17. The second Creature film featured the film debut of a well-known actor, director, and producer
The year following the release of Creature of the Black Lagoon the Gill Man returned in Revenge of the Creature, the first of eventually three films which mined the new character. The film was shot for the most part in Marineland of Florida near Jacksonville. The film presents Gill Man as having survived being shot at the end of the first film, captured, and sent to the fictional Ocean Harbor Oceanarium. There it becomes attracted to one of the female students and attempts to kidnap her. The film ends as had its predecessor, with Gill Man being shot as tries to escape from pursuit.
The film, unlike the original, was widely panned by critics, though it made enough money for Universal to give the green light for a second sequel. Early in the film a young laboratory technician identified as Jennings holds a brief discussion with a main character, Professor Ferguson. Jennings accuses a cat of destroying one of the lab rats, only to subsequently find the missing rodent in his coat pocket. The young actor portraying Jennings was Clint Eastwood in his first film role. The role was uncredited when the film was released in 1955.