George Colouris plays Dr Morgan who goes to some far off corner of the Empire - nowhere too specific as the culture and cast don't match - and witnesses a ritual where a girl is sacrificed to a carnivorous plant. Apparently a serum can then be extracted which can bring the dead ( not the poor girl ) back to life. Morgan somehow transports the plant back to England along with "native" Tanga ( Jimmy Vaughan ) and begins feeding it.
Vera Day ( as Sally )
Sex : Sally first appears in a Hawaiian dance costume. Throughout the picture she wears outfits that accentuate her breasts. She has an innuendo-laden conversation with her boyfriend
Death : Survives
Vera is the leading lady in this one as the sideshow girl who gets a job in Morgan's house.
Joy Webster ( as Judy )
Sex : Judy is a prostitute
Death : Thrown to the plant
The Birmingham born actress had a short career in the late fifties and early sixties, disappearing from view after 1967. She is now 82.
Marpessa Dawn ( as Native Girl )
Sex : Nice cleavage
Death : Thrown to the plant
Marpessa was born in Pittsburgh but started her acting career in England. She got her big break the following year in the groundbreaking musical Black Orpheus but spent most of her subsequent career in France where she died in 2008 aged 74.
Sara Leighton ( as Susan Curtis )
Sex : A nipple is visible through her dress as she is prepared for death
Death : Thrown to the plant
As an actress Sara barely registered as a bit part player in the fifties. However she worked as a TV hostess until the mid-seventies. She turns 83 today !
Susan Neill ( as Orange Juice Counter Girl )
Sex : Her tight sweater shows off her assets
Death : Survives
Susan married actor Michael Wilding -on the rebound from Elizabeth Taylor - the same year this was released and did not pick up her acting career when they divorced in 1962. Apart that is from an appearance in the film 1132 Pleasant Street, a full forty-two years after her last role.
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