History Film / TheAlligatorPeople

* NuclearMutant: Radioactive material (identified as cobalt 60) was an integral part of the experiment that transformed Paul into an alligator man. He mutates further after receiving a massive dose that was supposed to cure him.

-->''Dr. Sinclair'': "Paul, I'll never be able to tell you how sorry I am.."
-->''Paul'': "Don't blame yourself, I certainly don't. Who can know everything? You're not God, Mark."
-->''Dr. Sinclair'': "I feel.. I've certainly been playing at it. And been punished."

** Lorimer's treatment involving alligators wa meant to regenerate lost limbs and such, Paul being the worst of the lot before his restoration. But something went wrong, and the patients started to experience after-effects that are slowly turning them into alligator people.

** Dr. Lorimer uses hydrocortisone injections to induce accident victims to regenerate damaged body parts. While cortisones do reduce inflammation (swelling), and can therefore make injuries feel better, they actually slow down the healing process.
** Corticoids come from the adrenal glands, not the anterior pituitary as Lorimer claimed.
* AttemptedRape: It is strongly implied that Manon was going to rape the unconscious Joyce if her husband hadn't come to his shack and rescued her.

-->'''Dr. Lorimer:''' In effect, you can say that. Alligator people.

* NuclearNasty: Radioactive material (identified as cobalt 60) was an integral part of the experiment that transformed Paul into an alligator man. He mutates further after receiving a massive dose that was supposed to cure him.

* AnArmAndALeg: The treatment involving alligators was done to regenerate lost limbs and such, Paul being the worst of the lot before his restoration. But something went wrong, and the patients started to experience after-effects that are slowly turning them into alligator people.

A psychiatrist named Dr. Erik Lormer (Bennett) has an interesting thing to show to his colleague. A nurse named Jane Marvin (Garland) is put under hypnosis, and she recounts how, in her previous, forgotten identity as Joyce Webster, she was separated from her husband Paul (Richard Crane) on their wedding night. Her quest to find him leads to discovery of a strange science experiment in the Louisiana bayou, which has turned him into an alligator [[{{Mutants}} mutant]].

* HookHand: Manon, the handyman of Cypresses, lost his left hand to an alligator, and now has a hook in its place. This loss pisses him off so much that he'll uses any chance to kill them.

A psychiatrist named Dr. Erik Lormer (Bennett) has an interesting thing to show to his colleague. A nurse named Jane Marvin (Garland) is put under hypnosis, and she recounts how in her previous, forgotten identity as Joyce Webster, she was separated from her husband Paul (Richard Crane) on their wedding night. Her quest to find him leads to discovery of a strange science experiment in the Louisiana bayou, which has turned him into an alligator [[{{Mutants}} mutant]].

A horror movie from 1959 starring Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett, and Creator/LonChaneyJr.

A psychiatrist has an interesting thing to show to his colleague. A nurse named Jane Marvin is put under hypnosis, and she recounts how her previous forgotten identity as Joyce Webster was separated from her husband Paul on their wedding night. Her quest to find him leads to discovery of a strange science experiment in the Louisiana bayou, which has turned him into an alligator [[{{Mutants}} mutant]].

* PeopleInRubberSuits: Once Paul transforms further into an alligator, this is used portray it, as seen on the poster above.

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Cypresses plantation resides in middle of a bayou, and it is surrounded by alligators.

A horror movie from 1959.

[[caption-width-right:309: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SK0cUNMnMM Quick, call]] [[Series/StarTrek Captain Kirk]]!]]

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: People are transformed into werealligators due to a medical treatment gone awry.

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: People are transformed into werealligators due to a medical treatment gone awry. It becomes ironic when you realize people turning into crocodilian is an actual thing in mythology (only instead of werealligators it's were''crocodiles'').

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: People are transformed into werealligators due to a medical treatment gone awry. It becomes ironic when you realize were''crocodiles'' are an actual therianthrope.

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: People are transformed into werealligators due to a medical treatment gone awry.

* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: The result of a medical treatment has people turning into werealligators.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Dr. Lorimer uses hydrocortisone injections to induce accident victims to regenerate damaged body parts. While cortisones do reduce inflammation (swelling), and can therefore make injuries feel better, they actually slow down the healing process.

A psychiatrist has an interesting thing to show to his collague. A nurse named Jane Marvin is put under hypnosis, and she recounts how her previous forgotten identity as Joyce Webster was separated from her husband Paul on their wedding night. Her quest to find him leads to discovery of a strange science experiment in the Louisiana bayou, which has turned him into an alligator [[{{Mutants}} mutant]].

* TheAlcoholic: Manon periodically gets drunk, and starts shooting at 'gators.

* PeopleInRubberSuits: Once Paul transforms futher into an alligator, this is used portray it, as seen on the poster above.

* HighVoltageDeath: [[spoiler:Trying to attack Paul, Manon accidentally hits faulty wiring with his hook, and is electrified to death. This eventually leads to an explosion that destroys the entire Cypresses estate.]]

* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Cypresses estates resides in middle of a bayou, and it is surrounded by alligators.

-->'''Dr. Lorimer:''' In a fact, you can say that. Alligator people.