John Agar

Lori Nelson

John Bromfield

Nestor Paiva

Grandon Rhodes

Dave Willock

Robert B. Williams

Charles Cane

Loretta Agar

Bill Baldwin

Jere Beery

Ricou Browning

Diane DeLaire

Mike Doyle

Clint Eastwood

Jack Gargan

Charles Gibb

Brett Halsey

Don C. Harvey

Tom Hennesy

Don House

Robert F. Hoy

Ned Le Fevre

Sydney Mason

Robert Nelson

Patricia Powers

Bert Stevens

Charles Victor

Robert Wehling

James R. Wolfe

William Alland

Scotty Welbourne

Jack Kevan

Martin Berkeley

Jack Arnold

Russell A. Gausman

Paul Weatherwax

Alexander Golitzen

Julia Heron

Alfred Sweeney

Herman Stein

William Lava

Bud Westmore

Albert E. Kennedy

Jack A. Bolger, Jr.

Leslie I. Carey

Ben Hendricks

Jay A. Morley Jr.

Fred Frank

Joseph Gershenson

Henry Mancini

Ethmer Roten

Hans J. Salter

Joan St. Oegger

Ginger Stanley

Milton Rosen

Edward Dodds

Frank Skinner

Bob Hoy

Creature From The Black Lagoon Collection

Science Fiction

Adventure

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Revenge of the Creature

Universal Pictures

Universal International Pictures

United States of America

English

_**Pedestrian retread**_

Released in 1955, "Revenge of the Creature" is an unimaginative reworking of the hit Universal film from the previous year, “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” The plot is the same: An expedition ventures to the remote backwaters of the Amazon and returns to Florida with a prehistoric man-fish, supposedly the last of its kind, but the ‘Gill-man’ and civilization don’t mix well. To make matters worse, the creature needs a whoa-man and sets its eyes on a lovely ichthyologist (Lori Nelson). The animal psychologist working with the creature (John Agar) assists authorities to save her and recapture the Gill-man.

Ms. Nelson makes for a quality substitute for Julia Adams with Ginger Stanley doing stunt work for both; meanwhile John Agar is suitable as the male protagonist. But this sequel feels hackneyed and lacks the hypnotic charisma of the original. I suppose it doesn’t help that the creature is revealed right away and displayed often, which hinders a sense of mystery and suspense. Still, if you like the first film, this is more of the same, just nowhere near as effective. The third in the trilogy, “The Creature Walks Among Us,” would come out the next year.

Interesting trivia: Clint Eastwood makes his film debut here in a cameo as a lab assistant.    

The tedious film feels overlong at a short 1 hour, 22 minutes. It was shot in Florida (Marineland, Jacksonville, Silver Springs & St. Augustine).

GRADE: C

A largely disappointing follow-up to 'Creature from the Black Lagoon'.

'Revenge of the Creature' attempts some positives, with an intention to see how the Gill-man behaves, but for the majority it's a repeat of the very good 1954 film - just in the United States, rather than Brazil. It's all pretty lacklustre in my opinion.

Neat to have Nestor Paiva, who I liked in the original, back, though he is the only main character (not counting Ricou Browning) to reprise their role. The newbies are alright, though do feel like carbon copies of the '54 trio - Lori Nelson is the pick here. Another cast member is a certain Clint Eastwood, who has a minor if decent cameo for his screen debut here - more on Mr. Eastwood below...

Overall, it's a tame sequel. Here's hoping 'The Creature Walks Among Us' improved upon this.

-- 
This marks the start of my <a href="https://letterboxd.com/r96sk/list/ranked-clint-eastwood-act/">Clint Eastwood watchathon</a>. Between now and early February, I'm planning to watch Eastwood's entire acting/directing filmography. Why? Aside from him being a legendary name in cinema, it should also make for a fun journey through film from 1955 to 2021.

Dana Gould on REVENGE OF THE CREATURE

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