The Creature from the Black Lagoon - 1954

Classic Universal monster film notable for the "gill-man" Creature and for Julie Adams. She is along for the trip on a scientific expedition when the denizen of a dark lagoon in the Amazon fixes his attentions upon her. It is a love that is never meant to be.

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