
Dr. Sigmund Walters, an expert in glandular research, becomes convinced that his experiments involving lower animal species cannot succeed, so he arranges to have a very intelligent female gorilla kidnapped from the circus and brought to his lab. Using the glands of a patient and the brain of his faithful nurse, he performs transplant surgery on the intelligent simian. When the ape morphs into exotic and sexy Paula Dupree, the experiment seems to be s success. She even finds ... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Sigmund Walters, an expert in glandular research, becomes convinced that his experiments involving lower animal species cannot succeed, so he arranges to have a very intelligent female gorilla kidnapped from the circus and brought to his lab. Using the glands of a patient and the brain of his faithful nurse, he performs transplant surgery on the intelligent simian. When the ape morphs into exotic and sexy Paula Dupree, the experiment seems to be s success. She even finds a place for herself at her old circus assisting lion tamer Fred Mason. Unfortunately when aroused by desire and jealousy over the affections of Mason, her delicate metabolism breaks down, and she regresses to her ape form.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzLovable but far-fetched hokum sci-fi horror film. |
| User ReviewRussell GA mad doctor using gland therapy transforms a gorilla into a beautiful woman. She's then used to help control jungle cats in a circus act. It was ridiculous, but pretty fun. |
| User ReviewScott WA pretty basic Grade-B horror movie. The animal footage does pack a good punch though and is even frightening just because of how real it is. Acquanetta still can't act but is placed in a role where her dead expressions become an asset. |
| User ReviewSteve GA lesser known entry in the Universal Monster series. Best lion/tiger fight in movie history. Better than CGI. Carradine is evil. Lots of mad scientist movies at this time. Absolutely zero logic or believability, but that misses the point. Fun hokum. The lab & circus scenes drag on, though. Could have explained the surgical process better. Did they totally forget the sister? Movie gorillas are always scary. The big cats running amok at the end was legit frightening. Kind of racist that her skin gets darker before she turns into an ape -- and they condemned Roseanne? The circus before liberals ruined it. |
| User ReviewCody CThough it clearly defies reason, the lively thriller has a fine sinister performance by Carradine and a crazy tale to spin that is strangely palpable. There's lots of recycled footage of Clyde Beatty from the 1932's The Big Cage, where he's taming the big cats. |
| User ReviewBob WMade in 1943.A Mad scientist (who else?) embarks in an experiment to turn a Gorilla into a Human.Daft Science Fiction horror which is only mildly entertaining thanks to the casting of John Carradine+Evelyn Ankers,it does have its moments but its very mediocre at best. |