The Deadly Mantis (1957)

The Deadly Mantis is a 1957 horror film American Universal Studios produed by William Alland and directed by Nathan H. Juran and starred by Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton and Pet Conway.

A U.S. colonel and a paleontologist track a huge praying mantis from the North Pole to Manhattan.

Cast

 * Craig Stevens as Col. Joe Parkman
 * William Hopper as Dr. Nedrick 'Ned' Jackson
 * Alix Talton as Marge Blaine
 * Donald Randolph as Gen. Mark Ford
 * Pat Conway as Sgt. Pete Allen
 * Florenz Ames as Prof. Anton Gunther
 * Paul Smith as Cororal, Parkman's Clerk
 * Phil Harvey as Lou, Radar Man
 * Floyd Simmons as Army Sergeant
 * Paul Campbell as Lt. Fred Pizar
 * Helen Jay as Mrs. Farley