Director(s)Ray Kellogg
Producer(s)Ken Curtis, Gordon McLendon (executive)
Top GenresHorror, Science Fiction
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Giant Gila Monster (1959) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon.

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Ken Knox, who plays disc jockey Horatio Alger "Steamroller" Smith, was a real disc jockey working at radio stations in Texas owned by Gordon McLendon, the uncredited executive producer of this film.
This was one of two features produced by an independent company in Texas and meant for release as a double feature. The other feature was The Killer Shrews. Unlike many such features produced in the South, these films received national distribution.
The "Gila Monster" in the movie is actually a Mexican Beaded Lizard.
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