It’s no secret that the Hollywood Comet loves musicals.
In 2010, I revealed I had seen 400 movie musicals over the course of eight years. Now that number is over 600. To celebrate and share this musical love, here is my weekly feature about musicals.

This week’s musical:
The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965) – Musical #786

Studio:
American Academy Productions

Director:
Jon Hall

Starring:
Jon Hall, Sue Casey, Walker Edmiston, Elaine DuPont, Arnold Lessing, Read Morgan, Carolyn Williamson, Gloria Neil, Kal Roberts, Clyde Adler, Dale Davis, Margo Lynn Sweet

Plot:
While a group is dancing and surfing on the beach, a girl is killed by a sea monster. As more teens are killed, oceanographer Dr. Otto Lindsay (Hall) is brought in on the case, though police just feel it’s a murderer. At the same time, Dr. Lindsay’s son Richard (Lessing) is reluctant to settle down into a career with his dad, wanting to surf and have fun, and Dr. Lindsay’s wife, Vicky (Casey), is being unfaithful.

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