The She-Creature (1956)

Director
Edward L. Cahn

Main cast
Chester Morris; Marla English; Tom Conway; Cathy Downs; Lance Fuller

Genres
Romance, Fantasy, Horror

Description
A mysterious hypnotist (Chester Morris) reverts his beautiful assistant (Marla English) back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.


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