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Captive Wild Woman

STRANGEST OF SIGHTS... The brain of an animal... the form of a woman!

5.319431h 1mReleased
Horror
Science Fiction
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Overview

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.

StatusReleased
Release Date1943-06-04
Runtime1h 1m
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Keywords
monster
circus
tiger
gorilla
lion
transformation
mad scientist
murder
betrayal
scientist
alcoholic
surgery
ape woman

The Ape Woman Collection

4 Films
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Universal's "Ape Woman" series featuring the character of the Paula, the Ape Woman.

The Monster and the Girl

The Monster and the Girl

1941

Captive Wild Woman

Captive Wild Woman

1943

Jungle Woman

Jungle Woman

1944

The Jungle Captive

The Jungle Captive

1945

Videos

1 total
Featurette
Joe Dante on CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN

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Cast & Crew

John Carradine

John Carradine

as Dr. Sigmund Walters

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

as Beth Colman

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

as Fred Mason

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

as John Whipple

Fay Helm

Fay Helm

as Nurse Strand

Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

as Dorothy Colman

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

as Paula Dupree, the Ape Woman

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

as Curly

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

as Gruen

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

as Roustabout (uncredited)

Reviews

3
J

John Chard

Mar 1, 2020

5/10

Universal programmer proves to be a mixed bag. Dr. Walters (John Carradine) has made great strides in his field of glandular transplants. But as his work progresses, the more unhinged his approach to his science becomes. Stealing a tame gorilla from the local circus, Walters transforms the gorilla into a beautiful woman whom he names Paula Dupre…

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J

JPV852

Jun 21, 2020

5/10

Middling 1940s horror movie with John Carradine playing a mad scientist converting an ape into a woman. Could've made for a cheesy entertaining film that I couldn't enjoy with the clear animal abuse; fine for the times I know, but was at times hard to watch. **2.5/5**

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