Beast of the Yellow Night
| Beast of the Yellow Night | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Eddie Romero |
| Produced by |
Eddie Romero John Ashley David J. Cohen Roger Corman Beverly Miller |
| Written by | Eddie Romero |
| Starring | John Ashley |
| Music by | Nestor Robles |
| Cinematography | Justo Paulino |
| Edited by | Ben Barcelon |
| Distributed by | New World Pictures (USA) |
Release dates | 1971 |
Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Philippines |
| Language | Tagalog |
Beast of the Yellow Night is a 1971 Filipino/American horror film, directed by Eddie Romero.
Plot
Near the end of World War II, Satan saves Joseph Langdon/Philip Rogers (John Ashley) from death on condition that he become his disciple. Satan has Langdon inhabit the bodies of several people over the years, bringing out their latent evil. As it turns out, he becomes a hairy murderous beast — a werewolf on the rampage carrying out the evil deeds of the Devil for the next 25 years.
Cast
- John Ashley ... Joseph Langdon/Philip Rogers
- Mary Charlotte Wilcox ... Julia Rogers (as Mary Wilcox)
- Leopoldo Salcedo ... Inspector Santos
- Eddie Garcia ... Det. Lt. Campo
- Ken Metcalfe ... Earl Rogers
- Vic Diaz ... Satan
- Andres Centenera... Blind Man
- Ruben Rustia
- Don Linman
- José García
- Rey PJ Abellana
- Carpi Asturias
- Jose Roy Jr.
- Criselda
- Joonee Gamboa
- Peter Magurean
- Nora Nunez
- Johnny Long
- John Carradine
Production
Ashley had made a series of movies in the Philippines with Eddie Romero for Hemisphere Pictures. When the owner of that company fell ill, Romero suggested to Ashley that they finance their own movie.[1] Additional funding came from Roger Corman for New World Pictures.[2]
The success of the movie led to Corman making a series of films in the Philippines, including The Big Doll House.
Release
Beast of Yellow Night was released on DVD by Ventura Distribution on Aug 21, 2001. The film was reissued several times after its initial DVD release, usually as part of a multi-disc combo pack. It was last released by VCI Video as a part of a four-disc combo pack.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Tom Weaver, "Interview with John Ashley", Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers: Writers, Producers, Directors, Actors, Moguls and Makeup, McFarland 1988 p 42-43
- ↑ Christopher T Koetting, Mind Warp!: The Fantastic True Story of Roger Corman's New World Pictures, Hemlock Books. 2009 p 21
- ↑ "Beast of Yellow Night (1979) - Eddie Romero". AllMovie.com. AllMovie. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
External links
- Beast of the Yellow Night at the Internet Movie Database
- Beast of Yellow Night at Rotten Tomatoes
- Beast of Yellow Night at the TCM Movie Database
- Beast of Yellow Night at AllMovie
- Trailer at Internet Archive
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