---
title: 'The Killer Shrews (1959)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ray Kellogg'
released: '1959-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 69
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-killer-shrews-1959'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052969/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Killer Shrews (1959)

1959 · 69 min · Drama, Horror, Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Killer Shrews is a 1959 American independent science fiction horror film directed by Ray Kellogg, and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon McLendon. The story follows a group of researchers who are trapped in their remote island compound overnight by a hurricane and find themselves under siege by their abnormally large and venomous mutant test subjects. The film stars James Best, Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, McLendon, Baruch Lumet and "Judge" Henry Dupree.

## Credits

- **Producer:** [Ken Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-curtis), [Gordon McLendon](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-mclendon)
- **Director:** [Ray Kellogg](https://cinepixo.com/people/ray-kellogg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Wilfred M. Cline](https://cinepixo.com/people/wilfred-m-cline)
- **Editor:** [Aaron Stell](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-stell)

## Cast

- [James Best](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-best)
- [Baruch Lumet](https://cinepixo.com/people/baruch-lumet)
- [Ken Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/ken-curtis)
- [Ingrid Goude](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingrid-goude)

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