Monster from the Ocean Floor

Monster from the Ocean Floor
Directed by	Wyott Ordung
Produced by	Roger Corman
Written by	Bill Danch
Starring	Anne Kimbell Stuart Wade Roger Corman
Music by	Andre Brummer
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	Edward Sampson
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	May 21, 1954
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$30,000
Box office	$850,000

Monster from the Ocean Floor is a 1954 science fiction film about a sea monster that terrorizes a Mexican cove. The film was directed by Wyott Ordung and starred Anne Kimbell and Stuart Wade.

It was the first film produced by Roger Corman (although he had previously written Highway Dragnet).

Julie Blair (Kimbell) is an American vacationing at a seaside village in Mexico. She hears stories about a man-eating creature dwelling in the cove. She meets Dr. Baldwin (Dick Pinner), a marine biologist, and they fall for one another. The mysterious death of a diver inspires Julie to investigate, but Baldwin is very skeptical. She sees a giant amoeba rising from the ocean.

Alan Frank listed Monster from the Ocean Floor's budget as $30,000. However, Corman stated that the film was made for $12,000 over six days. According to Corman, $4,000 of the film's budget came from Ordung, $3,500 from Corman (from the sale of the Highway Dragnet story to Allied Artists), $5,000 in deferment from Consolidated Labs, and money raised privately by selling $500 and $1,000 shares. Ordong later claimed he hocked his life insurance and sold his apartment to raise $15,000 to pay for the film.

The film was sold to Lippert Pictures for $110,000. Corman received a $60,000 advance for this, which enabled him to make his next film.

The film grossed $850,000.

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