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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1943-06-04
Languageen
Runtime1h 1m
Production

Universal Pictures

5.3(39)
•1943•1h 1m

Captive Wild Woman

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

HorrorScience Fiction

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Henry SucherGriffin Jay
Cinematography
George Robinson

Principal Cast

34 credited
John Carradine
John CarradineDr. Sigmund Walters
Evelyn Ankers
Evelyn AnkersBeth Colman
Milburn Stone
Milburn StoneFred Mason
Lloyd Corrigan
Lloyd CorriganJohn Whipple
Fay Helm
Fay HelmNurse Strand
Martha Vickers
Martha VickersDorothy Colman
Acquanetta
AcquanettaPaula Dupree, the Ape Woman
Vince Barnett
Vince BarnettCurly
Paul Fix
Paul FixGruen
Fred Aldrich
Fred AldrichRoustabout (uncredited)
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