The Crawling Hand
“Astronaut Ordered Blown Up!!!”
1963•NR•1h 29m•3.2•Released
HorrorScience Fiction
After an astronaut space capsule is detonated in orbit, with the astronaut begging to be killed, a teenager couple finds a severed arm on a remote beach. The boy takes the arm home, where it becomes animate and the alien force which animates it soon possesses his mind as well.
Director
Herbert L. Strock
Writer
Bill Idelson, Herbert L. Strock
Budget
$0M
Languages
English
Studio
Joseph F. Robertson Productions
Cast
Rod Lauren
Paul Lawrence
Sirry Steffen
Marta Farnstrom
Peter Breck
Steve Curan
Kent Taylor
Dr. Max Weitzberg
Alan Hale Jr.
Sheriff Townsend
Ross Elliott
Deputy Earl Harrison
Beverly Lunsford
Patsy Townsend
Allison Hayes
Donna
Ed Werner
Prof. Farnstrom
Arline Judge
Mrs. Hotchkiss
Richard Arlen
Lee Barrenger
Syd Saylor
Soda Shop Owner
Tristram Coffin
Security Chief Meidel
Les Hoyle
Astronaut Mel Lockhart
Andy Andrews
Production
Company
Joseph F. Robertson Productions
Producer
Joseph F. Robertson
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