The Killer Shrews (1959) SCI-FI HORROR

those who hunt by night will tell you that the wildest and most vicious of all animals is the tiny shrew the shrew feeds only by the dark of the moon he must eat his own body weight every few hours or starve and the Shrew devours every bones flesh marrow everything in March first in Alaska and then invading steadily southward there were reports of a new species the Giant Killer shrew [Music] knows what a quiet out there almost smell it can't know but I can feel it the pressures drop so fast it's almost made my ears pop hurricanes got different ways to tell it is their ways get ahead what's that mean oh my boy that puts our port right in the middle of it [Music] there's a cove on the lease side though we'll snuggle up close to the club and ride it out what about the bottom well my chart shows its good holding ground clay you know something if this thing had an automatic pilot I would have to put up with you then you wouldn't handle better get you out we should be there in a couple of hours these Mills of yours keep running look automatic pilots can't play Dixieland jazz on their vendors like I can [Music] hey ruff ruff come here take a look there she is dead ahead man that show man named Craig is on this island nothing that's a name on a crate dr. Milo credits will then load tomorrow perhaps sitting high at water whenever Logan's going rats turn to with a lot of water under that's right and see won't make up in that code and win or ever whipping around like a kite step forward break out the heavy weather hook track with my current speed run I'm a chef ah she arrived like a duck she swings too far to starboard we might have to take a check line to shore a rope they just land up that trail that's a rather strange setup when you say like somebody's getting rid of somebody Oh cap may be hard to tell [Music] I'm dr. Drake Thoren Sherman I have your supplies aboard that's good nothing wrong with Captain Ferguson oh-ho well I wouldn't know and his body's run Oh see well yay with the color order everything on the list here's a manifest you see last week's supply has drawn us a little short him captain after you ever loaded I have a passenger for you and have two Sherman this is my daughter and crate oh so you're the passenger that's right oh it's gonna be nice having you aboard I'm getting a little tired looking at Griswold but we're we're not leaving today we're not even unloading that load will cut the roll in a half you expecting an invasion yes game or otherwise there are certain conditions it could be dangerous [Music] hey ruff you want to shake the kinks out limber up a little [ __ ] like a [ __ ] crossbow Oh sighs I got some work left to do if you do come ashore where a gun got ya and I told you about the hurricane you act like you didn't know anything about it what's the matter you're set broken down give enough communication for more than a week can't it be fixed totally out of commission my assistants the film Gary fell well of course will you join us in a cocktail well I've never been known to turn down a drink yet I'll be glad to accept fine that case we'll have martinis Mario si Senor Nixon in please right this way captain come in [Music] you have everything here you need we are self-sufficient here yeah cows or fresh milk chickens for fresh eggs even a satin horse sort of a world all your own it's exactly about tried to create a zone if you have to be isolated for your work you picked a lonely little island excuse me please I think I've changed worried because you're on leave until tomorrow I can understand that there's something else bothering her Rapide Rapide Rathore could you please step over here like it to meet someone just a second dr. Bain there's no need to shout doctor I'm right here I'd like you to meet captain phone shrimp this is my other assistant how do you new to new litter since lunch doctor Oh support gt1 one six that's good we can breed them to the 205 group in about three weeks but I'd prefer to wait and expose about half of them to the Huskins factor first if you agree good idea do you notice a hurricane coming well I don't suppose there's much we can do about that glad to meet you sure you have to excuse Radford anything that was not concerned this project does not get through to it brilliant mind he would stop that if someone didn't remind him to eat must be very interesting work what's his field biology you specialize the genetics heredity I'm afraid my interest doesn't run in that line you know think what would happen he could isolate identify the inherited fact that eg now wait a minute I'm afraid I'm not very good with your research this is practical research Jerry among mammals the smaller the size the Haida metabolism ended short at the lifespan well I'm attempting to to decreased his size by maintaining a low metabolism resultant a longer lifespan what reason overpopulation another problem now but it will be in time what happens because we are now we could lift vices long in our natural resources father may I speak with you a moment when you please excuse us captain Oh providing a drop to captain I prefer going tell me something doctor as a her can ever hit this island before that you know uh I wouldn't know you've only been here nine months and his places them on occupied for years well have you ever