The Flying Serpent

The Flying Serpent is a 1946 American fantasyhorror film directed by Sam Newfield and featuring George Zucco, Ralph Lewis, Hope Kramer and Eddie Acuff.

Insane archaeologist Professor Andrew Forbes George Zucco uses a beast he unearthed to kill his enemies. The creature is the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Slowly those who know this try to stop the maniac and his monster.The film was loosely remade in the 1980s as director Larry Cohens 1982 film Q, starring Michael Moriarty, Candy Clark, and Richard Rountree. ........

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