Movie trivia: giant prehistoric scorpions

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TRIVIA---countdown to Halloween.
Joe Dante's MATINEE was a tribute to the 1950s B sci fi monster movies. In MATINEE, Cathy Moriarity played B sci fi movie star Ruth Corday, who was Dante's tribute to Mara Corday, who starred in three 1950s B sci fi movies: TARANTULA!, THE GIANT CLAW and THE BLACK SCORPION.
After her three sci fi movies, Corday was featured in the October, 1958 issue of PLAYBOY.

In Joe Dante's MATINEE, Cathy Moriarity played sci fi B movie star Ruth Corday, who was Dante's tribute to Mara Corday.





Mara Corday starred in three 1950s sci fi B movies: TARANTULA!, THE GIANT CLAW and THE BLACK SCORPION

Corday in TARANTULA!






While filming TARANTULA!, Corday became friends with the uncredited actor who played the US Air Force squadron leader who finally killed the giant Tarantula. The actor was then-unknown Clint Eastwood. Years later when Eastwood was an international star, he used Corday in his movies THE GAUNTLET, SUDDEN IMPACT, PINK CADILLAC and THE ROOKIE.




Corday in THE GIANT CLAW.






Corday in THE BLACK SCORPION.






After her three sci fi movies, Corday was featured in the October, 1958 issue of PLAYBOY.