The Astounding She Monster

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)