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The Jungle Captive

The Jungle Captive

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The Jungle Captive

"SHE-MONSTER... loving to kill!"

1945

1h 3m

5.6(18 votes)

Horror

Science Fiction

Overview

Once again Paula the ape woman is brought back to life, this time by a mad doctor and his disfigured assistant, who also kidnaps a nurse in order to have a female blood donor.

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Universal Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Otto Kruger

Otto Kruger

Dr. Stendahl

Vicky Lane

Vicky Lane

Paula Dupree - the Ape Woman

Amelita Ward

Amelita Ward

Ann Forrester

Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Don Young

Jerome Cowan

Detective W.L. Harrigan

Rondo Hatton

Rondo Hatton

Moloch the Brute

Eddie Acuff

Eddie Acuff

Bill

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Jim

Charles Wagenheim

Charles Wagenheim

Fred

Eddy Chandler

Eddy Chandler

Motorcycle Cop

Creative team

Directed by: Harold Young
Written by: M. Coates Webster
Dwight V. Babcock

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