The Killer Shrews

Jun 25, 1959

1h 9m

★ 4.4

All that was left after...

Overview

Trapped on a remote island by a hurricane, a group discover a doctor has been experimenting on creating half sized humans. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created giant shrews, who when they have run out of small animals to eat, turn on the humans.

Genres

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Hollywood Pictures Corporation

The Killer Shrews Trailers

Cast

Thorne Sherman

James Best

Ann Craigis

Ingrid Goude

Jerry Farrell

Ken Curtis

Dr. Radford Baines

Gordon McLendon

Dr. Marlowe Craigis

Baruch Lumet

'Rook' Griswold

Judge Henry Dupree

Mario

Alfredo de Soto

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