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Seven Women from Hell

Directed by	Robert D. Webb
Written by	Jesse Lasky Jr. and Pat Silver-Lasky
Produced by	Harry Spalding
Starring	Patricia Owens Denise Darcel Cesar Romero John Kerr Margia Dean
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	Jodie Copelan
Music by	Paul Dunlap
Production company	Associated Producers (API)
Distributed by	20th Century-Fox
Release date	October 1961 (1961-10)
Running time	88 min.
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$300,000^[1]

Seven Women from Hell is a 1961 war drama directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel (in her final film), Margia Dean, Yvonne Craig and Cesar Romero about women prisoners in a Japanese World War II prison camp, interned with other prisoners.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Plot

When the Japanese invade New Guinea in 1942, Grace Ingram, an Australian member of a scientific expedition, is captured and then imprisoned in a women's detention camp. She shares her prison barrack with six other women: Janet Cook, a pregnant American teenager; Ann Van Laer, a tightlipped but sympathetic German widow; Claire Oudry, a French waitress; Mai-Lu Ferguson, a Eurasian nurse; and two other Americans, Mara Shepherd, an ignorant rich woman, and Regan, a soft-spoken young lady.

During a bombing raid, Janet's baby is born dead and the humane Captain Oda is killed. Sergeant Takahashi, his sadistic assistant, assumes command of the camp, and a friendly Japanese, Doctor Matsumo, helps the women escape.

Mara is recaptured and tortured to death, and Claire and Regan are killed by rifle fire. The surviving four encounter a wounded American flyer, Lt. Bill Jackson, who helps them make their way to the beach but dies before they can reach safety. A wealthy planter, Luis Hullman, finds the girls, feigns friendship, and then attempts to hand them over to the Japanese. But the women learn of his plan, kill him, and escape by boat to the Allied lines.^[5]

Cast

Patricia Owens as Grace Ingram
Denise Darcel as Claire Oudry
Cesar Romero as Luis Hullman
John Kerr as Lt. Bill Jackson
Margia Dean as Mara Shepherd
Yvonne Craig as Janet Cook
Pilar Seurat as Mai-Lu Ferguson
Sylvia Daneel as Anna Van Laer
Richard Loo as Sgt. Takahashi
Evadne Baker as Regan
Bob Okazaki as Capt. Oda
Yuki Shimoda as Dr. Matsumo
Lloyd Kino as rapist guard
Kam Fong as house guard
Robert Ishibashi as truck driver

Production

The film was written by Jesse Lasky Jr. and his wife, Pat Silver-Lasky for producer Robert Lippert, who had a deal with Fox to make low budget films.^[6] John Kerr was signed to star.^[7]

The film was shot in Hawaii in June 1961.^[8]^[9]

References

^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p253
^ The New York Times Movies
^ "SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 29. 1962. p. 41. ProQuest 1305823520.
^ "SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 29, no. 336. London. Jan 1, 1962. p. 41.
^ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=89661 ^{[bare URL]}
^ Hopper, H. "Entertainment". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167907873.
^ Hopper, Hedda (May 23, 1961). "Entertainment: Red Skelton Will Star in Own Story Filming Planned in Tokyo; Chevalier in 'The castaways'". Los Angeles Times. p. A7.
^ Dexter, Maury (2012). Highway to Hollywood (PDF). p. 109.
^ Scheuer, P. K. (Jun 6, 1961). "Randall envisions malibu pied piper". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167915352.

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Seven Women from Hell at IMDb
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Seven Women from Hell at the TCM Movie Database
Seven Women from Hell at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films

Films directed by Robert D. Webb

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