The Gill-man—commonly called the Creature—is the main antagonist of the 1954 black-and-white science fiction film Creature from the Black Lagoon and its two sequels Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
The Gill-man as portrayed by Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Milicent Patrick, adding some final touches to Ricou Browning's underwater Gill-man mask.
The Gill-man in his natural habitat, as portrayed by Ricou Browning in Creature from the Black Lagoon.
The mutated Gill-man, as he appears in The Creature Walks Among Us, as portrayed by Don Megowan.
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Creature from the Black Lagoon is a 1954 American black-and-white 3D monster horror film produced by William Alland and directed by Jack Arnold, from a screenplay by Harry Essex and Arthur Ross and a story by Maurice Zimm. It stars Richard Carlson, Julia Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno, Nestor Paiva, and Whit Bissell. The film's plot follows a group of scientists who encounter a piscine amphibious humanoid in the waters of the Amazon; the Creature, also known as the Gill-man, was played by Ben Chapman on land and by Ricou Browning underwater. Produced and distributed by Universal-International, Creature from the Black Lagoon premiered in Detroit on February 12, 1954, and was released on a regional basis, opening on various dates.
Theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown
Autographed Julie Adams still, featuring the Creature menacing Kay
Ricou Browning played the "Gill-man" in the underwater scenes of Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Revenge of the Creature (1955), and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956).
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