The Flying Serpent
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Directed by | Sam Newfield |
Produced by | Sigmund Neufeld |
Screenplay by | John T. Neville |
Story by | John T. Neville |
Starring | George Zucco Ralph Lewis Hope Kramer Eddie Acuff |
Music by | Leo Erdody |
Cinematography | Jack Greenhalgh |
Edited by | Holbrook N. Todd |
Distributed by | Producers Releasing Corporation |
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59 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Flying Serpent is a 1946 American fantasy-horror film directed by Sam Newfield and featuring George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer and Eddie Acuff.[1]
The film is also known as Killer with Wings (American recut version).
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Plot
Insane archaeologist Professor Andrew Forbes (George Zucco) uses a beast he unearthed to kill his enemies. The creature is the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Slowly those who know this try to stop the maniac and his monster.
Cast
- George Zucco as Prof. Andrew Forbes
- Ralph Lewis as Richard Thorpe
- Hope Kramer as Mary Forbes
- Eddie Acuff as Jerry 'Jonsey' Jones
- Wheaton Chambers as Louis Havener
- James Metcalf as Dr. Lambert
- Henry Hall as Sheriff Bill Hayes
- Milton Kibbee as Hastings
- Budd Buster as Head of Inquest
- Terry Frost as Vance Bennett
Remake
The film was loosely remade in the 1980s as director Larry Cohen's 1982 film Q, starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, and Richard Rountree.[2]
References
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External links
- The Flying Serpent at the American Film Institute Catalog
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Flying Serpent at IMDb
- The Flying Serpent at AllMovie
- The Flying Serpent at the TCM Movie Database
- The Flying Serpent is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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- 1946 films
- English-language films
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- 1940s fantasy films
- 1940s horror films
- American films
- Black-and-white films
- Films directed by Sam Newfield
- Producers Releasing Corporation films
- Mad scientist films
- Monster movies
- Pre-1950 science fiction films