The Killer Shrews is a 1959 English-language Horror Sci-Fi film written by Jay Simms and directed by Ray Kellogg and produced by Ken Curtis and Gordon Mclendon. A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to make humans twice as small as we already are. This, apparently, will help prevent over population. Unfortunately, his experiments have also created some giant shrews. As the shrews run out of smaller animals to eat, they move in on the people in the house. Written by Dan Whitehead. The killer shrews stars James Best in the title role along with Ingrid Goude, Ken Curtis, Gordon Mclendon, Baruch Lumet, judge Henry Dupree, Judge Henry Dupree and Alfredo De Soto in supporting roles. The music was composed by Harry Bluestone along with Emil Cadkin. Cinematography was done by Wilfred M. Cline and editing by Aaron Stell. The film has a running time of 69 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Killer Shrews was made on a budget of $0 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $1 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by McLendon-Radio Pictures Distributing Company.