I love the old 50's scifi movies where every creature on earth has been exposed to radiation and threatens humanity. Such is "The Monster that challenged the world." The basic story is that a naval base in California starts losing military personnel in the ocean and then locals start disappearing as well. Tim Holt plays the deadpan, serious naval officer trying to find out what is causing the deaths. Audrey Dalton is a naval widow/secretary to the scientist on the base ably portrayed by Hans Conreid. The widow and the officer fall in love while fighting off the giant sea creature that looks like a caterpillar on steroids. It is actually above average in the storyline, effects and acting, one of the better movies of it's genre made in the 1950's. Fun to watch.
