inescort
    as
    Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne