The monster is not scary but it does manage to bother me because it is one ugly piece of junk, and I am irritated throughout the film by the screech noise it makes. So, I guess in its own odd way it accomplishes its task and is effective on me as a viewer.
The cast is great. Mara Corday was one of the most poised and capable actresses of the 50's in my opinion, mainly for her work in low-budget fare. She is always watchable, no matter what the budget.
Edgar Barrier, immortalized in another legendary awful but much loved film (Cobra Woman '43) is good as always. And Morris Ankrum is on hand yet again to save the world and keep it safe for humanity. If Morris hadn't saved the world more than once in the 1950's, I couldn't be here today to write this review! As someone who was alive and safe in the 50's due to his brave efforts, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Morris.
By moving along briskly and including plenty of nonsensical science, "The Giant Claw" somehow holds your interest, just as somehow the cockeyed monster manages to affect me.
One reason this film was effective in 1957 is because at that time folks did scan the skies for deadly objects- namely satellites and missiles. World wide you could look up and see the Sputnik at times with the naked eye. But it was only a bright dot, not a big scraggly buzzard.
The cast is great. Mara Corday was one of the most poised and capable actresses of the 50's in my opinion, mainly for her work in low-budget fare. She is always watchable, no matter what the budget.
Edgar Barrier, immortalized in another legendary awful but much loved film (Cobra Woman '43) is good as always. And Morris Ankrum is on hand yet again to save the world and keep it safe for humanity. If Morris hadn't saved the world more than once in the 1950's, I couldn't be here today to write this review! As someone who was alive and safe in the 50's due to his brave efforts, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to Morris.
By moving along briskly and including plenty of nonsensical science, "The Giant Claw" somehow holds your interest, just as somehow the cockeyed monster manages to affect me.
One reason this film was effective in 1957 is because at that time folks did scan the skies for deadly objects- namely satellites and missiles. World wide you could look up and see the Sputnik at times with the naked eye. But it was only a bright dot, not a big scraggly buzzard.