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Dave Willock has 4 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1950s through the 1960s.
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The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
Drama · Horror

Return of the Fly
1959
Horror · Science Fiction

Creature from the Black Lagoon
1954
Adventure · Horror

The Tingler
1959
Horror · Science Fiction

The Revenge of Frankenstein
1958
Horror · Science Fiction

Them!
1954
Science Fiction · Horror

The Invisible Man Returns
1940
Horror · Science Fiction

Rodan
1956
Horror · Science Fiction

When a hypochondriac assumes that he is dying, he makes an elaborate plan to ensure his wife's happiness. However, trouble ensues when she misunderstands his intentions.
Dir. Norman Jewison · With Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall

Author and amateur astronomer John Putnam and schoolteacher Ellen Fields witness an enormous meteorite come down near a small town in Arizona. Putnam becomes a local object of scorn when, after examining the object up close, he announces that it is a spacecraft, and that it is inhabited...
Dir. Jack Arnold · With Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake

Wacky Races is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera that originally aired in 1968. The show is a parody of traditional car races, featuring a variety of eccentric characters and their outlandish vehicles, all racing across different terrains in a madcap competition for first place. The series is centered around a group of 11 racers, each with their own unique vehicle and distinct personality. The main characters include Dick Dastardly and his dog Muttley, who are always trying to cheat and sabotage the other competitors, although they never succeed. Other notable racers include Penelope Pitstop, the glamorous but tough driver; the adventurous Red Max; and the lovable duo, the Slag Brothers, who drive a massive, rock-like car.
Dir. Joseph Barbera, William Hanna · With John Stephenson, Paul Winchell, Don Messick
In a tributary of the Amazon, a monster – half-man, half-fish – is captured and placed in a reservoir in a Florida national park to be observed by scientists.
Dir. Jack Arnold · With John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
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