June 1, 1957 –
Another great drive in movie, The Giant Claw, directed by Fred F. Sears, and starring Jeff Morrow, Mara Corday, Robert Shayne, Morris Ankrum, and Dabbs Greer was released on this date.
In an interview, Jeff Morrow said that no one in the cast saw the title monster until they went to the film’s premiere in Morrow’s home town. Producer Sam Katzman had contracted with a low-budget model-maker in Mexico City to construct the “Giant Claw,” and no one in the cast or crew had any idea it would come out looking as bizarre as it did. Morrow said the audience roared with laughter every time the monster made an appearance. He wound up slinking out of the theater in embarrassment before the film was over so no one who knew him would recognize him.
The Haus of Dcaligari 