{"id":9557,"date":"2009-09-07T12:53:48","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T19:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9557"},"modified":"2021-01-29T01:58:40","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T08:58:40","slug":"captive-wild-woman-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9557","title":{"rendered":"Captive Wild Woman (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;What will you have? A human form with animal instincts!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-66717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster-178x270.jpg 178w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Poster.jpg 506w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA mad scientist (John Carradine) transforms an ape (Ray Corrigan) into a beautiful but mute woman (Acquanetta) with a strange power over wild animals. She provides invaluable assistance to a circus performer (Milburn Stone) working with lions and tigers, but seeks jealous revenge when she realizes he&#8217;s already in love with his fiancee (Evelyn Ankers).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carnivals and Circuses<\/li>\n<li>Edward Dmytryk Films<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Primates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThe first of three &#8220;ape woman&#8221; sci-fi\/horror flicks made for Universal Studios during the early &#8217;40s, this innocuous potboiler features statuesque B-actress <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Acquanetta\">&#8220;Acquanetta&#8221;<\/a> &#8212; a.k.a. &#8220;The Venezuelan Volcano&#8221; (despite being born in Cheyenne, Wyoming): <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-1024x763.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"477\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-1024x763.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta2.png 1379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; co-starring with character actor Milburn Stone (cast because of his resemblance to real-life trainer Clyde Beatty) and the ever-reliable John Carradine as a villainous medical kook determined to commit glandular manipulation on his &#8220;patients&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"483\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-1024x772.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-768x579.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine-358x270.png 358w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine.png 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s little to the hour-long story, which is essentially concerned with relating the folly and danger &#8212; a la <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37\"><em>The Island of Lost Souls<\/em> (1933)<\/a> &#8212; of attempting to merge animal and human &#8220;forces&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3-363x270.png 363w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Acquanetta3.png 1377w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It evokes the general aura of Val Lewton&#8217;s RKO films, but without their psychological depth. Instead, it&#8217;s padded out by plenty of footage of Stone (actually Beatty) working with wild tigers and lions &#8212; footage which at times seems to go on for a bit too long. With that said, director Edward Dmytryk manages to add some atmosphere to the proceedings, and fans of the genre will certainly be curious to check it out once. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Carradine as Dr. Walters<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-1024x758.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"474\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-1024x758.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-300x222.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-768x569.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4-365x270.png 365w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Captive-Wild-Woman-Carradine4.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo &#8211; but it&#8217;s worth a look by fans of Universal horror flicks. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035713\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1943\/06\/07\/archives\/the-screen-at-the-rialto.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/captive-wild-woman-v86661\/review\">All Movie Guide Review (spoilers alert)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagoreader.com\/chicago\/captive-wild-woman\/Film?oid=1071147\">Chicago Reader Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;What will you have? A human form with animal instincts!&#8221; Synopsis: A mad scientist (John Carradine) transforms an ape (Ray Corrigan) into a beautiful but mute woman (Acquanetta) with a strange power over wild animals. She provides invaluable assistance to a circus performer (Milburn Stone) working with lions and tigers, but seeks jealous revenge when she realizes he&#8217;s already in love with his fiancee (Evelyn Ankers). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Carnivals and Circuses Edward Dmytryk Films Horror Films John&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=9557\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9557"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66724,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9557\/revisions\/66724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}