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Untamed Mistress (1956)

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Mesa of Lost Women (1953)

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Tandra Quinn "El ataque de las mujeres araña" (Mesa of lost women) 1953, de Ron Ormond, Herbert Tevos.

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Movie Review | Untamed Mistress (Ormond, 1951)

As this largely consists of scenes of the actors standing against mostly the same background reacting to assorted bits of stock footage, this lacks the verisimilitude and voodoo of location of more lavish jungle adventures. One might argue that the total disregard for spatial coherence that results from this tactic brings the movie into the realm of the avant garde. One might argue a lot of things. Let's all sit in a circle and argue with each other as people do on the Internet. *makes jerking off motion* What I will actually argue is that at times the movie has the charm of an exceedingly dopey National Geographic documentary.

Now, I'm a sucker for jungle adventures, no matter how chintzy, although it must be noted that this shares the genre's more unfortunate qualities with its unenlightened cultural depictions. In fact, it manages to be insensitive to multiple cultures, so perhaps it is an overachiever in this one dismal respect. I suppose this is too mindbogglingly stupid to genuinely offend, but I'll point it out in any case.

This is directed by Ron Ormond, best known for the trilogy of evangelical anti-communist propaganda films he made with firebrand preacher Estus Pirkle. I suspect some of you might prefer the rapid fire derangement of those movies, but I'd rather hang out in a fake ass jungle palling around with guys in gorilla suits than listen to Pirkle complain about every single remotely enjoyable activity, so I found this to be a much more enjoyable experience.

Despite an early gorilla suit appearance and a scene where a loincloth babe pounces on a guy while making monkey noises*, this is not exactly High Voltage Excitement, but the fact that the last fifteen minutes overdelivers on the gorilla suit content once again proves that age old bit of wisdom...

"ANY MOVIE WITH A GORILLA SUIT IS AUTOMATICALLY A GOOD MOVIE."

*It is noted that the character was not only raised by the gorilla tribe, but also mothered by baboons. Perhaps this is where she learned such ferocity, as gorillas are known to be docile creatures.

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Untamed Mistress | 1956

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Please Don't Touch Me! (1959, Ormond)

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They Were All A Man Could Desire -- But Deadlier Than A Black Widow!

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We enter the mysterious mind of Herbert Tevos for MESA OF LOST WOMEN (1953), directed by Tevos and Ron Ormond!

There's a giant spider (gross) and sexy spider babes (better). Just what does this strange movie have in store for your hosts?? Starring Jackie Coogan, Robert Knapp, Harmon Stevens, Tandra Quinn, and featuring the voice of Lyle Talbot.

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