The Disembodied (film)

The Disembodied
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Walter Grauman
Written by	Jack Townley
Produced by	Ben Schwalb
Starring	Paul Burke Allison Hayes John Wengraf Eugenia Paul Robert Christopher
Cinematography	Harry Neumann
Edited by	William Austin
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production company	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Distributed by	Allied Artists Pictures Corporation
Release date	August 25, 1957 (1957-08-25)(United States)
Running time	66 min
Country	United States
Language	English

The Disembodied is an American 1957 horror film directed by Walter Grauman ^[1] and starring Paul Burke, Allison Hayes, John Wengraf, Eugenia Paul, and Robert Christopher. ^{[2] [3] [4]} It was released by Allied Artists on a double bill with From Hell It Came . The film is Grauman's first directing job. ^[5]

Plot

Searching for adventures, a photographer visits a remote tropical village where he meets a local married couple in the person of Dr. Metz and his strange native wife, Tonda, who is fond of Voodoo rituals and turns out to be a dark cult leader. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Cast

• Paul Burke as Tom Maxwell ^[9]
• Allison Hayes as Tonda Metz
• John Wengraf as Dr. Carl Metz
• Eugenia Paul as Mara, wife of Suba
• Joel Marston as Norman Adams
• Robert Christopher as Joe Lawson
• Dean Fredericks as Suba
• A.E. Ukonu as Lead Voodoo Drummer
• Paul Thompson as Gogi
• Otis Greene as Kabar

References

1. Shelley, Peter (21 October 2009). Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother. McFarland. p. 50. ISBN   978-0-7864-5485-3 . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
2. Monaco, James (1991). The Encyclopedia of Film. Perigee Books. p. 468. ISBN   978-0-399-51604-7 . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. Rubin, Steven (1 November 2017). Twilight Zone Encyclopedia. Chicago Review Press. p. 3. ISBN   978-1-61373-891-7 . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
4. Stephens, Michael L. (2 September 2015). Art Directors in Cinema: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 220. ISBN   978-1-4766-1128-0 . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
5. "The Disembodied (1957)". Mike's Take On the Movies .......... Rediscovering Cinema's Past. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
6. "The Disembodied (1957)". Letterboxd . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
7. "The Disembodied (1957)". FilmAffinity . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
8. Foster, Gwendolyn Audrey (1 January 1999). Captive Bodies: Postcolonial Subjectivity in Cinema. SUNY Press. p. 203. ISBN   978-0-7914-4155-8 . Retrieved 8 September 2021.
9. "The Disembodied (1957)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on September 8, 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.

External links

• The Disembodied at IMDb
• The Disembodied at the TCM Movie Database
• The Disembodied at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films