Monster from the Ocean Floor

Monster from the Ocean Floor

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'''''Monster from the Ocean Floor''''' is an American 1954 [[science fiction film]] about a [[sea monster]] that terrorizes a Mexican cove. The film was directed by Wyott Ordung and starred [[Anne Kimbell]] and [[Stuart Wade]].
'''''Monster from the Ocean Floor''''' is a 1954 American [[science fiction film]] directed by Wyott Ordung and starred [[Anne Kimbell]] and [[Stuart Wade]]. The film's plot was about a [[sea monster]] that terrorizes a Mexican cove.


It was the first film produced by [[Roger Corman]] (although he had previously written ''[[Highway Dragnet]]'').
It was the first film produced by [[Roger Corman]] (although he had previously written ''[[Highway Dragnet]]'').


==Plot==
==Plot==
Julie Blair (Anne Kimbell) is an American artist vacationing at a seaside village in Mexico. She hears stories about a man-eating creature dwelling in the cove. She meets Steve Dunning (Stuart Wade), a [[marine biologist]] doing research in the area, and they fall for one another. She further investigates the stories of a sea monster killing people along with unexplained disappearances in the area. Julie thinks there might be some substance to these rumors, but Dunning does not.
Julie Blair is an American artist vacationing at a seaside village in Mexico. She hears stories about a man-eating creature dwelling in the cove. She meets Steve Dunning, a [[marine biologist]] doing research in the area, and they fall for one another. She further investigates the stories of a sea monster killing people along with unexplained disappearances in the area. Julie thinks there might be some substance to these rumors, but Dunning does not.


The mysterious death of a diver inspires Julie to investigate, but Dunning remains very skeptical. She sees a giant [[amoeba]] rising from the ocean.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/monster_from_the_ocean_floor|title = SFE: Monster from the Ocean Floor}} Thinking fast she is able to get a tissue sample from the monster. Confronted with the evidence, and now admitting the creature does in fact exist, Dunning uses the submarine to attack the monster.
The mysterious death of a diver inspires Julie to investigate, but Dunning remains very skeptical. She sees a giant [[amoeba]] rising from the ocean.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/monster_from_the_ocean_floor|title = SFE: Monster from the Ocean Floor}} Thinking fast she is able to get a tissue sample from the monster. Confronted with the evidence, and now admitting the creature does in fact exist, Dunning uses the submarine to attack the monster.