The Astounding She-Monster (1957)
AIP Production #220

Jeff and Cheryl do their best not to anger the murderous emissary of peace from another planet in The Astounding She-Monster.

Directed by Ronnie Ashcroft
Screenplay by Frank Hall
Story by Frank Hall and Ronnie Ashcroft
Produced by Ronnie Ashcroft

Starring:
Robert Clarke as Dick Cutler
Kenne Duncan as Nat Burdell
Marilyn Harvey as Margaret Chaffee
Jeanne Tatum as Esther Malone
Shirley Kilpatrick as The She-Monster
Ewing Brown as Brad Conley
Al Avalon as Radio Newscaster (uncredited)
Scott Douglas as Narrator (uncredited)
and Egan the Collie as himself

Produced by Hollywood International Pictures and distributed by American International Pictures. Stream The Astounding She-Monster on Freevee or Tubi, or rent it on Prime Video.

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Our open and close includes clips from the following films/trailers: How to Make a Monster (1958), The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962), I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957), High School Hellcats (1958), Beach Blanket Bingo (1965), The Wild Angels (1966), It Conquered the World (1956), The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971), and Female Jungle (1955)