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The hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the livingThe hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the livingThe hand of a dead astronaut comes crawling back from the grave to strangle the living
Alan Hale Jr.
- Sheriff Townsend
- (as Alan Hale)
Tristram Coffin
- Security Chief Meidel
- (as Tristam Coffin)
Stan Jones
- Funeral Director
- (as G. Stanley Jones)
Ashley Cowan
- Capt. Mel Lockhart
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBurt Reynolds screen-tested twice for the role as teen character Paul Lawrence, but reportedly performed so woodenly that he was not chosen.
- GoofsWhen Paul sits up and looks at the dead Mrs. Hotchkiss in the back of the ambulance and screams, Mrs. Hotchkiss begins to close her eyes after being dead for quite some time now. Her eyes blink too.
- Quotes
Capt. Mel Lockhart: [from the monitor] Something... makes my arm move... makes me do things! Kill! Kill!
- Alternate versionsSirry Steffen did a nude scene for foreign markets.
- ConnectionsEdited into FrightMare Theater: The Crawling Hand (2018)
- SoundtracksThe Bird's the Word
Sung by The Rivingtons
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This is a pretty typical piece of Sci-Fi tripe of the late 50's-early 60's period. With the assistence of the Skipper (Yep, Alan Hale) two scientists track down a rougue body part that takes over the mind of a local teen, Paul. The hand controls him through some "cosmic force" that goes unexplained. The hand/arm strangles the poor lad's toadlike landlady before taking over his mind. Paul is less successful in killing people, as he fails to kill both a sour soda shop keeper and his Swedish girlfriend.
Will Paul be able to defeat his foe? Or will he need the help of alley cats? "Dames like this ALWAYS got beer around".
Will Paul be able to defeat his foe? Or will he need the help of alley cats? "Dames like this ALWAYS got beer around".
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Don't Cry Wolf
- Filming locations
- 2215 W 24th St, Jefferson Square, Los Angeles, California, USA(murder victim's house)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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