Directed by George Schenck, U.S.A./Philippines. Dreadful hokum about a well-intentioned scientist whose experiments at his jungle laboratory accidentally turn men into shambling ape-things. Lady pathologist Alix Pardee is called in to investigate and uncovers a glued-on subplot involving a big-game hunter who likes to chase down and kill the lumpy-faced degenerates. This is a pretty hopeless film all round, really. The biggest issue is clearly a deeply tedious script. But the problems also extend to a really bad, intrusive musical score (reminiscent of middle-of-the-road American television) and a lead actress who is not only surprisingly plain-looking, but who also maintains exactly one facial expression throughout the whole piss-poor ninety-three minutes. 1/5.
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