The Leech Woman
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Directed by | Edward Dein |
Produced by | John Greshenson |
Written by | Story: Ben Pivar Francis Rosenwald Screenplay: David Duncan |
Starring | Grant Williams Collen Gray Phillip Terry Gloria Talbot John Van Dreelen Estelle Hemsley Kim Hamilton Arthur Batanides |
Music by | Irving Gertz Uncredited: Hans J. Salteri Henry Vars |
Cinematography | Ellis W. Carter |
Editing by | Milton Carruth |
Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date(s) | May 1960 |
Running time | 77 min. |
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The Leech Woman is a 1960 science fiction film directed by Edward Dein. This film was parodied on the television show Mystery Science Theater 3000.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A mysterious old woman approaches Dr. Paul Talbot and promises to reveal to him the secret of eternal youth. Following her to Africa, he and his wife June Talbot witness the secret ceremony that utilizes orchid pollen and a man's pineal gland secretions. June returns to the United States alone and proceeds to keep herself young by killing men for their pineal secretions. Eventually the cops come to investigate the murders and June kills herself by leaping from a window.