This is a collection of media from the initial runs of "The Crawling Hand" (1963) in the Pacific Northwest. "The Slime People" (1963) was the second feature.
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The Crawling Hand (1963)
A space mission goes horribly wrong when an astronaut loses his sanity and begs to be killed. His capsule is destroyed, but his severed hand survives and falls to Earth. A young couple finds the hand on a beach and takes it home, unaware of the alien force that controls it. The hand starts to kill anyone who gets in its way, and also takes over the mind of the boy who found it.
Director: Herbert L. Strock
Writers: Bill Idelson, Herbert L. Strock, Joe Cranston
Stars: Peter Breck, Kent Taylor, Rod Lauren
The Slime People (1963)
A pilot lands in a foggy Los Angeles, where he meets a scientist and his daughters who are trying to survive a mutant invasion. The slime people, a race of reptilian creatures, have emerged from underground and created a dome of solidified fog to isolate and conquer the city. The pilot and his new allies must find a way to break through the fog barrier and stop the slime people before they take over the world.
Director: Robert Hutton
Writers: Blair Robertson, Vance Skarstedt
Stars: Robert Hutton, Les Tremayne, Robert Burton
July 15, 1963 ad (Seattle)
July 14, 1963 ad (Seattle)
July 16, 1963 ad (Seattle)
July 19, 1963 ad (Seattle)
August 12, 1963 ad (Portland)
August 13, 1963 ad (Portland)
The Crawling Hand (1963) poster
The Slime People (1963) poster
The Crawling Hand (1963) trailer
The Slime People (1963) trailer
