The Disembodied (film)
| 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 |
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]
Plot
Searching 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
- 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
Production
The film was made using many of the crew who worked on the Bowery Boys movies.
Reception
Variety called it an "okay meller which generally sustains interest and should please the young ’uns."[10]
References
- ^ Shelley, Peter (October 21, 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 September 8, 2021.
- ^ Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-399-51604-7. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Rubin, Steven (November 1, 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-61373-891-7. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Stephens, Michael L. (September 2, 2015). Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 220. ISBN 978-1-4766-1128-0. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". Mike's Take On the Movies .......... Rediscovering Cinema's Past. October 25, 2019. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". Letterboxd. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". FilmAffinity. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (January 1, 1999). Captive Bodies: Postcolonial Subjectivity in Cinema. SUNY Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-7914-4155-8. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied (1957)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "The Disembodied". Variety. August 28, 1957. p. 6.
External links
- The Disembodied at IMDb
- The Disembodied at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
- The Disembodied at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films