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The Flying Serpent (1946)

The Flying Serpent poster
Directed by
Sam Newfield
Genre
horror film, monster film
Country
United States
Runtime
59 min
Rated
NR
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An archaeologist goes mad after discovering a mythical bird god. He uses the creature to kill people he considers his enemies.

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What happens

The Flying Serpent is a 1946 American fantasy-horror film based on a story by John T Neville. It follows the deranged archaeologist, Dr Andrew Forbes, as he uses his discovery of a killer bird god, the mythical Quetzalcoatl, to murder his enemies. The film is directed by Sam Newfield and features George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer and Eddie Acuff. It was telecast to WCBS in New York on Saturday, February 5, 1949. The film is also known as Killer with Wings (American recut version). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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