Attack of the Crab Monsters(1957)
From the depths of the sea... A TIDAL WAVE OF TERROR!
A group of scientists travel to a remote island to study the effects of nuclear weapons tests, only to get stranded when their airplane mysteriously explodes. The team soon discovers that the tests have given rise to crabs mutated into intelligent, impervious, telepathic giants intent on increasing their numbers by breeding, then travelling to populated areas to feed, and which do not intend to be stopped by their discoverers.
Movie: Attack of the Crab Monsters
Top 10 Billed Cast
Dale Drewer
Dr. Martha 'Marti' Hunter
Hank Chapman
Dr. Karl Weigand
Jules Deveroux
Dr. James Carson
Seaman Ron Fellows
Ensign Quinlan
Seaman Mac, wears sunglasses
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