Feature1957·74m·4.8

The Giant Claw

Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!

Science FictionHorror

Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.

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Cast

Jeff Morrow

Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee

Mara Corday

Sally Caldwell

Morris Ankrum

Lt. Gen. Edward Considine

Louis Merrill

Pierre Broussard

Edgar Barrier

Dr. Karol Noymann

Robert Shayne

Gen. Van Buskirk

Frank Griffin

Pete - Pilot

Clark Howat

Maj. Bergen

Morgan Jones

Lieutenant, Radar Officer

Benjie Bancroft

Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Brad Brown

Pool Party Diver (uncredited)

Al Cantor

AF Projectionist (uncredited)

George Cisar

Admonishing Man on Airliner (uncredited)

Bud Cokes

Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Leonard P. Geer

Paramedic (uncredited)

Dabbs Greer

Fighter Pilot, (archive footage) (uncredited)

Sol Murgi

Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)

Fred F. Sears

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

First State Trooper (uncredited)

Details

Status
Released
Original language
English
Languages
English
Budget
Revenue
Age rating
Quality
4K UHD · HDR10 · Dolby Vision
Production
Clover ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Crew

Director

Fred F. Sears

Writers

Samuel Newman, Paul Gangelin

Benjamin H. Kline

Director of Photography

Anthony DiMarco

Editor

Saul A. Goodkind

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

5/8/2024

5.0

I'm not sure that if I'd been involved in this that I've have taken a credit at all, much less one of the multitude of big block capital ones that top this Kentucky Fried flop. It's all about planes that go missing - but radar can shed no light on the disappearances. Luckily, Jeff Morrow made it back to this island earth and together with "Sally" (Mara Corday) is trying to sort out the mystery for "Gen. Considine" (Morris Ankrum). Luckily, they have some balloons (the inflatable types not the writers) and they show us just what's been pecking at the USAF. Moreover, it appears to be extra-terrestrial and have some sort of radar bending ability so it can maraud at will, immune to everything the military can throw at it. What is it doing here? Has it a nefarious plan? I was surprised to see Morrow in this. He was never very good, but this is below the belt for just about everyone charged with delivering a terribly weak story supported by some frankly hilarious and not very special effects. If any Brits are watching they might remember Rod Hull and his "emu". This is reminiscent of that and really not worth the effort for an overlong seventy five minutes that could easily have been cut to fifteen.