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Movie poster for Creature from the Black Lagoon shows a scaly creature grabbing a woman in a white swimsuit underwater, with bold text and images of Richard Carlson and Julia Adams. Gill-Man, a creature in a scaly suit, approaches Julia Adams and Richard Carlson, who stand close together in fear, in a misty cave scene from Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). Grant Williams, shrunken to a tiny size, faces a large spider atop a spool of thread in a scene from the 1957 film The Incredible Shrinking Man. Peter Sellers, wearing glasses and chainmail, stands in front of Jean Seberg in a scene from the film The Mouse That Roared, directed by Jack Arnold. Lobby card for Creature from the Black Lagoon shows the monster grabbing a woman underwater, with bold movie title text, taglines, and portraits of Richard Carlson and Julia Adams.

Jack Arnold: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. Mar 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Oct 10, 2025
First paragraph modernization. May 06, 2024
Link added. Feb 10, 2023
Invalidated site: AllMovie - Biography of Jack Arnold. Jul 09, 2019
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Biography of Jack Arnold. Apr 17, 2017
Add new Web site: Official Site of Jack Arnold. May 24, 2016
Added photograph. Jun 03, 2015
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Biography of Jack Arnold. Jun 24, 2014
New article added. Jan 08, 2013
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