eegah!

1962



Eegah! (also known as Eegah! The Name Written in Blood) is a film starring Arch Hall Jr. as Tom Nelson, Arch Hall Sr. (credited as William Watters) as Robert I. Miller, Richard Kiel as Eegah, and Marilyn Manning as Roxy Miller. The movie was directed by Arch Hall Sr. (writing and directing under the pseudonym "Nicholas Merriweather" and acting under the pseudonym "William Watters").

Arch Hall Jr. began his career as a teen actor and musician, appearing in a number of 1960s films that were all produced by his father, Arch Hall Sr. Most of Arch Hall Jr.'s films featured his particular musical abilities, a teenager's tenor voice and guitar riffs played with swamp blues inflection. Hall was also the frontman for the rock n' roll combo Arch Hall Jr. and the Archers. The band played Sunset Strip clubs such as the Whisky a Go Go and Pandora's Box.

This film is available online as a free download.