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The Monster That Challenged the World ( aka The Jagged Edge and The Kraken ) is a 1957 science - fiction monster movie , about an army of giant mollusks that emerge from California ' s Salton Sea . Directed by ___MASK77___ , the film starred Tim Holt and Audrey Dalton . The Monster That Challenged the World was produced by Gramercy Pictures ( not related to the former PolyGram division ) and released by United Artists . The film is currently available on DVD as part of UA sister Metro - Goldwyn Mayer ' s Midnight Movies collection . California is the most populous state in the United States and the third most extensive by area . Located on the western ( Pacific Ocean ) coast of the U . S ., California is bordered by the other U . S . states of Oregon , Nevada , and Arizona and shares an international border with the Mexican state of Baja California . The state capital is Sacramento . Los Angeles is California ' s most populous city , and the country ' s second largest after New York City . The state also has the nation ' s most populous county , Los Angeles County , and its largest county by area , San Bernardino County . Charles John " Tim " Holt III ( February 5 , 1919  February 15 , 1973 ) was an American film actor best known for his youthful leading roles in dozens of westerns along with his co - starring role opposite ___MASK96___ in the 1948 film " The ___MASK5___ of the Sierra Madre ". A monster movie , a creature feature , or a giant monster film , is a disaster film which revolves around military personnel , ___MASK78___ civilians and emergency services struggling to stay alive in assaults against animals - often abnormally large ones - or other types of monsters . The film may also belong to the horror , comedy , fantasy or science fiction genre . Monster movies originated with adaptations of horror folklore and literature . Typically , movie monsters differ from more traditional antagonists in that many exist due to circumstances beyond their control ; their actions are not entirely based on choice , potentially making them objects of empathy to film viewers . The A - Team is an American action - adventure television series that ran on ___MASK32___ from 1983 to 1987 about members of a fictitious former United States Army Special Forces unit . The members , after being court - martialed " for a crime they didn ' t commit ", escaped from military prison and , while still on the run , worked as soldiers of fortune . The series was created by Stephen J . Cannell and Frank Lupo . A feature film based on the series was released by ___MASK46___ in June 2010 . Military personnel are members of the armed forces . Usually , personnel are divided into military branches roughly defined by certain circumstances of their deployment . Those who serve in a typical large land force are soldiers , making up an army . Those who serve in seagoing forces are seamen or sailors , and their branch is a navy or coast guard . Marines serve in a marine corps . In the 20th century , the development of powered flight aircraft prompted the development of ___MASK72___ forces , serviced by airmen . Designated leaders of military personnel are officers . These include commissioned officers , warrant officers and non - commissioned officers ( NCOs ). For naval forces , non - commissioned officers are referred to as petty officers ( POs ). military personnel are instructed to wear dog tags The Six Million Dollar ___MASK83___ is an American science fiction and action television series about a former astronaut , Colonel Steve Austin , portrayed by American actor Lee Majors . Austin has superhuman strength due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional U . S . government office titled OSI . The series was based on the Martin Caidin novel " Cyborg ", which was the working title of the series during pre - production . The Rockford Files is an American television drama series starring James Garner that aired on the ___MASK32___ network between September 13 , 1974 , and January 10 , 1980 , and has remained in syndication to the present day . Garner portrays Los Angeles - based private investigator Jim Rockford with Noah Beery , Jr ., in the supporting role of his father , a retired truck driver nicknamed " Rocky ". Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 to 1975 on CBS . Created by ___MASK84___ and ___MASK9___ and developed by executive producer ___MASK31___ , the title character , Joe Mannix , is a private investigator . He is played by Mike Connors . Nevada ( Spanish for " snowy "; see pronunciations ) is a state in the Western , ___MASK15___ West , and Southwestern regions of the ___MASK91___ . Nevada is the 7th most extensive , the 34th most populous , and the 9th least densely populated of the 50 United States . Nearly three - quarters of Nevada ' s people live in Clark County , which contains the Las Vegas  Paradise metropolitan area where three of the state ' s four largest incorporated cities are located . Nevada ' s capital is Carson City . Nevada is officially known as the " Silver State " because of the importance of silver to its history and economy . It is also known as the " Battle Born State ", because it achieved statehood during the Civil War ( the words " Battle Born " also appear on the state flag ); as the " Sage - brush State ", for the native plant of the same name ; and as the " Sage - hen State ". Nevada borders Oregon to the northwest , Idaho to the northeast , California to the west , Arizona to the southeast and Utah to the east . Levy - Gardner - Laven Productions was an American film production company based in Beverly Hills , California . The principals , Jules V . Levy , ___MASK70___ , and Arnold Laven , met while serving in the Air Force ' s First Motion Picture Unit during World War II . While serving , they decided to form their own production company after the war ended . The three men formed Levy - Gardner - Laven in 1951 . Without Warning ! is a 1952 film noir crime film directed by ___MASK77___ . The film is shot in a semidocumentary - style with police procedural voice - over narration in parts . " Without Warning !" was released commercially for the first time on DVD in 2005 . Previously , the film was considered lost and unavailable for viewings . Fantasy Island is an American television series that originally aired on the ___MASK43___ network from 1977 to 1984 . The series was created by ___MASK71___ . A revival of the series originally aired on the same network during the 1998  99 season . Sam Whiskey is a 1969 American comedy - western film directed by ___MASK77___ , and stars Burt Reynolds , Angie Dickinson , Clint Walker and Ossie Davis . The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15 , 1965 , to May 19 , 1969 , starring ___MASK13___ , as the widow of a wealthy 19th century California rancher and Richard Long , Lee Majors , Peter Breck and Linda Evans as her family . The show was created by A . I . Bezzerides and Louis F . Edelman and produced by Levy - Gardner - Laven for Four Star Television . Hill Street Blues is an American serial police drama that aired on ___MASK32___ in primetime from 1981 to 1987 for a total of 146 episodes . The show chronicled the lives of the staff of a single police station located on the fictional Hill Street , in an unnamed large city , with " blues " being a slang term for police officers for their blue uniforms . The show received critical acclaim , and its production innovations influenced many subsequent dramatic television series produced in the United States and Canada . Its debut season was rewarded with eight Emmy Awards , a debut season record surpassed only by " The West Wing ." The show received a total of 98 Emmy nominations during its run . Arizona ( O ' odham : " Al onak " [ ai onak ]) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western United States and the ___MASK15___ West states . It is the sixth largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona is one of the Four Corners states . It has borders with New Mexico , Utah , Nevada , California , and Mexico , and one point in common with the southwestern corner of Colorado . Arizona ' s border with Mexico is 389 miles ( 626 km ) long , on the northern border of the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California . ___MASK77___ ( February 3 , 1922  September 13 , 2009 ) was an American film and television director and producer . He was one of the founders and principals of the American film and television production company Levy - Gardner - Laven . Laven was a producer of , among other things , the long - running western television series " The Rifleman " and " The Big Valley ". He also directed motion pictures , including " Without Warning !", " The Rack ", " The Monster That Challenged the World ", " Geronimo ", " Rough Night in Jericho ", and " Sam Whiskey ". In the 1970s and early 1980s , Laven directed dozens of episodes of television series , including episodes of " Mannix ", " The A - Team ", " Hill Street Blues ", " The Six Million Dollar ___MASK83___ ", " Fantasy Island ", " The Rockford Files " and " CHiPs ".