The Snake Woman (1961)

User Rating:

4.4/10   

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writer:

Orville H. Hampton (writer)

Release Date:

26 April 1961 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Serpent-Girl Terrorizes Town!

Cast

Susan Travers	...	Atheris
John McCarthy	...	Charles Prentice
Geoffrey Denton	...	Col. Clyde Wynborn
Elsie Wagstaff	...	Aggie Harker
Arnold Marlé	...	Dr. Murton
Michael Logan	...	Barkis
Stevenson Lang	...	Shepherd
John Cazabon	...	Dr. Horace Adderson
Dorothy Frere	...	Martha Adderson
Hugh Moxey	...	Inspector
Frances Bennett	...	Polly, the barmaid
Jack Cunningham	...	Constable Alfie

Also Known As:

Terror of the Snake Woman

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:A (cut) | Finland:(Banned) (1961) | USA:Unrated

Company:

Caralan Productions Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

Poor

Snake Woman (1961)

* 1/2 (out of 4)

Rare and incredibly silly horror film has a mad doctor trying to save his dying wife by injecting her with snake venom. She eventually becomes pregnant and gives birth to a little girl who grows up to transform into a snake or does she? This isn't a very original idea, not even for 1961 but what really kills the film is some of the worst acting I've ever seen. The acting provides many laughs but this goes against the serious mood of the story trying to be told by the director. A few better performances would have made this much more entertaining.