The Deadly Mantis

"In all the kingdom of the living, there is no more deadly or voracious creature than the praying mantis."

"I'm convinced that we're dealing with a Mantis in whose geological world the smallest insects were as large as man, and now failing to find those insects as food, well... it's doing the best that it can."

"The female is larger than the male and invariably destroys her mate when he's fulfilled his function in life."

"Maybe there's an ordinary explanation to what happened, but I wouldn't take any bets."

"Narrator: [a volcano near Antarctic erupts, causing an ice flow in the Arctic, which releases the Deadly Mantis] For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

"A Thousand Tons of Horror! From A Million Years Ago ..."

"The most dangerous monster that ever lived!"

"This Was the Day That Engulfed the World in Terror!"

"Out of a million years ago ... a thousand tons of horror!"

"Craig Stevens — Col. Joe Parkman"

"William Hopper — Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson"

"Alix Talton — Marge Blaine"

"Donald Randolph — Gen. Mark Ford"

"Pat Conway — Sgt. Pete Allen"

"Florenz Ames — Prof. Anton Gunther"

"Paul Smith — Corporal, Parkman's Clerk"

"Phil Harvey — Lou, Radar Man"

"Floyd Simmons — Army Sergeant"

"Paul Campbell — Lt. Fred Pizar"

"Helen Jay — Mrs. Farley"