The Black Scorpion (1957)
Actors:
Richard L. Van Enger (editor),
Richard Denning (actor),
Pascual García Peña (actor),
Arturo Martínez (actor),
Carlos Múzquiz (actor),
Carlos Rivas (actor),
Fanny Schiller (actress),
Paul Sawtell (composer),
Edward Ludwig (director),
Mara Corday (actress),
Roberto Contreras (actor),
Jack Dietz (producer),
Pedro Galván (actor),
Paul Yawitz (writer),
Robert Blees (writer),
Plot: Giant scorpions demolish Mexico City. They have been released from underground caverns by a series of volcanic eruptions, and it's up to Hank, an American geologist to stop them.
Keywords: beauty, canary, cattle-ranch, cavern, caviar, cowboy-boots, crane, desert, earthquake, fissure
Genres:
Horror,
Sci-Fi,
Taglines: DON'T BE ASHAMED TO SCREAM - IT HELPS TO RELIEVE THE TENSION We defy you not to get a genuine case of the horrors when you see "The Black Scorpion"! Every horror you've seen on the screen grows pale beside the horror of "THE BLACK SCORPION" SHOWN UNCUT! Every terror exactly as filmed! NOTE: The management reserves the right to put up the lights any time the audience becomes too emotionally disturbed! We urge you not to panic or bolt from your seats! HE GET YOU SCARED STIFF! (original print ad - all caps) SHOWN UNCUT! ALL ITS HORROR EXACTLY AS FILMED! (original print ad - all caps) THE HIDEOUS INHUMAN BEING THAT DEFIED EVERY LAW OF NATURE! (original print ad - all caps) EARTHQUAKE RELEASES NEW MONSTER HORROR! (original print ad - all caps)
Quotes:
Hank Scott: [after watching two scorpions fight] That's how they kill each other - that weak spot in the throat!::Artur Ramos: It must be it!
Teresa Alvarez: Caviar? Aren't you overdoing it a bit, Hank?::Hank Scott: Well, I've got to make an impression on you in 48 hours that'll last for two months. What's the matter, don't you like caviar?::Teresa Alvarez: Oh, I love it, but, I must say, I could never understand why it's so expensive!::Hank Scott: Well, it's a whole year's work for a sturgeon.
Hank Scott: [after hearing an onimous noise] Ordinarily I've got nothing against moonlight nights, but I'll be glad to get by this one.
Hank Scott: [in a laboratory] One question, doctor...::Dr. Velazco: I hope I can answer it.::Hank Scott: Well, the alcohol, the distilled water, the salt solution - I can uderstand that, but what's the tequila for?::Dr. Velazco: Well, in your country I believe they call it a coffee break.
Hank Scott: [to the peons in the village as he and Ramos pull into the rural town in their jeep] We're from Mexico City! I say, we're from Mexico City! We're scientists! Is the mayor here?