20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

20 Million Miles to Earth is a 1957 American science fiction giant monster film written by Bob Williams and Christopher Knopf from an original treatment by Charlott Knight. The film was produced by Charles H. Schneer's Morningside Productions for Columbia Pictures and directed by Nathan H. Juran. As with several other Schneer-Columbia collaborations, it was developed to showcase the stop-motion animation talents of Ray Harryhausen.

Plot
The first U.S. spaceship to Venus crash-lands off the coast of Sicily on its return trip. A dangerous, lizard-like creature comes with it and quickly grows gigantic.

Cast
William Hopper as Robert Calder

Joan Taylor as Marisa Leonardo

Frank Puglia as Dr. Leonardo

John Zaremba as Judson Evans

Jan Arvan as Contino

Arthur Space as Dr. Sharman

Ray Harryhausen as Cameo