Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

User Rating:

2.0/10   

Directors:

Ron Ormond
Herbert Tevos

Writer:

Herbert Tevos (writer)

Release Date:

17 June 1953 (USA)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Tagline:

A race of deadly spider-women luring men to their death!

Plot:

A mad scientist named Arana is creating giant spiders and dwarves in his lab on Zarpa Mesa in Mexico...

Plot Keywords:

Spider | Giant Spider | Mad Scientist | Narration | Airplane Accident

Cast

Jackie Coogan	...	Dr. Aranya
Allan Nixon	...	Dr. Tucker, camp physician
Richard Travis	...	Dan Mulcahey, foreman
Lyle Talbot	...	Narrator
Mary Hill	...	Doreen Culbertson
Robert Knapp	...	Grant Phillips
Tandra Quinn	...	Tarantella
Chris-Pin Martin	...	Pepe, the jeep driver
Harmon Stevens	...	Dr. Leland J. Masterson
Nico Lek	...	Jan van Croft
Kelly Drake	...	Lost Woman
John Martin	...	Frank, the surveyor
George Barrows	...	George, the male nurse
Candy Collins	...	Lost Woman
Dolores Fuller	...	Blonde 'Watcher in the Woods'

Also Known As:

Lost Women
Lost Women of Zarpa

Runtime:

70 min | France:67 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated (2005 DVD release) | UK:PG (1995) | UK:X (1954) (cut) | USA:Approved (PCA #15557)

Company:

A.J. Frances White-Joy Houck

Trivia:

Just before Dr. Leland Masterson (Harmon Stevens) shoots the frenzied dancer, Tarantella (Tandra Quinn), in the cantina he quotes a passage from the Bible, (II Kings 9:33), "...So they threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses; and he trampled her underfoot..." describing the violent death of Queen Jezebel.

Quotes:

Doreen Culbertson: [surveying cantina] What a dump.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004) (V)

This movie is so bad that it is hilarious!

I just saw this gem on the big screen and it is terrible! The audience laughed with glee. It has what may be in serious contention for the worst sound track of all time! A constant Mexican Guitar that plays really obnoxiously for dreadfully long periods. There is one scene that is supposed to be scary but is very funny. Some Spider Women and midget Spider men are sneaking up on the films heroes and suddenly someone turns to look in their direction and the scantily clad spider women and midgets have to scamper to hide and it is just an outrageous sight seeing these grotesque midget men scampering around for cover...if you love horrible B films then you have a winner here!