Continuity mistake: When Richard Denning and Richard Carlson approach the boat ladder coming back from their first dive in the Black Lagoon, you can see the net hanging underwater just to their right. It already has the huge torn hole that is in it when they hoist it up after the creature is caught for a moment in a later scene.
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Ending / spoiler
Directed by: Jack Arnold
Starring: Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno
The creature from the black lagoon (in the Amazon) kidnaps Kay and takes her to a cavern. Lucas, David and Dr. Maia rescue Kay and shoot the creature. They let the wounded creature escape and it sinks, presumably dead, in the water...
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More mistakes in Creature from the Black Lagoon
Dr. Thompson: Demon, eh? Well, it's no more far-fetched than your gillman.
Lucas: There are many strange legends in the Amazon. Even I, Lucas, have heard the legend of a man-fish.
Trivia: William Alland who produced The Creature From The Black Lagoon, acted in Citizen Kane as the reporter who investigates Kane's career. During the filming Alland met Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Figueroa Mateos, who told him a legend of an amphibious creature who comes out of the River Amazon to seize women. Alland wrote a story based on the legend, which would form the basis of this 1954 horror film.
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