The Undead (1957)

A beautiful woman is sent back in time via hypnosis to the Middle Ages where she finds she is suspected of being a witch, and subject to being executed.

Director:

Roger Corman

Writers:

Charles B. Griffith (screenplay), Mark Hanna (screenplay)

Stars:

Pamela Duncan, Richard Garland, Allison Hayes

Cast

Cast overview:
Pamela Duncan	...	Diana Love / Helene
Richard Garland	...	Pendragon
Allison Hayes	...	Livia, witch
Val Dufour	...	Quintus Ratcliff
Mel Welles	...	Smolkin, the gravedigger
Dorothy Neumann	...	Meg Maud, witch
Billy Barty	...	The Imp
Bruno VeSota	...	Scroop, the innkeeper (as Bruno Ve Sota)
Richard Devon	...	Satan
Maurice Manson	...	Prof. Ulbrecht Olinger
Aaron Saxon	...	Gobbo, the Jailer
Don Garrett	...	The Knight (as Don Garret)
Dick Miller	...	The Leper (as Richard Miller)

Storyline

Two psychical researchers procure the services of a lady of the night and send her back in time under hypnosis. She finds herself in the body of a past existence - a woman in medieval times waiting to be beheaded as a witch. By avoiding this fate she unwittingly starts to alter history.

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Plot Keywords:

witch | medieval times | executioner | spider | regression | 

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Taglines:

Terror... that screams from the grave!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

March 1957 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Trance of Diana Love

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

American International Pictures (AIP), Balboa Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

71 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The sets for the film were all built inside a converted supermarket.

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Goofs

Lydia's dress sports a zipper in the back.

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Quotes

Smolkin, the Gravedigger: [singing] Three Witches have heads / But they'll sever them all / The head of Helen is the third that must fall / All the Kings horses and all the Kings men cannot put the witches together again.

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Connections

Featured in Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (2011)

User Reviews

Come see Allison Hayes's Chest

There's two big stars in this movie and they both got even bigger in "Attack of the Fifty Foot Woman." I know it's a cheap shot,but Allison Hayes's chest through this movie looks as if they're a pair of over-ripe melons about to explode. Could they get her dress any tighter ?! The ridiculous script is treated and played straight despite the requirements that Corman had filming it an abandoned supermarket that had gone out of business.I can see how this movie is both criticized and applauded, but I first watched it as a fan of Mrs. Hayes.Since then,I've considered it a worthy little film deserving of its own respect.I'm also a MST3K fan,but I don't let that cloud my love and fondness for a film that is probably one of the best things that Allison Hayes ever did.There's a lot of movies I love that I wish had been MSTed.I agree totally with Mr. Maltin that this movie is a gem,,,,,a faded gem,perhaps,but one worth seeing and being appreciated by classic horror fans.Try and find the non-MST3K version if you can,this movie will tug at your heart or rip it right out with the ending.Oh yeah,,,,STAY !!!!!!