The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms

The Beast from 20,000 fathoms is a 1953 science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugene Lourie, starring Paul Christian, Paula Raymond and Cecil Kellaway, and with visual effects by Ray Harryhausen. The film is about an atomic bomb test in the Arctic Circle that unfreezes a hibernating dinosaur, the fictional Rhedosaurus, which begins to wreak havoc in New York City. It was one of the first monster movies that helped inspire the following generation of creature features.

Plot
A ferocious dinosaur awakened by an Arctic atomic test terrorizes the North Atlantic and ultimately New York City.

Cast
Paul Christian as Tom Nesbitt

Paula Raymond as Lee Hunter

Cecil Kellaway as Dr. Thurgood Elson

Kenneth Tobey as Colonel Jack Evans

Donald Woods as Captain Phil Jackson

Ross Elliott as George Ritchie

Steve Brodie as Sgt. Loomis

Jack Pennick as Jacob Bowman