been through one only the print you well this one's building up very fast pressure drop very quickly in the center I'd advise you to get some doors and windows open in this place until it is under rule and if your pressure Nan's drink I'll go and check them I'd be happy to thank heavens you're right my rations are getting short it's more than that much more well surely be able to save tomorrow only possibly but not probable not go late anyway takes a long time for a sea like that to quiet down well if you're worrying about me you needed I'm a good sailor I'm not worried about you you'll say oh when the time's right got them opened all right Oh captain let me freshen you a drink one for the road trying to rush you but it will be dark soon I've invited them for dinner father oh I see if you're not worried about your ship you're welcome I'll take a rain check on that dinner if you wish father I've asked going to stay progress doctor this is the sole survivor of group 30 28 months a whole today well that's equivalent to 140 years to us that's right yet it still maintains low metabolism without any sluggishness not the breakthrough but it certainly sets our course Bradford suspend series 52 through 96 and will concentrate on the rest what is that it's a sore axe ERISA tea looks like a small rat now I was like a skunk that must lands in their needs these little fellows our subjects they have birth cycle of 10 to 14 days and using them we can establish traits we can trace the progressions to a number of generations over a short period of time how big do they get that's an adult see the muscle is long and pick out the new rats the extent of the lower mandible see does he bite only when he's hungry or maybe you better take him he doesn't know me all he knows is his next meal he just been fed to be alright another eight hours I should have you opened Bradford I got it to you that's Gary you gonna get worse storms always friendly ever since she was a child they're not climbers yeah digging Ganim they feed only at night unless they're starving when they have hungry enough steak they'll tackle anything regardless of size hmm if you leave two of them in a cage for 12 hours without food the stronger will eat the weekend terrible precisely you see they're intense activity requires a tremendous amount of energy so supply they they must eat three times own weight in food every 24 hours or stop rapid radford would you please take some call the bone eaters when the flesh is gone they'll eat the bones for marrow all they'll ever teeth of course my dear I'll get you Matty Oh Mario I keep off of off Nadia show to the bath you will freshen up a bit yeah BL senior of baño you've got a problem - que pasa nada nothing Senor but you believe on the chip tomorrow I think that all depends on the wind and the sea don't you see these are you know ah you may jump in I feel the fight I see I'm glad to hear that anybody else is concerned about my sailing tomorrow why you see they feel the point - huh I don't like to repeat myself okay see [Music] I know but I'm not saying that you created them I am saying that because of your drunken stupidity and leaving the cage door open you created the horrible situation that now exists okay and this is a mistake any one of us might have made I'm getting a little sick of being called an irresponsible drunk now believe me I am excuse me carry her cigarette thank heavens you live today you said that before what's the string I want to leave but I want my father to go with me well then what doesn't discuss it many times but he's adamant I'm sure Jerry has a lot to do with this decision you don't have to convince me that the crisis would only last for a few well this is certainly a cozy little scene I'd even be called enema boy-meets-girl what I do I have to say that's not concern you I can't disagree with you more my dear I'm concerned with everything you do and I intend to keep it that way on my book an engagement isn't a casual thing my book it isn't either and last night and it out [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] being reasonable everybody in the world is scared to death or something when they came at us last night you knock me down getting inside the fence it's just that I can't stand up like something alright alright but I advise you not to mention it to anyone I'm gonna complete these experiments with your father regardless of anything do you understand that nobody is gonna take this chance away from me let's get the [ __ ] checking the weather I'll get him [Music] captain time for dinner [Music] [Music] [Music] and this as good as a mile Elvis night you need one of those trees crashes through it might just not be any tree on this side of the house or fall away from it so just relax I think I'd better go back aboard I don't think I'm not grateful for your hospitality I am so on your ship is safe please stay here with me why you scared or lonesome I'll take a rain check on it dawn you can't leave no one opens that gate after dark well who's gonna stop me you what no one opens that gate at night now look I don't ask questions because it's against my principles when you'd like to explain that all right down here halfway give me the gun not very becoming anyway you believe imperative well I'm a little low that sort of thing but what'd you have in