Revenge Of The Creature Page #2

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Sure.

I'll take

you now, my boy.

Doc, didn't you say that

among the lower animals...

there were no natural enemies

as long as they're well fed?

Yeah, something

like that.

Well, maybe so, Doc,

but there were four rats in

there when I changed my lights.

Now there's only three.

It's my considered opinion

that rat number four is

sitting inside that cat.

Are you sure you fed

them all this morning?

Sure, I always

feed them. L...

How'd he get in here?

Clete. Clete, here's the

most important news that...

The greatest scientific

find since the Peking man.

What you got, Mac, someone

unearth a natural blonde?

They've captured

that Devonian relic

Dr. Reed reported last year.

You're kidding.

Know what I think?

I think you should be

thinking about going

down to Ocean Harbor.

You wouldn't have any trouble.

They know your work down there.

Clete. Clete, you can be the

first man to scientifically...

study a creature that,

by all the laws of nature,

should've died a quarter

of a million years ago.

Where are you going?

To ask the dean for

a leave of absence.

What else?

Joe, Johnson.

How are you,

Lou, Mr. Foster?

Never better, Joe.

The whole country is talking

about that catch of yours.

That right?

Well, it oughta be

worth a raise then.

It is.

What's this I hear

about you gettin' mauled?

Ah, just a few scratches.

Hey, we'll bring him right up.

Well, let's go

down there, boys.

Now keep him straight.

Guide him in there easily.

Watch his head that it

doesn't hit on that bulkhead.

All right.

Move him through slowly.

[Joe]

Lower itjust a little.

All right.

All right, take it away.

Watch this

railing here.

Hold steady there.

That's it.

Okay, swing it in.

Keep it comin', boys.

Keep him comin'.

Right in here.

All set, George.

Keep it comin'.

Raise it up a little.

Up a little higher.

All right, hold it.

Now down.

All right, hold it.

Hold it.

That's good.

Afraid I've got some bad

news for you, Mr. Foster.

The Gill Man?

Yeah. Been in a coma ever

since we captured him.

But he's

still alive.

Yeah, just about.

Look, Joe, you

can't do this to me.

I've got every man, woman and child

in the civilized world

waiting to meet the Gill Man.

The hotels are booked

for 50 miles around here.

I've got the radio,

the TV...

Louie, speeches aren't

gonna do any good now.

We'll put him in the receiving

tank and we'll see what happens.

Come on, let's

get rolling, Mac.

Okay, Joe.

[Joe]

Hold him level now.

[P.A. System]

I suppose we might describe

this, ladies and gentlemen,

as the creature's official

entry into the 20th century.

Here at Ocean Harbor it

will live, if it lives at all,

and become the object

of scientific study.

The question now is whether

Joe Hayes, the man who

captured the creature,

will be able to bring it out

of its comatose condition.

He's waiting for it now.

Alone in the tank.

Apparently showing no sign

of fear as his arms reach out.

Easy now.

Let it down easy.

I've got it. All right,

down just a little.

All right, hold it.

[George]

Can you get him out, Joe?

Yeah, I can make it.

Okay, take it away.

[George]

Take up the rig.

[Photographer]

Hey, boys, look up here.

Man, look

at that thing.

Will he come out of it?

[George]

Too early to tell.

Pardon me, sir.

Miss Dobson, may I

have a word with you?

Ladies and gentlemen,

I have here

Miss Helen Dobson.

One of the prettiest young

ladies it's ever been my

pleasure to interview.

Miss Dobson was a science

major at Belmont University

in Texas and now...

Well, perhaps I'd better

get her to explain it to you.

What brings you to the

oceanarium, Miss Dobson?

I'm here to gather material

for my masters thesis.

I'm studying ichthyology.

Ichthyology?

That's a ten-dollar word.

How about explaining it to us?

Well, ichthyology

is the study of fish.

I see.

I noticed that

Joe Hayes out here...

has the Gill Man

down in the water...

and he's walking

him around.

That seems to be a strange

thing to do. Is there any

particular reason for it?

[Helen]

Well, that's the way they revive

sharks and other large fish.

And since this creature

has gills, they're using

the same method.

You see, walking forces

water into the mouth...

from which it flows

over the gills.

Uh, as the water

traverses past the gills,

fine blood vessels,

on the surface of the gills,

release the carbon dioxide...

and pick up a dissolved

oxygen from the water...

which exits from the fish

through the gill-slit.

I see.

Well, do you think it will

work in this particular case?

Well, I'm no prophet.

Well, thank you very much

for talking to us, Miss Dobson.

How does it look, Joe?

Can't tell yet, Lou.

How long has he been

walkin' this thing?

About two hours.

What a way to

make a living.

His arm. I saw it.

It did move.

Watch it up there.

He's starting to move.

Why doesn't he get out?

Get those ropes ready.

I want to get out of here as

soon as I get a line on him.

We're ready, Joe.

Get that camera

here, quick!

He'll get out

of the tank.!

Keep that net handy.

I may need it.

We'll have it when you do.

All right, stand by with

those boat-hooks, boys.

That thing will

kill somebody.

Look out.!

Joe, look,

he's climbing out.

Look out, Joe.

Give me that.

Be careful.!

Joe.!

Get him out of there.!

Get the net ready.!

Throw the net.!

Throw the net.!

[George]

Bring him over here, Joe.

Okay, I've

got his wrist.

Get those cuts

fixed up right away.

All right, all right.

Let's get out ofhere before

that thing breaks loose again.

[P.A. System]

Ladies and gentlemen,

our Ocean Harbor technicians...

are about to move the Gill Man

from the receiving tank into

the larger permanent tank.

Mr. Joe Hayes is in

charge of the operation.

Open up the gate.

Everything all right?

Wait till they're

all out of the tank.

I'm not taking any chances.

Okay.

I hope that chain holds.

Don't worry

about that chain.

[P.A. System]

Welcome, ladies and gentlemen,

to Ocean Harbor,

on this, the first day

of public exhibit of the

world-famous Gill Man.

We suggest that you enjoy

all of the sights the

oceanarium has to offer.

Once you've seen the

Gill Man, please move on.

Give the other

folks a chance.

Our attendants will be pleased

to answer your questions...

as you tour the

wonders of the deep.

Very shortly now

the Gill Man will be fed.

Scientists are still

investigating his diet.

They found the creature

reluctant to eat...

these fish that are swimming

about him in the tank.

It was a real break

finding you here.

Look, I'm not one

of those specialists...

who fails to appreciate

the other fella's field.

Although, personally,

I think we're overspecialized.

Why, it's getting so

we have experts...

who concentrate only

on the lower section of

a specimen's left ear.

Well, I must tell you, I know

something about your work.

And I was quite impressed

when I heard you were coming.

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