Question 1

Why was the monster in The Beast with a Million Eyes actually a teakettle?

Accepted Answer

Because of budgetary considerations, the 'monster' ended up being a teakettle with a lot of holes in it.

Question 2

How did the film's music score cut costs?

Accepted Answer

The tiny budget meant the music is a collection of public-domain record library cues by classical composers like Wagner, Shostakovich, Verdi, and Prokofiev, credited to 'John Bickford'.

Question 3

What happened when distributor Samuel Z. Arkoff saw the finished film?

Accepted Answer

He was unhappy because it did not feature 'the beast' implied by the title, so he hired Paul Blaisdell to create a three-foot-tall spaceship with a 'beast' alien for $200.

Question 4

Which future Oscar-winning producer worked as art director on this film?

Accepted Answer

Albert S. Ruddy, who later won Best Picture Oscars for The Godfather (1972) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), was the art director.

Question 5

What was the budget for the fourth film in Roger Corman's contract with American International Pictures?

Accepted Answer

By the time of 'The Beast with a Million Eyes,' only $29,000 to $30,000 was left from the original $100,000 per film budget, so it was shot non-union in Palm Springs.

The Beast with a Million Eyes

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