The Disembodied

Moviecut—The Disembodied

Funny how an old time film without modern special effects and action every five minutes can do a great job of keeping your eyeballs glued to the screen. Still, the film is a bit void of logic at the end. But forgivable.

Duller-than-a-butter-knife story of a frustrated but attractive woman (Allison Hayes) who's living in the jungle with her older doctor husband, whom she despises for reasons we're not told. She's got a knack for conjuring up voodoo spells and periodically uses them to try and kill her spouse. Then a trio of men arrive seeking treatment after one of them gets hurt, and the jungle queen becomes interested in one of them. Nothing really happens in this hour or so of tedium, and it's only worth a look to see a couple of scenes with the well-proportioned Ms. Hayes doing a ritual dance wearing very little clothing. * out of ****

Three men making a movie in the jungle rush to the nearest village after one of them is attacked by a lion. The local doctor does what he can for the injured man, but his beautiful and nefarious wife(played by Allison Hayes) has designs on the men, since she is also the local voodoo high priestess, who uses her powers to torment her husband(whom she hates) and seduce the men. They find it difficult to resist, though feel guilty and refuse to murder him, leading to a revenge showdown. Though a paltry production, with a paper-thin story and poor writing, it is the sultry Allison Hayes who gives the film the camp value it does possess, though that's all.

Fair jungle thriller set entirely on jungle sound stages with a native population consisting whites, blacks, Latinos and pacific islanders. The plot has something to do with the evil wife of the local doctor being a voodoo priestess and using her power to torment her husband while at the same time trying to pick up every good looking guy around. It might have been an okay film had there been any sense of realism, some decent performances or a script that at least explained why the wife was such a bitch. Mostly things just plod along at programmed rate until its appointed conclusion. Give it points for the priestess sexy dancing in dresses from Fredrick's of Hollywood, but take away more for a complete lack of caring anywhere else along the way.