Captive Wild Woman (1943)
Cuando Beth lleva a su hermana para que sea asistida quirúrgicamente, conoce al misterioso doctor Walters, quien efectúa extraños experimentos con animales. El prometido de Beth es Fred, un domador de fieras. En una visita casual del doctor, éste conoce a Fred… y también a una preciosa gorila, Cheela, a quien secuestrará para perpetrar experimentos con ella: primero le hace una transfusión con la sangre de la hermana de Beth, consiguiendo que adquiera apariencia levemente humana, y después le trasplanta el cerebro de una enfermera entrometida, convirtiéndose en la bellísima Paula Dupree... Primera entrega de la "trilogía de Paula Dupree, la mujer simio", formada por Captive Wild Woman (1943), Jungle Woman (1944) y The Jungle Captive (1945).
Directora:
Edward Dmytryk
Escritores:
Griffin Jay, Henry Sucher.
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John Carradine as Dr. Sigmund Walters |
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Evelyn Ankers as Beth Colman |
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Milburn Stone as Fred Mason |
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Lloyd Corrigan as John Whipple |
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Fay Helm as Nurse Strand |
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Martha Vickers as Dorothy Colman |
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Acquanetta as Paula Dupree, the Ape Woman |
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Vince Barnett as Curly |
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Paul Fix as Gruen |
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Fred Aldrich as Roustabout (uncredited) |
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Clyde Beatty as Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited) |
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Turhan Bey as End Narrator (voice)(uncredited) |
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Eddie Borden as Dock Spectator (uncredited) |
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Ray Corrigan as Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited) |
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Russell Custer as Curley (uncredited) |
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Fern Emmett as Beth's Murdered Neighbor (uncredited) |
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Virginia Engels as Trapeze Artist (uncredited) |
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Alexander Gill as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Gus Glassmire as Coroner (uncredited) |
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Joel Goodkind as Small Boy (uncredited) |
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William Gould as Sheriff (uncredited) |
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Al Haskell as Al (uncredited) |
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Harry Holman as Dock Ticket Office Clerk |
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Tom London as Ship's Captain (archive footage) |
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Charles McAvoy as Cop (uncredited) |
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Frank Mitchell as Handler (uncredited) |
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Charles Morton as Dock Worker (uncredited) |
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Edward Peil Sr. as Jake - Handler (uncredited) |
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Stanley Price as Man on Dock (uncredited) |
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Joey Ray as Attendant (uncredited) |
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Cap Somers as Roustabout (uncredited) |
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Ray Walker as Ringmaster (uncredited) |
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Anthony Warde as Tony - Handler (uncredited) |
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Grant Withers as Veterinarian (uncredited) |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter | Music Director |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Art | Ira Webb | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Edward Dmytryk | Director |
| Writing | Griffin Jay | Screenplay |
| Writing | Henry Sucher | Screenplay |
| Writing | Ted Fithian | Original Story |
| Writing | Neil P. Varnick | Original Story |
| Production | Ben Pivar | Associate Producer |
| Camera | George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Milton Carruth | Editor |
| Art | Ralph M. DeLacy | Art Direction |
| Art | John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Melville Shyer | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| Sound | William Hedgcock | Sound |
| Crew | Frank Mitchell | Stunts |
| Sound | Hans J. Salter | Music |
| Sound | Ralph Freed | Music |
| Sound | David Klatzkin | Music |
| Sound | Sam Perry | Music |
| Sound | Charles Previn | Music |
| Sound | Frank Skinner | Music |
| Sound | Paul Van Loan | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vera West | Costume Design |