Them!

Them!

94 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | June 16, 1954

As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent, and the world.

Them!

94 mins | Science Fiction, Horror | June 16, 1954

Them!
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent, and the world.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures
Original title Them!
Directors Gordon Douglas
Writers Ted Sherdeman, Russell S. Hughes, George Worthing Yates

Cast

James Whitmore

as Sgt. Ben Peterson

James Arness

as FBI Agent Robert Graham

Joan Weldon

as Dr. Pat Medford

Edmund Gwenn

as Dr. Harold Medford

Onslow Stevens

as Brig. Gen. Robert O'Brien

Sean McClory

as Maj. Kibbee

Sandy Descher

as The Ellinson Girl

Chris Drake

as Trooper Ed Blackburn

Don Shelton

as Trooper Capt. Fred Edwards

Fess Parker

as Alan Crotty

Mary Alan Hokanson

as Mrs. Lodge

Olin Howland

as Jensen

William Schallert

as Ambulance Attendant

Ann Doran

as Child Psychiatrist

Dub Taylor

as Railroad Yard Watchman

Leonard Nimoy

as Army Sergeant

Richard Deacon

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Forbes Murray

as Government Official

Kenner G. Kemp

as Trooper #2

Charles Perry

as Soldier (uncredited)

Dorothy Green

as Matron (uncredited)

Willis Bouchey

as Official at D.C. meeting (uncredited)

Mary Lou Holloway

as Blonde at ploice station