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The Leech Woman (1960)

APPROVED 77 min  -  Horror | Sci-Fi  -   May 1960 (USA)
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An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.

Director:

Edward Dein

Writers:

David Duncan (screenplay), Ben Pivar (story), and 1 more credit »

Stars:

Coleen Gray, Grant Williams and Phillip Terry
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Cast

Cast overview:
Coleen Gray Coleen Gray ...
June Talbot
Grant Williams Grant Williams ...
Neil Foster
Phillip Terry Phillip Terry ...
Dr. Paul Talbot
Gloria Talbott Gloria Talbott ...
Sally
John Van Dreelen John Van Dreelen ...
Bertram Garvay
Estelle Hemsley Estelle Hemsley ...
Kim Hamilton Kim Hamilton ...
Arthur Batanides Arthur Batanides ...
Jerry
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Storyline

When a very old African woman offers an ambitious endocrinologist the secret of eternal youth, he decides to take his estranged and no-longer-young-and-beautiful wife along with him on the safari. But then she finds out the true reason for their sudden reconciliation is so that she can serve as his guinea pig. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, especially one with a stolen pineal gland tapper. But once you try Nipe, there's no going back. Written by Larry Cline  

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Plot Keywords:

Africa | Eternal Youth | Marriage | Aging | Dysfunctional Marriage  | See more »

Taglines:

Forever young! Forever deadly! She lived off the life blood of male victims! See more »

Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

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Universal International Pictures (UI) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Stars Coleen Gray and Phillip Terry were so into their performances as a feuding couple that they didn't even get along off-camera either. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Garvay's first name is Bertram in the credits, but he's only ever called David on screen. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Dr. Paul Talbot: Well, that's a novelty - you're refusing anything with alcohol in it! I'm not used to seeing you sober this time of day.
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References The Mummy's Tomb (1942) See more »