The Giant Gila Monster (1959)

Director
Ray Kellogg

Main cast
Don Sullivan; Fred Graham; Lisa Simone; Shug Fisher; Bob Thompson

Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi

Description
A small town in Texas finds itself under attack from a hungry, fifty-foot-long gila monster. No longer content to forage in the desert, the giant lizard begins chopming on motorists and train passengers before descending upon the town itself. Only Chase Winstead, a quick-thinking mechanic, can save the town from being wiped out.


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