mind not to you a truther to you and you right in the middle on it Oh have you ever heard of a shrew as in taming neither bad will call them sorcery City when you showed you one true must be the common name for those cute little Adams cute that's unless what you can use to describe those little monsters they're the most horrible animals on the face of the earth as father told you they breed within three weeks after birth their lives no I know what your father told me but what's that got to do with me opening that gate two or three hundred giant truths out there monsters weighing between 50 and 100 pound 50 to 100 wait a minute you must be kidding I'm definitely not kidding that's as big as a full-grown wolf and what's more they are beginning to starve no wonder you didn't want me to go out there thanks for saving my skin when I'm sorry I had to takin you with a gun but I didn't know how he has to stop you I was very effective but all you had to do was tell me about it I hope I wouldn't have to but you changed everything when you started to leave and I had to stop you some way you say there's two or three hundred out there that's right captain thorn and if you'd stuck with your rowboat and played captain instead of trying to play detective you wouldn't have to worry about how many are out there would you that's enough Jerry what's wrong and thorn decided to leave to dissuade him I started to tell you about their shoes you might as well know the whole story I guess you're a little jumpy captain yeah I'm sorry six months ago he managed to Ashley the act of controlling sides two leaders are born six individuals became pastelly they were about the size of buckshot but the rate of growth was abnormal they continued to grow they were mutants they inherited all the negative characteristics of their brief somehow they managed to escape but a month later we saw one of the Ossipee they will multiply we did everything in the world to exterminate them but no apparent luck then we haven't seen any since daylight neither blinds them in there they porridge only at night or less starving the fact that two of them charged and and Jerry at the gate last evening indicates that the available food on the island is nearly deficient then what doctor they will exterminate each other can take a couple days what do we do during that time stay indoors and wait until it's over get some wires go down on the transformer I'm sorry I'll get some names Mario Mario she said good there's a lantern in the pantry light and bring it in here Bradford right all the candles you can find all right I will where is it generator outside can get it in tonight lantern will give you all the light you need I will join us again [Music] well Jerry I felt she was sincere made sense from her standpoint wanting her father to leave the island with her makes sense be much better for the project of Iowan weather for a few days matter of fact I think I'll talk the doctor about that that might be the answer and another thing I don't take much to this Thorne Sherman he looks to me like the type that had try anything that left hand a dinner invitation that was just to keep me here till after dark wasn't I wanted you here tonight I've had something terrible what's going to happen well you still feel the same way about it not as much that sees you here and no mm-hmm [Music] the wind has a lonesome sound doesn't it sure does I guess when we don't have a wind this job you're a strange man Don I never met anyone like you oh you seem so disinterested in everything aren't you the least bit curious don't you worry about the unusual things around here the guns the fence shattered windows my accent anything I'll tell you something I'm only interested in anything that concerns me then I do something about it you're gonna sail with me tomorrow [Laughter] [Music] I don't think he was going out Jerry he couldn't take a chance he's fool enough to don't be stupid I don't intentions are going out there okay I got a date no somebody needed it did you hear it doctor it sound like a human boys I was taking a look put the life stuck his shoes got into the bomb [Music] the life stuck mário forget to borrow those doors no I put them in the barn myself they couldn't get through the wood doors dug dirt whoa let me ask you something Doctor Who how could you expose all our lives yourself included with those things out there all you had to do was get the Coast Guard or the name to come in here and burn them out those things got loose any unusual experiment can produce and use your results that's why I chose this island isolated miles of open water in any direction our project is privately financed it's not a problem for the government or military and the world is no danger his species does not swim and as far as the shrews are concerned this island is their world very soon right here on this island is going to be a miniature reproduction of an overpopulated world and you'll see the importance of what we're working to avoid I'm not concerned about all this theory what I'm concerned about is our lives there'll be ample time to panic when they run out of food and go on a 24-hour for it how do you know they haven't already that's possible their main diet has been a small animals on the island that source that have been depleted 18 or 20 hours ago that's why they won't