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Macumba Love (1960)

 -  Action | Adventure | Fantasy  -  June 1960 (USA)
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A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult.

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Cast

Credited cast:
Walter Reed ...
J. Peter Weils
Ziva Rodann ...
Venus de Viasa
William Wellman Jr. ...
Warren
June Wilkinson ...
Sara
Ruth de Souza ...
Mama Rata-loi
Pedro Paulo Hatheyer ...
Insp. Escoberto
Cléa Simões ...
Symanthemum
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricardo Campos
Victor Merinow
Pedro Santos
Jean Thuyret
Waldemar Wey
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J. Peter Wells, an expose writer, arrives on an island off the coast of South America (no country identified), to complete a book on voodoo, ju-ju,macumba, mojo and other cult beliefs, which he believes is responsible for unsolved murders on this island. Wealthy land-owner Venis de Vias warns him against stirring up the natives, especially any efforts to lessen the prestige of the reigning VooDoo Queen Mama Rata-loi. The arrival of Wells' daughter, Sara, and her husband, Warren, on a honeymoon trip, starts the pot to boiling and making the natives restless. Most restless of all is Mama Rata-loi, who asserts her powers and puts a spell on Venus de Viasa. The next thing honeymooner Warren knows is that he is trussed up and about to become the one chosen to die in a voodoo ceremony. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

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voodoo | writer | cult | island | land owner | See more »

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June 1960 (USA)  »

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La sorcière noire  »

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$3,000,000 (USA)
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With the price of your ticket, you were given a "Voodoo Charm" to ward off evil: a packet of sugar (the same sort that restaurants use) with the film logo on it. See more »

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Referenced in Drive-in Movie Memories (2001) See more »

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More doodoo than voodoo
9 September 2002 | by (Minneapolis) – See all my reviews

Voodoo movies rarely succeed on plot, (plot in this case being almost inherently silly), but rather on mood and atmosphere. This movie sadly lacks those hard-to-define qualities. It's neither scary nor campy and the garishly-colored print or tape you're likely to see will probably be of poor quality.

If you stick around long enough, you will see young, good-looking William Wellman jr staked out bare-chested for a voodoo sacrifice, (similar to Paul Burke's scene in "The Disembodied") but he's rescued too quickly for the scene to be much fun.


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