Tourist Attraction (The Outer Limits)

"Tourist Attraction" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 23 December 1963, during the first season.

Plot

Dominating millionaire John Dexter drives a group of explorers pursuing an ancient lake monster that is reputed to live in the waters of a South American dictatorship. When the creature is captured, Dexter plans to take it to the United States to enhance his reputation, but San Blas' dictator Juan Mercurio plans to use it to attract tourists. The creature, however, has purposes of its own.

Trivia

• Unlike the other episodes, this one has two additional narrations, one during Act I and another in Act IV.

Cast

• Ralph Meeker – as John Dexter
• Henry Silva – as Juan Mercurio
• Janet Blair – as Lynn Arthur
• Jerry Douglas – as Tom Evans
• Henry Darrow – as Mario
• Jay Novello – as Prof. Arivello
• Edward Colmans – as Reporter #1
• – as Reporter #2
• Stuart Lancaster – as Skipper
• Jon Silo – as Oswaldo
• Shelley Morrison – as the Woman (uncredited)
• Martin Garralaga – as Paco
• Francis Ravel – as Fortunato (uncredited)
• Noel de Sousa – as Man
• Marco Antonio – as Butler (uncredited)
• Roger Stern – as Sea-Demon #1
• Paul Stader – as Sea-Demon #2
• George Robotham – as Sea-Demon #3

External links

• by 'Monsieur Vincent'
• at Hulu

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