The Bride and the Beast (1958)
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Synopsis of The Bride and the Beast
Wedded bliss for a young couple (Lance Fuller and Charlotte Austin) is marred slightly by the bride's discovery of her husband's pet gorilla, for which she begins to develop an unnatural attraction; her husband's understandable jealousy leads him to destroy the ape. Hypnotic past-life regression leads Austin to the conclusion that she was actually a gorilla herself in a previous existence, which explains her obsession... sort of. The pair decide to get away from it all, journeying through some tedious stock footage to the jungles of Africa for a hunting safari, where yet another chest-pounding primate (besides Fuller, that is) has been waiting for just such a golden opportunity to have his way with the young lady. If this has the feel of an Ed Wood sub-classic, that's because it is -- at least by way of the screenplay. This may serve to explain the array of chic angora sweaters sported by Austin and the abundance of incongruous stock footage. ~ Cavett Binion, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of The Bride and the Beast
- Charlotte Austin - Laura
- Johnny Roth - Taro
- William Justine - Dr. Reiner
- Gilbert Frye - Capt. Cameron
- Bhogwan Singh - Native
- Lance Fuller - Dan
- Steve Calvert - The Beast
- Jeanne Gerson - Marka
- Slick Slavin - Soldier
- Jean Ann Lewis - Stewardess
- Director(s):
- Adrian Weiss
- Writer(s):
- Edward D. Wood, Jr., Adrian Weiss
- Producer(s):
- Adrian Weiss
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