Jungle Woman
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| Directed by | Reginald Le Borg |
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Henry Sucher Bernard Schubert |
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Evelyn Ankers J. Carrol Naish Samuel S. Hinds Lois Collier Milburn Stone Douglass Dumbrille Acquanetta |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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61 minutes |
| Language | English |
Jungle Woman is a 1944 horror film released by Universal Pictures and starring Acquanetta, Evelyn Ankers, J. Carrol Naish, Samuel S. Hinds, Lois Collier, Milburn Stone, and Douglass Dumbrille. This is a sequel to Captive Wild Woman and was followed by The Jungle Captive.
The film begins with shadowy images on a wall showing a man being attacked by what appears to be a woman. He produces a needle from his pocket and administers its contents to his assailant. She falls to the ground, apparently dead.
The scene shifts to the coroner’s inquest into the death of Paula Dupree (Acquanetta), allegedly at the hands of Dr. Carl Fletcher (Naish). Induced to reluctantly tell his story by the coroner (Hinds) and district attorney (Dumbrille), Fletcher admits that he killed Paula. Yet, he also offers that there is more to the tale than what is on the surface.
Via flashbacks, it is learned that Fletcher was present on the opening night of the Whipple Circus and witnessed Cheela the Gorilla's heroic act that saved the life of Fred Mason (Stone). After her supposed demise, the doctor acquires the body of the beast. He detects a heartbeat, and revives the animal. Fascinated by the creature, he purchases the late Dr. Walters’ estate, hoping to find the records of his experiments.
Apparently having no need of more glandular material or another brain, Cheela returns to human form. She is at first unable to speak and Fletcher diagnoses her condition as being due to shock. However, upon the arrival of his daughter Joan (Collier) and her fiancé Bob Whitney (Richard Davis), the girl suddenly becomes verbal identifying herself as Paula.
Enamored with Bob, Paula’s jealous streak resurfaces. During a moonlight canoe ride, an unseen attacker capsizes Joan and Bob. Discussing the episode with Dr. Fletcher, they believe that one of the other patients Willie (Edward M. Hyans, Jr.) is responsible. Unbeknownst to them, Willie has already paid the supreme price for his constant harassment of Paula.
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