--- title: 'The Black Scorpion (1957)' type: 'film' director: 'Edward Ludwig' released: '1957-01-01' runtime_minutes: 88 genres: - 'Horror' - 'Science Fiction' countries: - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-scorpion-1957' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050197/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # The Black Scorpion (1957) 1957 · 88 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States ## Synopsis The Black Scorpion is a 1957 black-and-white giant arachnid horror film from Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Jack Dietz and Frank Melford, directed by Edward Ludwig, and starring Richard Denning, Mara Corday, Carlos Rivas, and Mario Navarro. The film's stop-motion animation special effects were created by Willis O'Brien. In the film, volcanic activity releases giant prehistoric scorpions from the earth. They wreak havoc in the rural countryside and eventually threaten Mexico City. The film was released on October 11, 1957, and was later shown on a double bill in 1958 with the William Castle film Macabre (1958). ## Credits - **Director:** [Edward Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-ludwig) - **Screenplay:** [David Duncan](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-duncan) - **Original Music Composer:** [Paul Sawtell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-sawtell) - **Producer:** [Jack Dietz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jack-dietz) - **Director of Photography:** [Lionel Lindon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-lindon) - **Editor:** [Richard L. Van Enger](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-l-van-enger) ## Cast - [Mara Corday](https://cinepixo.com/people/mara-corday) - [Pedro Joaquín Galván](https://cinepixo.com/people/pedro-joaquin-galvan) - [Mario Navarro](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-navarro) - [Carlos Rivas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-rivas) - [Richard Denning](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-denning) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-black-scorpion-1957 Film facts: Wikidata (Q726778); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.