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The Killer Shrews, the 1959 Ray Kellogg sci-fi film about surviving a siege of massive venomous mutant creatures, made a big broadcast on Svengoolie on Saturday, July 27, sparking nostalgia among horror movie fanatics.
Described as "fun, hilarious and kinda scary," by movie watchers online, the film follows Captain Thorne Sherman (played by James Best) as he lands his ship on an isolated island to deliver goods to Dr. Marlow Craigis (played by Baruch Lumet).
What was supposedly an uneventful delivery turned chaotic with Sherman discovering that the mad doctor is experimenting on shrinking shrews only to find that the opposite is happening. Before long, the shrews started to become massive and hungry for human flesh, and they had to organize an escape plan before they get eaten alive.
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Starring alongside Best and Lumet in the hilarious tale of giant, hungry shrews are Ingrid Goode, Ken Curtis and more.
The Killer Shrews cast and characters
1) James Best as Capt. Thorne Sherman
The Powderly, Kentucky-born actor, who was famous for his comedy stint in The Dukes of Hazzard, played Thorne Sherman, a ship captain, in The Killer Shrews.
Best had been acting since the 1950s, amassing an impressive filmography with over 180 projects on television and films until his death in 2015. His well-known works include the CBS slapstick comedy series The Dukes of Hazard, which ran for seven seasons, Death Mask and Kansas Raiders.
He also reprised his role as Thorne Sherman in the 2011 Return Of the Killer Shrews.
2) Baruch Lumet as Dr. Marlowe Craigis
Polish actor Baruch Lumet played the mad doctor Marlowe Craigis, who spends his time experimenting on how to shrink shrews on an island, only to find that his experiments are doing the opposite.
Lumet was in the show business for about 30 years and worked in a handful of guest roles on TV like Alfred Hitchcock Present, where he debuted in 1961, The Detectives and Bridget Loves Bernie.
He also appeared in movies The Pawnbroker, The Wild Party and The Long Days of Summer, which is his last work onscreen, per his IMDB page.
3) Ingrid Goode as Ann Craigis
The Swedish actress, who was Miss Sweden in 1956, played Dr. Marlowe's beautiful daughter Ann in The Killer Shrews.
Goode had a pretty short acting career but appeared in 15 TV shows and films in the five years she worked as an actress. Before The Killer Shrews, she was in The Bob Cummings Show, Wild Heritage and Steve Canyon.
She also appeared in a guest role in Johnny Staccato and The Best of the Post towards the end of her career.
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4) Gordon McLendon as Dr. Radford Baines
Paris, Texas-born, Gordon McLendon played Dr. Radford Baines, who is Dr. Marlowe's assistant in the movie. Together, they perform well-meaning but eventually disastrous experiments on the island.
McLendon had a pretty short stint in acting, having only acted in The Giant Gila Monster apart from The Killer Shrews. He also helped produce both films, including My Dog, Buddy and Victory.
5) Ken Curtis as Jerry Farrell
The American actor and singer, best remembered as Festus Hagen in the long-running 1950s TV series Gunsmoke, played Ann's jealous former fiance Jerry in The Killer Shrews.
Custis has more than 60 TV and film credits since debuting in the film Rhythms Round-Up in 1945, which he followed with films Song of the Praire, Out of the Depths and Throw a Saddle on a Star.
He was also a famous face on television, appearing in numerous shows like Have Gun Will Travel, Ripcord and The Yellow Rose.
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6) Judge Henry Dupree as Rook Griswold
Dallas, Texas-born, Judge Henry Dupree played Thorne Sherman's first mate Rook Griswold in The Killer Shrews. He joined the captain in delivering supplies to Dr. Marlowe on the island.
Dupree only appeared in one other movie, My Dog, Buddy, where he portrayed the character of a Special Detective.
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7) Alfredo de Soto as Mario
The Mexican actor joined the cast as Mario, the lab assistant working with Dr. Marlowe and living with him and his daughter Ann on the island.
De Soto's acting projects were mostly for Mexican films like Cadena de mentiras, Vidita negra, Vamonos para la feria and La sucesion.
Catch The Killer Shrews now available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.
