TARANTULA Original Daybill Movie Poster John Agar SCI FI Leo G. Carroll

Tarantula (1955)

Directed by Jack Arnold.

With John Agar, Mara Corday, Leo G. Carroll, Nestor Paiva

In the Arizona desert, Professor Gerald Deemer is experimenting with growth hormones in the hopes of finding a way to increase the world’s food supply. His partner in the project was recently found dead in the desert, suffering from a disease that normally takes years to advance but, in his case, seems to have afflicted him in only a few days. The local doctor, Matt Hastings, is puzzled by the strange case and, with Deemer’s recently arrived (and very pretty) assistant, Stephanie Clayton, tries to figure out what is going on. When cattle remains are found in the countryside, evidence points to a giant tarantula as the culprit.