The monster of Highgate Ponds / The Children's Film Foundation ; A film by Alberto Cavalcanti ; written by Mary Cathcart Borer ; screenplay by Joy Batchelor and produced by John Halas; directed by Alberto Cavalcanti.
Title from container. Roy Vicente, Ronald Howard, Rachel Clay, Michael Wade, Terry Raven, Frederick Piper and Michael Balfour. Originally produced for the Children's Film Foundation in 1961. Special features: two vintage shorts: Sweet Revenge and Ride 'em cowboy.
Summary:
Three children help their uncle unpack specimens from Malaya. They are rewarded by being given an unidentified egg. When it hatches into a baby monster, the adventure begins. And when the growing monster takes up residence in the town pond, the results are hilarious.
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