act at a livestock there's still some food on this island before they reach the crisis well [Music] no worry about them digging in here the floors are tied the walls aren't doctor they're adobe our sex that would be on that boat you may be right you can reach your boat and daylight the shoes will gorge themselves on life stuck up to keep the mythology for several hours there's no sense looking at the dark side and there's no sense minimizing a serious situation believe you're completely unprepared to cope with it we certainly can't make it tonight that's out of the question maybe tomorrow I haven't we'll get some sleep tonight but we'll have a watch an hour and a half a piece doctor you go first and then Redford Mary Oh Jerry and then me shudder all the windows make sure they're locked wooden tight check all these walls come back I think I'll stay here buddy fine I feel safer I couldn't stand it in that room alone alright as you wish I'll try to get some sleep [Music] so far here it is Mario you are next to make the patrol no sir Mario come on in open been waiting for you to finish how much the dudes up he kinda startled me so now yeah I would drink ok I really liked that you see you sit down it's the while it just checked every room in the house didn't ya see you're a good man Mario a man that can be trusted you know what I've been thinking about Mario and that captain you and me imagine an intelligent girl like her gone for a common sea [ __ ] like him I know why you do to case anything goes wrong she's looking out for own hide that's why I keep thinking about you and me anything goes wrong we're gonna outlast them all [Music] I'm going to trust you take my turnip patrolling the house but when you finish don't like the captain go back here and get me yeah I'll probably feel good enough by him to take his turn okay am I am safe okay [Music] your it is Mario I am Martin what is it letter C rigatoni a la bodega see I hear him sing him down there O'Hara Dakini mr. break out the kitchen window but I closed it off he went down there why should he go down there the food for delivery at Tony's I pull out and frost de la vie you tell Jerry no Senora here is your turn next here is Anna Luz we're killing no makeup a shrew guardian it's all right he's down the Sun now we're going down after but I don't want you to let anybody open that door till I tell you you understand [Music] opening just a crack hold on to it [Music] [Applause] [Music] Mario okay I see where he was I do not see what it is with other she say no I will be careful [Music] also gotten BZ [Music] you all right down there doctor get out here quick [Music] [Applause] [Music] he's dead yeah I got this on him right away you couldn't have bled to death might as well let go of it we'll do many good now what could have killed him and that's it till the autopsy hemotoxic syndrome I'm afraid soon we'll know at the pathology doctor that's not the same animal you showed me that's a monster as I said there are mutants in controlling the size factor we seem to have crossed some of the other characteristics well you certainly did a good job of it I've known that for some time captain please give me a hand with natty Oh graphic ring up the animal [Music] extremely high poison content in the shrew saliva compared it with this careful competent necessarily any indication the same poison Mary's blood will give you the answer yes you're right look can rooting about it's not going to do any good now why don't you try to think of something else tell me yeah what do you do around your are you a scientist neurologist oh that's the study of animal life in it we'll do you specialize what are you specializing they died I had Hannah nice to nine partly to blame [Music] exams it we ever get off this island I never have anything to do with it again what will you do normally like normally women do you see it seemed a little don't after the life I've been living rather dull and alive and excited and I'll take a doll a live woman every time [Music] Sathorn the autopsy has proved what we suspected several weeks ago I concocted the most diddle and poison that could be the materials ahead at hand so we put it out as bait Mario was killed my poison doctor I wonder if you thought the system of the sorex enabled them to assimilate that poison it remained in the salivary glands of their jaws isn't that wonderful I am sorry of course I always speak in the clinical point of view well don't you have something to counteract that poison once Maria was bitten I'm afraid is nothing anyone could have done this indicates that they cannot afford to get even so much as a scratch from these animals there are more poisonous than snakes what do you think they're all affected first way to find out is let them all by Chauncey which bites you died after we might just all get that chance Jerri you included doctor I've closed all the doors in the Rose I suggest we do the same thing with this Hall in this lab cut down the chances of getting in the front of the house I think if we keep a close watching those walls and windows in there we might make it till daybreak the walls are two feet thick do do you think I have a chance to dig in of course there's a chance anywhere that plasters off that adobe's is soft as mush where that rain hit it [Music] [Music] but here's another