A rather charming B-movie from 1959 with a decent looking monster terrorising a small town by the sea. It's not a classic but has interesting characters and reasonable dialogue. The locations are well chosen particularly the lighthouse where the grizzled keeper knows more than he lets on. The acting is good enough from reliable Les Tremayne as the doctor to cute Jeanne Carmen as Lucille' her swimming scene arousing the romantic interest of the monster who also has an interest in severed heads. The cinematography is not spectacular though I saw it in a good clear print which enhanced the atmosphere, especially the scenes by the sea. The director of photography Philip Lathrop went on to much bigger assignments. A better film than I expected certainly.
