In Attack of the Giant Leeches, an unfaithful wife is thrown into the swamp by her jealous husband, she’s taken hostage by giant leeches and held captive in their underwater cavern of horror. Then …
Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) starring Ken Clark, Yvette Vickers
Product Description
A top-of-the-line drive-in classic. Radiation has caused ordinary leeches to mutate into giant monsters. They threaten the folks in a small bayou town. Vickers is at her sleaziest, sexiest best as the local storekeepers unfaithful wife. She and her lover are caught by her husband and driven into the swamp where the monsters pull them down into the slime. Why did she marry Bruno to begin with? Lots of great rubber-monsters-causing-mayem scenes. Unforgettable. From a beautiful 16mm original print.
SYNOPSIS: In a community near a swamp, a local dweller sees a couple of giant monsters but nobody believes him. Later, the cuckold Dave Walker finds his slut wife Liz Walker cheating on him with his friend Cal Moulton. He chases the couple through the swamp, and forces them to jump into the water. The leeches take them and shocked Dave is arrested and accused of murder. Two other locals decide to look for the bodies of Liz and Cal to get the prize of US $50.00 per body, and also vanish in the swamp. Finally, game warden Steve Benton organizes a patrol to investigate the caves under the swamp, finding the lethal giant leeches. …Attack of the Giant Leeches
Cast of characters
- Ken Clark (12 to the Moon) … Steve Benton. Our male protagonist, The game warden, who’s duty-bound to track down the mysterious swamp creatures.
- Yvette Vickers (Attack of the 50 Foot Woman) … Liz Walker. Bruno’s u faithful wife, who loves to torment him with her parade of boyfriends. Until he can’t take anymore, and forces them to the swamp at gunpoint.
- Jan Shepard … Nan Greyson. Our female protagonist, Steve’s love interest and Doc’s daughter.
- Michael Emmet Night of the Blood Beast … Cal Moulton. Dave’s friend, and Liz’s (final) adultery partner. He and Liz and led to the swamp — and the leeches.
- Tyler McVey (Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round) … Doc Greyson.
- Bruno VeSota (The Undead) … Dave Walker. Liz’s husband, who’s passed his breaking point with his wife. He forces her and her final boyfriend into the swamp. Where the two adulterers are eaten by the giant leeches! And Dave’s unhinged …
- Gene Roth (Earth vs The Spider; Dunked in the Deep) … Sheriff Kovis
- Dan White … Porky Reed
- George Cisar … Lem Sawyer
Additional cast
- Guy Buccola … Giant Leech (uncredited)
- Joseph Hamilton (The Andy Griffith Show) … Old Sam Peters (uncredited)
- Walter Kelley … Mike (uncredited)
- Bill Scully … Search Party Member (uncredited)
- Carl Sklover … Search Party Member (uncredited)
- Ross Sturlin (Night of the Blood Beast) … Giant Leech (uncredited)