Trailer
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MediocreGoodWatch scoreSummary
A demented archaeologist discovers a living, breathing serpent creature known to the Aztecs as Quetzalcoatl and accidentally kills his wife by giving her one of the beast's feathers, causing the creature to track her down and slaughter her.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
Skip it if
- You scare easily
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 47GoodWatch 48
IMDb4.7
Running time
59 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 horror movies, −36 min on the typical 95
typical 9559Half of all horror movies run 88–103 min.
Reach
Streams in 137 countries
+127Released
1946
February 1, 1946
80 years ago
Genres
HorrorThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 9 more16 people
- George ZuccoProf. Andrew Forbes
- Hope KramerMary Forbes
- Ralph LewisRichard Thorpe
- Eddie AcuffJerry 'Jonesy' Jones
- Wheaton ChambersLouis Havener
- JMJames MetcalfDr. Lambert
- Henry HallSheriff Bill Hayes
- Milton KibbeeHastings (as Miltin Kibbee)
- Budd BusterHead of Inquest
Terry FrostVance Bennett
Richard CraneHanson, station XOR broadcaster- AKAl KundeTownsman (uncredited)
- AKAnn KundeTownswoman (uncredited)
George MorrellTownsman (uncredited)- MSMartin StraderTownsman (uncredited)
Dorothy VernonTownswoman (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Sam Newfield Director
- William A. O'Connor Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- John T. Neville Story, Screenplay
Production · 2
- Sigmund Neufeld Producer
- Bert Sternbach Production Manager
Camera · 1
- Jack Greenhalgh Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Holbrook N. Todd Editor
Sound · 2
- Leo Erdody Music, Music Director
- Frank McWhorter Sound Engineer
Art · 3
- Edward C. Jewell Art Direction
- Sydney Moore Set Dresser
- Eugene C. Stone Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Bud Westmore Makeup Supervisor
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