Back from safari where hed captured numerous lions and tigers and a very smart female gorilla, milburn stone wrangles his way into a. Similar films to watch if you like captive wild woman. Captive wild woman is a scifi horror film starring evelyn ankers, john carradine, milburn stone, and featuring acquanetta. In spite of everything the title and premise would suggest, captive wild woman is actually an actionpacked, thrillsoaked bmovie extravaganza, providing a. Captive wild woman 1943 a mad doctor john carradine turns an animal trainers milburn stone ape into paula the apewoman acquanetta. The performances in captive wild woman are much better than youd expect for a film of its title, but then again these are all known actors, with the exception of acquanetta, who have long hollywood careers. Cat people was a totally new kind of horror film for american audiences, and its success caught the folks at universal with. Captive wild woman 1943 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Fay helm played ann terry in one of my favorite unsung noirthriller gems phantom lady 1944 where it was all about the hat and she costarred as nurse strand along side john carradine in captive wild woman. And i like to think i hold myself to some standard of decency in general.
The lovely acquanetta wasnt in the last movie of the trilogy, but we did get rondo hatton in that one so that was a treat. Problematics abound in universals 1943 picture, captive wild woman. Overview of captive wild woman, 1943, directed by edward dmytryk, with john carradine, evelyn ankers, milburn stone, at turner classic movies. The picture was released by universal pictures and was directed by edward dmytryk. Captive wild woman can perhaps best be compared to murders in the zoo, and not only because of these films captive animals backdrop. Acquanetta, john carradine, evelyn anker, milburn stone, lloyd corrigan, dir. The beautiful acquanetta plays paula dupree the ape woman in the first two films of the series. Acquanetta and evelyn ankers in captive wild woman 1943 acquanetta in. Universals captive wild woman was released on the 4th of june, 1943, some eighteen months later than planned produced by ben pivar and directed by edward dmytryk, the screenplay was penned by ted fithian, neil p varnick, griffin jay and henry sucher, and took the studio out on a limb it had not previously chanced, introducing some of its most erotic themes, such as female vivisection and. Universal decided the time was ripe for a new monster, and 1943s captive wild woman introduced the world to paula dupree, aka the ape woman. Weird woman captive wild woman harvard film archive.
Instead of being the product of a truly evil scientist john carradine, the ape is transformed into a hot woman by a nice scientist and theres also no mention of the story in captive wild woman. Intertwining the doctors increasingly dangerous experiments with the perilous work of the animal trainer taming vicious lions reusing footage from universals 1933 circus picture the big tent, captive wild woman channeled the fad for sexualized jungle exotica into a surprise boxoffice hit. Jun 17, 2015 i talked myself out of it so many times. In the united kingdom the movie is known as 3000 a. Nevertheless, beginning with captive wild woman here, universal managed to spring out a trilogy of films the last monster series the studio. Captive wild woman 510 director edward dmytryk cuts and pastes together a surprisingly coherent and enjoyable tale of a gorilla being turned into a woman by a nutty john carradine in his first mad scientist role. Universal ingeniously managed to cut corners that make it look a whole lot more expensive than it was by substantially reusing footage from the film the big cage 1933 starring clyde beatty. Acquanetta, john carradine, evelyn ankers, milburn stone an insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human. Im talking about, of course, posting every tom cruise crotch shot from the ridley scotts 1985 fantasy bomb, legend. Directed by edward dmytryk starring acquanetta, john carradine, evelyn ankers and milburn stone. Pierce even if the makeup could suggest a nefarious and ludicrous link between negroes and simians, an interpretation much discussed when the film premiered but obviously was never intended by its.
Captive wild woman, jungle woman, jungle captive, and monster and the girl page 7 classic horror film board. I love the bizarre antiperformance of acquanetta, the overly ernest mad doctor take from carradine, the steely beauty of evelyn ankers. Its not the greatest of universal horrors, but compared to its two sequels, its a classic, as well soon find out. Rather shockingly, since we dont expect a 40s bmovie to start messing about with the lady parts, dorothy colman is diagnosed as having a follicular. It was produced by universal pictures and released theatrically in the united states on june. The 1943 film made the mysterious acquanetta an overnight star, and garnered two sequels, despite the fact that one third of the movie is reused footage from an old liontaming film. Oct 19, 2018 captive wild woman was directed by edward dmytryk, whose later filmography includes back to bataan, crossfire, the caine mutiny, and the carpetbaggers. Watch captive wild woman starring john carradine in this horror on directv.
Until this week i had never seen the 1946 howard hawks classic. Intertwining the doctors increasingly dangerous experiments with the perilous work of the animal trainer taming vicious lions reusing footage from universals 1933 circus picture the big tent, captive wild woman channeled the fad for sexualized jungle exotica into a. The scenes involving savage lions and tigers performing various daring feats are genuinely gripping and exciting and. And in the jungle captive, a scientist has experimented on reanimating animals but now he has decided to. A mad scientist turns an ape into a beautiful, but deadly woman in captive wild woman. At long last, the post no one has asked for but is getting anyway. The jungle captive 1945 horror scifi once again, paula dupree, the ape woman, is brought back to life, this time by a mad scientist and his disfigured assistant, who also kidnaps his female lab assistant in order to have a. She even falls in love with a fellow trainer though. Read the full synopsis of captive wild woman, 1943, directed by edward dmytryk, with john carradine, evelyn ankers, milburn stone, at turner classic movies. In 1956, it was rereleased by the name years from now. Aug 20, 2017 directed by edward dmytryk starring acquanetta, john carradine, evelyn ankers and milburn stone. No, i saidits too muchdont overreach, youre bound to fail. Like the later film, the creeper, captive wild woman gives the impression that it came about because someone read a scientific article that they found interesting but didnt really understand.
