Jungle Woman (1944)

Director:

Reginald Le Borg

Writers:

Henry Sucher (story)
Bernard Schubert (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

1 June 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

SUITABLE ONLY FOR ADULTS (1944 Australian poster)

Plot:

Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr...

Plot Keywords:

Gorilla | Homicide | Simian Fiction | Sequel | Retard

Cast

Evelyn Ankers	...	Beth Mason
J. Carrol Naish	...	Dr. Carl Fletcher
Samuel S. Hinds	...	Coroner
Lois Collier	...	Joan Fletcher
Milburn Stone	...	Fred Mason
Douglass Dumbrille	...	District Attorney
Acquanetta	...	Paula DuPree
Richard David	...	Bob Whitney (as Richard Davis)
Nana Bryant	...	Miss Gray, the Nurse
Pierre Watkin	...	Dr. Meredith
Christian Rub	...	George, the Groundsman
Alec Craig	...	Caretaker
Eddie Hyans	...	Willie (as Edward M. Hyans, Jr.)
Tom Keene	...	Joe, Fingerprint Man (as Richard Powers)

Runtime:

61 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Universal Pictures

Quotes:

[first lines]
Coroner: Dr. Fletcher, as long as you have elected to take the stand at this inquest, I again urge you to give us more information regarding the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased. You are being of no help to us by your continued silence.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV)

Beware of the ape woman

Jungle Woman is one of several ape woman movies made by Universal in the 1940's.

In this one, the ape woman, Paula is living in a sanatorium but the people there don't realise she is going out at night to kill people in her ape form. Her victims include a resident of the sanatorium, who first gets the blame for her previous victim.

This movie is creepy in parts and despite this, it is not the best of Universal's horrors made at this time.

The cast includes J Carrol Naish (The Monster Maker), Evelyn Ankers (The Ghost of Frankenstein), Acquanetta (The Lost Continant) and Milburn Stone (Invaders From Mars).

Though not brilliant, Jungle Woman is worth a look at.

Rating: 3 stars out of 5.