The Giant Claw
Flying beast out of prehistoric skies!
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A campy 1950s creature feature about global panic over a giant alien bird, blending genuine Cold War paranoia with absurdist monster-movie spectacle.
Global panic ensues when it is revealed that a mysterious UFO is actually a giant turkey-like bird that flies at supersonic speed and has no regard for life or architecture.
Essence
Ensemble
Jeff Morrow
Mitchell 'Mitch' MacAfee
Mara Corday
Sally Caldwell
Morris Ankrum
Lt. Gen. Edward Considine
Louis Merrill
Pierre Broussard
Edgar Barrier
Dr. Karol Noymann
Robert Shayne
Gen. Van Buskirk
Frank Griffin
Pete - Pilot
Clark Howat
Maj. Bergen
Morgan Jones
Lieutenant, Radar Officer
Benjie Bancroft
Civil Aeronautics Board Member (uncredited)
Brad Brown
Pool Party Diver (uncredited)
Al Cantor
AF Projectionist (uncredited)
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Hidden gem
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