Dont worry, youre not alone the ape woman is the most obscure of the universal monsters despite the fact she. Watch captive wild woman online stream full movie directv. If captive wild woman is much better than its hoary synopsis would suggest, and it actually is, much of the credit must go to a game cast and the usual good work by ace makeup artist jack p. Captive wild woman is an entertaining ride with the added attraction of ferocious lions and tigers and these qualities establish the film as a very unique and welcome addition to the universal pantheon of horror goodies. The 1943 film made the mysterious acquanetta an overnight star, and garnered two sequels, despite the. Captive wild woman 1943 letterboxd your life in film. A mad doctor john carradine turns an animal trainers milburn stone ape into paula the apewoman acquanetta. An overview of other films like captive wild woman. Cheela the ape stars in captive wild woman with john. Sure, it doesnt compare with the a list universal monsters, but in many ways its a much easier film to love especially when pared against something like the. Mad scientist john carradine with acquanetta as paula, the gorilla transformed into a woman. Captive wild woman universal 1943 classic monsters.
Captive wild woman manufactured on demand on tcm shop. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Jungle woman, the sequel to captive wild woman, is an eerie thriller with all the danger of wild animals on the loose and a sexy killer on the prowl. More than once ive had fun watching captive wild woman, jungle woman, and jungle captive. Captive wild woman 1943 is a scifi horror film starring evelyn ankers, john carradine, milburn stone, and featuring acquanetta. Its superdialogue heavy, but if youre a raymond chandler fan, thats definitely a good thing. Captive wild woman 1943 is a scifi horror film, starring john carradine, milburn stone, evelyn ankers, and acquanetta. Joe dante is a lifelong film buff who turned his obsession into a career. The universal publicity department tried to bill her as the venezuelan volcano, although she was in fact more mundanely born as mildred davenport in wyoming of a white mother and arapaho indian father. It deals with the effects of a nuclear war and how life would be afterwards. In jungle woman, evelyn ankers, milburn stone and acquanetta reprised their roles from captive wild woman, and that film made extensive use of footage from the previous film, including scenes with actor john carradine in the role of dr.
Paula fits in splendidly becoming an animal trainer who wields strange powers over her lions and tigers. I havent been idle on le internet, ive simply been working on other things, such as art and more art and i started a blog on that process as well and it is here. I never finished writing about our canada trip, entitled to eastern canada and back part 1, covering niagra falls. Captive wild woman is a 1943 film about a scientist who puts the brain of a gorilla into the body of a woman directed by edward dmytryk. The banal egotism of humanity over other creatures.
A mad scientist is on the prowl and, after he does a brain transplant into a giant gorilla, the results are predictably disastrous. The film stars john carradine as mad scientist doctor sigmund walters, acquanetta as the. Feb 08, 2015 the 1943 film made the mysterious acquanetta an overnight star, and garnered two sequels, despite the fact that one third of the movie is reused footage from an old liontaming film. Intertwining the doctors increasingly dangerous experiments with the perilous work of the animal trainer taming vicious lions, captive wild woman channeled the fad for sexualized jungle exotica into a surprise box office hit. Captive women is a 1952 american blackandwhite sciencefiction film. Captive wild woman was the first starring role of the exotically beautiful acquanetta who had only appeared in two films before this. Contentsshow plot the film begins with animal trainer fred mason milburn stone returning from his latest safari with a horde of animals for his employer john whipple lloyd corrigan.
Walters john carradine transforms an ape into the exotic paula dupree acquanetta, he then turns her loose at the circus. A mad scientist turns an ape into a beautiful, but deadly woman in the shocking captive wild woman. Intertwining the doctors increasingly dangerous experiments with the perilous work of the animal trainer taming vicious lions, captive wild woman channeled the. This movie was more interested in showing lion and tiger taming and big cats fighting each other than it was showing a captive wild woman running amuck. I also find the ape woman premise the most daring among 40s horror films in that its basically abo universal collection 5 is coming form scream. Resourcefully directed by former editor edward dmytryk, who structures his low. Before his bestknown film noir and his controversially brief turn as one of the blacklisted hollywood ten, edward dmytryk was an editorturned. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Captive wild woman was released in 1943 and was directed by edward dmytryk. Captive wild woman is an american horror film with elements of science fiction and adventure. A mad doctor john carradine turns an animal trainers milburn stone ape. A circus ape transforms into doeeyed sexbomb acquanetta via a brain swap performed by mad doctor john carradine. Fay helm as nurse strand with john carradine in captive wild woman.
Captive wild woman 1943 and you call yourself a scientist. Oct 28, 2009 the performances in captive wild woman are much better than youd expect for a film of its title, but then again these are all known actors, with the exception of acquanetta, who have long hollywood careers. Contentsshow plot the film begins with animal trainer fred mason milburn stone. Sigmund walters and the aforementioned circus footage from the big cage. A scifi twist on universals popular wolfman cycle, this was the first in a trio of paula the apewoman movies including jungle woman and jungle captive. Have searched for this film on dvd for years since i first saw this film in 1940s in the. It was directed by edward dmytryk and written by ted fithian, neil p. When beth first greets fred on the dock at the very start of the film, her lips dont. Captive wild woman 1943 directed by edward dmytryk. Back from safari where hed captured numerous lions and tigers and a very smart female gorilla, milburn stone wrangles his way into a big top circus as creature tamer. And in the jungle captive, a scientist has experimented on reanimating animals.