The Disembodied is an American 1957 horror film directed by Walter Grauman[1] and starring Paul Burke, Allison Hayes, John Wengraf, Eugenia Paul, and Robert Christopher.[2][3][4] It was released by Allied Artists on a double bill with From Hell It Came. The film is Grauman's first directing job.[5]
| The Disembodied | |
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| Directed by | Walter Grauman |
| Written by | Jack Townley |
| Produced by | Ben Schwalb |
| Starring | Paul Burke Allison Hayes John Wengraf Eugenia Paul Robert Christopher |
| Cinematography | Harry Neumann |
| Edited by | William Austin |
| Music by | Marlin Skiles |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Allied Artists Pictures Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editSearching for adventures, a photographer visits a remote tropical village where he meets a local married couple in the person of Dr. Metz and his strange native wife, Tonda, who is fond of Voodoo rituals and turns out to be a dark cult leader.[6][7][8]
Cast
edit- Paul Burke as Tom Maxwell[9]
- Allison Hayes as Tonda Metz
- John Wengraf as Dr. Carl Metz
- Eugenia Paul as Mara, wife of Suba
- Joel Marston as Norman Adams
- Robert Christopher as Joe Lawson
- Dean Fredericks as Suba
- A.E. Ukonu as Lead Voodoo Drummer
- Paul Thompson as Gogi
- Otis Greene as Kabar
References
edit- ^ Shelley, Peter (21 October 2009). Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-7864-5485-3. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Rubin, Steven (1 November 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-61373-891-7. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Stephens, Michael L. (2 September 2015). Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-4766-1128-0. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". Mike's Take On the Movies .......... Rediscovering Cinema's Past. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". Letterboxd. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1 January 1999). Captive Bodies: Postcolonial Subjectivity in Cinema. SUNY Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7914-4155-8. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.