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Plot

This silly, stagebound but entertaining little monster-mash from Universal horror writer/director Curt Siodmak stars burly Raymond Burr as a steward on a rubber plantation whose romantic tryst with the boss' wife (Barbara Payton) eventually leads to the employer's murder. When one of the voodoo-practicing servants of the ex-boss learns of this, he concocts a magic potion which transforms Burr (apparently) into a "sukaras" -- a kind of were-ape which roams the village by night, savaging the locals and sparking a plodding investigation by the local constable (Lon Chaney, Jr.). Enjoyable if only for its relentless goofiness, with an ending that will have most viewers wondering if Siodmak forgot to include a reel or two in his final edit.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama,Horror,Thriller
Run Time:
66min.
DVD Release Date:
12/10/2002
Director(s):
Curt Siodmak
Starring:
Anna Neagle , Barbara Payton , Anton Walbrook , Lon Chaney, Jr. , C. Aubrey Smith
Themes:
Voodoo
Keywords:
apeman,aristocracy,boss [employer],curse,extramarital-affair,guest,jungle,love,marriage,murder,plantation,police,servant,voodoo,werewolf,wife
Language:
English