The Giant Claw
“Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!”
1957•NR•1h 14m•4.8•Released
Science FictionHorror
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
Director
Fred F. Sears
Writer
Samuel Newman, Paul Gangelin
Languages
English
Studio
Clover Productions
Cast
Jeff Morrow
Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee
Mara Corday
Sally Caldwell
Morris Ankrum
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Louis Merrill
Pierre Broussard
Edgar Barrier
Dr. Karol Noymann
Robert Shayne
Gen. Van Buskirk
Frank Griffin
Pete - Pilot
Clark Howat
Maj. Bergen
Morgan Jones
Lieutenant, Radar Officer
Benjie Bancroft
Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Pool Party Diver (uncredited)
Al Cantor
AF Projectionist (uncredited)
George Cisar
Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited)
Bud Cokes
Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)
Leonard P. Geer
Paramedic (uncredited)
Production
Company
Clover Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Sam Katzman
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