20 Million Miles to Earth ★★½ 1957 A spaceship returning from an expedition to Venus crashes on Earth, releasing a fast-growing reptilian beast that rampages throughout Athens. Another entertaining example of stop-motion animation master Ray Harryhausen's work, offering a classic battle between the monster and an elephant. 82m/B William Hopper, Joan Taylor, Frank Puglia, John Zaremba, Thomas B(rowne). Henry, Jan Arvan;
Director:
Nathan "Jerry" Juran;
Writer:
Christopher Knopf, Bob Williams;
Writer:
Irving Lippman;
Cameo:
Mischa Bakaleinikoff.