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Captive Wild Woman

Captive Wild Woman

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

Part of The Ape Woman Collection

1943•1h 1m•5.2/10
HorrorScience Fiction

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5.2/10(38)

An insane scientist doing experimentation in glandular research becomes obsessed with transforming a female gorilla into a human...even though it costs human life.

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Production

Universal Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

John Carradine

John Carradine

Dr. Sigmund Walters

Evelyn Ankers

Evelyn Ankers

Beth Colman

Milburn Stone

Milburn Stone

Fred Mason

Lloyd Corrigan

Lloyd Corrigan

John Whipple

Fay Helm

Fay Helm

Nurse Strand

Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

Dorothy Colman

Acquanetta

Acquanetta

Paula Dupree, the Ape Woman

Vince Barnett

Vince Barnett

Curly

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Gruen

Fred Aldrich

Fred Aldrich

Roustabout (uncredited)

Clyde Beatty

Clyde Beatty

Fred Mason (in long shots) (archive footage / uncredited)

Turhan Bey

Turhan Bey

End Narrator (voice)(uncredited)

Eddie Borden

Eddie Borden

Dock Spectator (uncredited)

Ray Corrigan

Ray Corrigan

Cheela the Gorilla (uncredited)

Russell Custer

Curley (uncredited)

Fern Emmett

Fern Emmett

Beth's Murdered Neighbor (uncredited)

Virginia Engels

Trapeze Artist (uncredited)

Alexander Gill

Waiter (uncredited)

Gus Glassmire

Coroner (uncredited)

Joel Goodkind

Small Boy (uncredited)

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