The premise of this was very promising- Bela Lugosi, assisted by Zucco and Carradine, keeping a harem of young beauties ( most of whom we've met before ) in the cellar for the purpose of reviving his not-quite-dead wife through voodoo - but the end product is sunk by low production values and a campy approach. The meta-joke at the end falls flat on its arse.
Wanda McKay ( as Betty Benton )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
Wanda gets top billing among the females but it's a lacklustre performance.
Louise Currie ( as Stella Saunders )
Sex : Pawed at by Carradine
Death : Survives
Louise gives a much livelier performance as the heroine's best mate.
Ellen Hall ( as Evelyn Marlowe )
Sex : No
Death : Expires, presumably permanently, when Lugosi perishes
Ellen was from L.A. and had a reasonably successful career as a B-movie actress in the forties. She retired in 1951. She died in 1999 aged 76.
Terry Walker ( as Alice )
Sex : No
Death : Survives
This tiny part was Terry's last film appearance.
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