“Tarantula” (Universal Pictures, 1955) in “Star-Cine Cosmos,” French Photo Novel No. 18, June 2, 1962.

            Desert scientists (John Agar, Mora Corday, Leo G. Carroll) try to stop a fortified spider the size of a building.  The critics at Rotten Tomatoes give this classic big bug film a fresh 93%, deservedly so.  Director Jack Arnold who wrote the story was inspired by the Science Fiction Theatre TV episode, “No Food for Thought,” that Arnold also directed.  The real spider in this movie is the same one that will be used in “The Incredible Shrinking Man” two years later. So, the spider does survive.  

[Note: Jack Arnold's most notable films include It Came from Outer Space (1953), Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Tarantula (1955) and The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957).  His legacy endures.]

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