Sunday, 7 August 2016

45 Maniac ( 1934 )

This  is  a  shocker  in  more  ways  than  one, a  low  budget  stolen  identity  tale  that  uses  pseudo-scientific  captions  in  a  vain  attempt  to  convince  you  that  the  story  makes  some  sort  of  sense.

Dr  Meirshultz  ( Horace  B  Carpenter ) is  a  mad  doctor  engaged  in  bringing  corpses, particularly  attractive  women  back  to  life. He  is  reluctantly  assisted  by  Maxwell  ( William  Woods ) a  stage  mimic  who  is  on  the  run  for  reasons  which  escape  me. Having bungled  a  corpse raid  Maxwell  is  ordered  to  shoot  himself  so  that  Meirshultz  can  carry  out  a  heart  transplant. In  the  most  comprehensible  action  of  the  film  Maxwell  shoots  him  instead.

He  then  steals  the  doctor's  identity  and  treats  topless  women  ( uncredited  extras ). When  he  inherits  a  fortune  his  estranged  wife  Alice  comes  looking  for  him  but  doesn't  recognise  him.

It's  exploitative  trash with  no  non-carnal  reasons  for  watching  it.

Thea  Ramsey  ( as  Alice  Maxwell )

Sex :  Alice  is  barebacked   and  then  has  a  towel  over  her  boobs  while  she  uses  a  slimming  machine. She  is  a  bit  overweight  actually.

Death : Survives


Thea  made  no  other  films  and  I  can  tell  you  no  more  about  her.



Celia  McCann  ( as  Jo )

Sex :  Jo  is  one  of  three  girls  who  appear  in  just  one  scene, talking  with  Alice  in  a  hotel  room  in  various  states  of  undress. Jo  walks  around  in  a  bra  and  pants.

Death : Survives


Celia  made  just  one  other  picture, an  uncredited  role  as  a  prostitute in  Narcotic.

Marvelle  Andre  ( as  Marvel )

Sex : Her  night  gown  is  low  cut.

Death : Survives


Marvelle  was  only  14  when  she  appeared  in  this  and  her  voice  sounds  like  she's  swallowed  a  couple  of  helium  balloons. She  made  a  few  more  films  than  the  others  although  mostly  in  uncredited  roles. She  died  in  1990  aged  71.

Jenny  Dark  ( as  Maizie )

Sex : Maizie's  in  the  bath  so  we  see  some  bare  back  and  a  bit  of  leg. She  later  lounges  around  in  her  underwear.

Death : Survives


This  is  the  only  one  of  Jenny's  four  films  in  which  she's  credited. She  appeared  in  director  Dwain  Esper's  next  film  Marihuana.

  

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