Voodoo Woman (1957)

Director:

Edward L. Cahn

Writers:

Russ Bender (writer)
V.I. Voss (writer)

Release Date:

1 March 1957 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A woman by day... a monster by night!

Plot:

Deep in the jungles a mad scientist is using the natives' voodoo for his experiments to create an indestructible being to serve his will...

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Jungle | Voodoo | Captive | Native

Cast

Marla English	...	Marilyn Blanchard
Tom Conway	...	Dr. Roland Gerard
Mike Connors	...	Ted Bronson (as Touch Connors)
Lance Fuller	...	Rick Brady
Mary Ellen Kay	...	Susan Gerard
Paul Dubov	...	Marcel Chateau
Martin Wilkins	...	Chaka, the Witch Doctor
Norman Willis	...	Harry West
Otis Greene	...	Bobo, the houseboy
Emmett Smith	...	Gandor, native with spear (as Emmett E. Smith)
Paul Blaisdell	...	The Monster
Giselle D'Arc	...	Yvette, the singer
Jean Davis	...	Zuranda, the native girl

Runtime:

75 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated | UK:PG

Company:

American International Pictures (AIP)

Trivia:

Features the same monster from The She-Creature (1956), but this time wearing different face and a blonde wig.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Horrible Honeys (1988) (V)

"She's a black magic woman..."

This 1950's howler is so bad it's unintentionally funny. Tom Conway portrays Dr. Gerard, a scientist who is turning natives into a monster using voodoo. His poor wife, played by Mary Ellen Kay, is being held captive by her wacko hubby who has no time for her but threatens to kill her if she leaves him. Along comes Marla English as a greedy murderess who has already killed a man to find treasure in the jungle. Her idiot boyfriend, portrayed by Lance Fuller, is along on the safari. They hire "Touch" Connors, (later renamed Mike Connors, of Mannix fame) as a guide. English is a terrible actress, but hey, no one else in the cast were turning in academy award winning performances either. "Touch" (I'm sorry, I can't even type the name without cracking up, I mean, what the...) gave the only half way decent performance of the bunch and that's saying a lot. The monster is only seen briefly, and the ending is predictable to say the least. I would say this movie falls into the "it's so bad, it's almost good" category of movies. It's good on a rainy night when nothing else is on the tube.