possibility doctor it's very light out it's gonna be daylight soon we'll take the Shrew that killed Mario and throw it over the fence use it for bait if they show up for it of course to run for the boats out but they don't then I'll go down have rook lay two with the lighter then I'll return to the bend and the trail and give you the all-clear signal sounds fine captain good then you explain it to the rest will oil abates been out for 20 minutes nothing's touched [Music] [Applause] [Music] even though when death gan-chan isn't that wonderful I'm afraid it's not over my dear it's just a love he'll be a lot more he's right I'll be back at the bend shortly now you watch for my signal you can't go now I'll go with him not you Father you haven't even fired a gun take rather Jerry sure I'll go and you'll be sure I'm getting a signal [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] don't shoot that gun unless you have to you've only got 20 rounds altogether I know that as well as you do Sherman you stay away from her you have that gun pointed at me right at the middle of your back look we got enough problems without worrying about Anne telling you stay away from her when the shrews get through with you they won't even find a buckshot [Music] Shh where's this gift oh that chick line I gotta find him since last night you won't find much of it you shut up I'm not going back what I'm staying here you suit yourself but if I were you I'd swim out to that boat can't swim and stay here wait a minute you got to give me a gun give you a gun chairman wait [Music] then we had on the boat they don't leave much do they Sherman we got to make a deal but they've been dreaming this on both sides where I didn't see anything what Sherman you got to give me a gun [Music] whatever you do don't you run you stay in front of me because I don't trust you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I couldn't take a chance [Music] [Applause] [Music] I didn't have it coming or didn't it what happened out there oh nothing much Jerry just tried to kill me twice in the last five minutes look came ashore last night he's dead this all was left well deuce any Goods got no ammo I'm deeply sorry captain I wish I'd followed your orders but doctor you casually mention animals you didn't explain to us what we were facing out there every right to feel the way you do my mistake was only mine what our judgment I didn't know about the hurricane I didn't anticipate the effect it would have on the shrews I thought the house would be safe for the crisis how could you expose your own daughter how could you expose an to that she was going to leave last week but the boat didn't come drink anybody else care for one I could use some coffee [Music] sign the door you all right doctor he just ripped my trousers that's all are you sure that's all and I said I'm completely aware of a doctor stupid waste of ammunition everyone I'm a clean mess still poor I'm in there how did they get in in that kitchen window that rope must be rough he's dead [Music] [Applause] recorded every symptom a reaction right up to the moment of his death Jerry turn down one of those dreams and cover him up sure sure Greg I shall cover aunt and I'll cover him you'll cover me but who cover you shut up we can get on the mantle slavery [Music] [Music] don't take the melted thing around this you're right I'm coming where else they're digging too [Music] [Applause] [Music] come on [Music] here to barricade those walls I think we'll pass some of those crates up over there routes our last chain [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] yes these chemical drums as as tanks individual tanks [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Laughter] [Music] it's rope and put it on that latch so we can reach it from the ground [Music] [Music] alright we're all set it's gonna be rough but we should be able to duck walk to the beach where's Jerry there's a lot of makes it we can't leave he's not responsible for himself [Music] ready I'm gonna open that date ready ready okay here they come [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] your science bag you want to rest you tired [Music] would you say she says she's alright she's keeping her eyes closed all right keep your eyes closed I can't get out you threw the slip this empty drum is too heavy for her I can barely hold up myself I'll be all right in a minute all right you walk I'll drag for a while don't get the head Gunder they'll flip us over [Music] check your foot these are scratch keep moving let's go [Music] what [Music] we'll hit the water soon [Music] doesn't sound like they're following us anymore we better work deeper I'm about drowned out okay let's swim for it okay [Applause] we honest are unfortunate we are say find a way I'm in the store sure she wrote out the first half all right that's always the roughest anyway riding an anchor are a chance to learn a little more about that Swedish accent 24 hours there'll be one shoe left on the island and he'll be dead of starvation an excellent example of overpopulation well you know something doctor what's that I'm not gonna worry about overpopulation just yet [Music] [Applause] [Music]

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Length: 68min 33sec (4113 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 13 2018