The Bride and the Beast is a 1958 American horror film produced[2] and directed by Adrian Weiss. The film's screenplay was written by Ed Wood, based on a story by Weiss. Wood's original working title was Queen of the Gorillas.[2][1]
| The Bride and the Beast | |
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| Directed by | Adrian Weiss |
| Screenplay by | Edward D. Wood, Jr. |
| Story by | Adrian Weiss |
| Produced by | Adrian Weiss |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Roland Price[1] |
| Edited by | George M. Merrick[1] |
| Music by | Les Baxter[1] |
Production company | Allied Artists Pictures Corp.[1] |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corp.[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English[1] |
Plot
editDan Fuller, a big game hunter, is forced to kill his pet gorilla when it attempts to rape his new bride Laura. The woman starts to experience strange urgings following the encounter, and submits to hypnosis under the care of a psychiatrist. She reveals to her shocked husband that she was actually a gorilla in a previous life. Slowly she reverts to her former bestial self, and winds up eloping into the jungle with a male ape, with her cuckolded husband staring helplessly after them.
Cast
edit- Charlotte Austin as Laura Carson Fuller [3]
- Lance Fuller as Dan Fuller
- Johnny Roth as Taro, the houseboy
- William Justine as Dr. Carl Reiner
- Gil Frye as Captain Cameron
- Jeanne Gerson as Marka, the cook
- Trustin Howard as the soldier
- Eve Brent as the stewardess
- Bhogwan Singh as the native killed by tiger in a hut[4]
Production
editEd Wood was inspired by the real-life Bridey Murphy story currently in the headlines, and worked stock jungle animal footage from a Sabu movie into the storyline.[2]
Mark Thomas McGee said that Weiss told him that he considered the film "a minor classic", while lead actress Charlotte Austin commented on the incredible cheapness, using one of Weiss's relatives to physically turn the wheels of the stationary truck the actors were sitting in, to make it appear the vehicle was moving.[2]
Release
editThe Bride and the Beast opened in San Diego on January 29, 1958.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The Bride and the Beast". American Film Institute. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c d McGee, Mark Thomas; Robertson, R.J. (2013). You Won't Believe Your Eyes. Bear Manor Media. p. 269. ISBN 978-1-59393-273-2.
- ^ "The Bride and the Beast (1958)". blackhorrormovies.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
- ^ "The Bride and the Beast". indieflix.com. Retrieved 2015-10-21.
External links
edit- The Bride and the Beast at IMDb
- The Bride and the Beast at PizzaFLIX via license from Kit Parker Films
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