The Giant Gila Monster
Only Hell could breed such an enormous beast... Only God could destroy it!
1959 | 74m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Ray Kellogg |
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| Writer: | Ray Kellogg, Jay Simms |
| Staring: |
| A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chomping on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 25, 1959 |
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| Director: | Ray Kellogg |
| Writer: | Ray Kellogg, Jay Simms |
| Genres: | Horror, Science Fiction |
| Keywords | monster, texas, giant lizard, desert, gila monster |
| Production Companies | Hollywood Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Don Sullivan | Chase Winstead |
| Fred Graham | Sheriff Jeff |
| Lisa Simone | Lisa |
| Shug Fisher | Old Man Harris |
| Bob Thompson | Mr. Wheeler |
| Janice Stone | Missy Winstead |
| Ken Knox | Horatio Alger 'Steamroller' Smith |
| Gay McLendon | Mom Winstead |
| Don Flournoy | Gordy |
| Cecil Hunt | Mr. Compton |
| Stormy Meadows | Agatha Humphries |
| Howard Ware | Ed Humphries |
| Pat Reeves | Rick |
| Jan McLendon | Jennie |
| Jerry Cortwright | Bob |
| Beverly Thurman | Gay |
| Clarke Browne | Chuck |
| Grady Vaughn | Pat Wheeler |
| Desmond Dhooge | Hitchhiker (as Desmond Doogh) |
| Ann Sonka | Whila |
| Yolanda Salas | Liz Humphries |
| Gordon McLendon | Narrator (uncredited) |
| Angus G. Wynne III | Dumb Teen ((uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Ray Kellogg | Story, Director |
| Jay Simms | Screenplay |
| Jack Marshall | Original Music Composer |
| Louise Caldwell | Set Decoration, Art Designer |
| Aaron Stell | Editor |
| Corinne Daniel | Makeup Artist |
| Ben Chapman | Production Manager |
| Wilfrid M. Cline | Director of Photography |
| George Gordon Nogle | Camera Operator |
| Henry A. Kokojan | Camera Operator |
| William John Ranaldi | Assistant Camera |
| Harry L. Gianneschi | Assistant Camera |
| Ralph Hammeras | Special Effects |
| Wee Risser | Special Effects |
| Earl Snyder | Sound |
| Audrey A. Blasdel | Script Supervisor |
| Milton Citron | Sound Effects |
| James Richard | Sound Effects |
| Don Sullivan | Songs |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| B.R. McLendon | Producer |
| Ken Curtis | Producer |
| Gordon McLendon | Executive Producer |
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