A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.A mysterious hypnotist reverts his beautiful assistant back into the form of a prehistoric sea monster that she was in a past life.
William Hudson
- Bob
- (as Bill Hudson)
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- TriviaAllegedly, Peter Lorre was so appalled by the script that he immediately fired his agent for trying to get him a part in the movie.
- GoofsThere are a number of continuity errors during Dr. Lombardi's first performance at Tim Chappel's home: 1) when the dancer finishes, Ted and Dorothy shift to her position in the following shot, 2) during their conversation, the patio curtains are drawn wider in long shots than in closer shots, 3) when Lt. James finishes talking to Ted and leaves the frame, he is gone from the following wide shot, 4) Ted takes his seat twice, 5) the cutaways to Lt. James show him in a lit room when in all other shots the lights are dim, and 6) when Dr. Lombardi announces the creature's appearance, Lt. James mounts the stage from the right, but it is clear from preceding shots that he was nowhere in that vicinity.
- Quotes
Andrea Talbott: [to Lombardi] I hate this place. I hate the sound of the ocean. I hate you.
- ConnectionsEdited into Teenage Cave Man (1958)
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A prime example of cheap '50s schlock horror.
Anyone expecting The She-Creature to be a fun monster-on-the-rampage movie are going to be sorely disappointed: the titular creature is only on screen for a couple of minutes, and it's a really crap man-in-a-rubber-costume affair.
Most of the film revolves around a hypnotist, Carlo Lombardi (Chester Morris), who keeps his wife Andrea (Marla English) in a state of subjugation, putting her in a trance and regressing her to a past life; in doing so, her soul is able to leave her body and manifest itself in a previous form, including a hideous sea creature from the dawn of time.
Professor of psychic research Dr. Ted Erickson (Lance Fuller) falls for Andrea and tries to help her break free from Lombardi's control, while proving his ethics by rejecting the advances of a pretty blonde and refusing $250k from her capitalist father.
While undeniably cheesy, hokey, badly paced and technically inept, one can at least argue that the plot for this film is wonderfully innovative in a genre that rarely attempts to do anything out of the ordinary. I can't recall seeing any other creature feature in which the monster is the result of hypnotism-induced transmigration of the soul.
Most of the film revolves around a hypnotist, Carlo Lombardi (Chester Morris), who keeps his wife Andrea (Marla English) in a state of subjugation, putting her in a trance and regressing her to a past life; in doing so, her soul is able to leave her body and manifest itself in a previous form, including a hideous sea creature from the dawn of time.
Professor of psychic research Dr. Ted Erickson (Lance Fuller) falls for Andrea and tries to help her break free from Lombardi's control, while proving his ethics by rejecting the advances of a pretty blonde and refusing $250k from her capitalist father.
While undeniably cheesy, hokey, badly paced and technically inept, one can at least argue that the plot for this film is wonderfully innovative in a genre that rarely attempts to do anything out of the ordinary. I can't recall seeing any other creature feature in which the monster is the result of hypnotism-induced transmigration of the soul.
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- BA_Harrison
- May 23, 2023
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- Budget
- $100,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 17 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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