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William Alland
Born March 4, 1916 · Delmar, Delaware, USA
Died November 11, 1997 · aged 81
William Alland was an American actor, film producer and writer, mainly of Western and science-fiction/monster films, including This Island Earth, It Came From Outer Space, Tarantula!, The Deadly Mantis, The Mole People, The Colossus of New York, The Space Children, and the three Creature from the Black Lagoon films.
Known For
Citizen Kane · 1941Citizen Kane
★ 8.01941
MovieMysteryDrama
Newspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.
Creature from the Black Lagoon · 1954Creature from the Black Lagoon
★ 6.81954
MovieAdventureHorror
When scientists exploring the Amazon River stumble on a “missing link” connecting humans and fish, they plan to capture it for later study. But the Creature has plans of his own, and has set his sights on the lead scientist's beautiful fiancée, Kay.
Chief Crazy Horse · 1955Chief Crazy Horse
★ 5.61955
MovieWestern
When young Crazy Horse, of whom great things were predicted, wins his bride, rival Little Big Man goes to villainous traders with evidence of gold in the sacred Lakota burial ground. Of course, a new gold rush starts despite all treaties, and Crazy Horse becomes military leader of his people. Initial Indian victories lead to the inevitable result. Uniquely, all is told from the Indian perspective.
Riff-Raff · 1947Riff-Raff
★ 6.21947
MovieDramaAdventure
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.
The Lady from Shanghai · 1947The Lady from Shanghai
★ 7.31947
MovieMysteryCrime
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Cave of Outlaws · 1951Cave of Outlaws
★ 5.41951
MovieWestern
Having served a prison sentence for robbery, Pete Carver decides to go back for the hidden loot. But someone is on his trail.
It Came from Outer Space · 1953It Came from Outer Space
★ 6.31953
MovieScience FictionHorror
Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Tarantula · 1955Tarantula
★ 6.51955
MovieScience FictionHorror
A rogue scientist near a small desert town arouses the suspicion of the town's doctor when his lab assistant is found dead from a case of acromegaly, which took only four days to develop. As the doctor investigates, aided by the scientist's new female assistant, they discover that something is devouring local cattle and humans in increasingly large quantities.
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Riff-Raff · 1947Riff-Raff
★ 6.21947
MovieDramaAdventure
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oil fields while he searches for a valuable map hidden in plain sight.
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