''Seven Women from Hell'' is a 1961 war drama directed by
Robert D. Webb and starring
Patricia Owens
Patricia Molly Owens (January 17, 1925 – August 31, 2000) was a Canadian-born American actress, working in Hollywood. She appeared in about 40 films and 10 television episodes in a career lasting from 1943 to 1968.
Early work
Owens moved ...
,
Denise Darcel
Denise Darcel ( née Billecard, 8 September 1924 – 23 December 2011) was a French vaudevillian, actress and singer, who from 1948 and 1963, appeared in films in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, and briefly on the stage, television ...
(in her final film),
Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
,
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress and ballerina, who was renowned for her role as Batgirl in the 1960s television series '' Batman''. Other notable roles in her career include Dorothy Johnson in the 19 ...
and
Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years.
His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...
about women prisoners in a Japanese World War II prison camp, interned with other prisoners.
Plot
When the Japanese
invade New Guinea in 1942, Grace Ingram (
Patricia Owens
Patricia Molly Owens (January 17, 1925 – August 31, 2000) was a Canadian-born American actress, working in Hollywood. She appeared in about 40 films and 10 television episodes in a career lasting from 1943 to 1968.
Early work
Owens moved ...
), 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 (
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress and ballerina, who was renowned for her role as Batgirl in the 1960s television series '' Batman''. Other notable roles in her career include Dorothy Johnson in the 19 ...
), a pregnant American teenager; Ann Van Laer (
Sylvia Daneel), a tightlipped but sympathetic German widow; Claire Oudry (
Denise Darcel
Denise Darcel ( née Billecard, 8 September 1924 – 23 December 2011) was a French vaudevillian, actress and singer, who from 1948 and 1963, appeared in films in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, and briefly on the stage, television ...
), a French waitress; Mai-Lu Ferguson (
Pilar Seurat
Pilar Seurat (born Rita Hernandez, July 25, 1938 – June 2, 2001) was a Filipino American film and television actress in the 1960s.
Life and career
Born in Manila, Seurat began her Hollywood career as a dancer in Ken Murray's "Blackouts", t ...
), a Eurasian nurse; and two other Americans, Mara Shepherd (
Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
), an ignorant rich woman, and Regan (
Evadne Baker), a soft-spoken young lady.
During a bombing raid, Janet's baby is born dead and the humane Captain Oda (
Bob Okazaki
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* Bob Island, Palmer Archipelago, Antarctica
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) is killed. Sergeant Takahashi (
Richard Loo
Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982.
Early lif ...
), his sadistic assistant, assumes command of the camp, and a friendly Japanese, Doctor Matsumo (
Yuki Shimoda
Yuki Shimoda (August 10, 1921 – May 21, 1981) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC movie of the week ''Farewell to Manzanar'' in 1976. He also co-starred in the 1960s television series '' Johnny Mi ...
), 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 (
John Kerr), who helps them make their way to the beach but dies before they can reach safety. A wealthy planter, Luis Hullman (
Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years.
His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...
), 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.
Cast
*
Patricia Owens
Patricia Molly Owens (January 17, 1925 – August 31, 2000) was a Canadian-born American actress, working in Hollywood. She appeared in about 40 films and 10 television episodes in a career lasting from 1943 to 1968.
Early work
Owens moved ...
as Grace Ingram
*
Denise Darcel
Denise Darcel ( née Billecard, 8 September 1924 – 23 December 2011) was a French vaudevillian, actress and singer, who from 1948 and 1963, appeared in films in Cinema of the United States, Hollywood, and briefly on the stage, television ...
as Claire Oudry
*
Cesar Romero
Cesar Julio Romero Jr. (February 15, 1907 – January 1, 1994) was an American actor and activist. He was active in film, radio, and television for almost sixty years.
His wide range of screen roles included Latin lovers, historical figures in c ...
as Luis Hullman
*
John Kerr as Lt. Bill Jackson
*
Margia Dean
Marguerite Louise Skliris-Alvarez ( Skliris; born April 7, 1922), known as Margia Dean, is an American former beauty queen and stage and screen actress of Greek descent, who had a successful career in Hollywood films during the 1940s until the ...
as Mara Shepherd
*
Yvonne Craig
Yvonne Joyce Craig (May 16, 1937 – August 17, 2015) was an American actress and ballerina, who was renowned for her role as Batgirl in the 1960s television series '' Batman''. Other notable roles in her career include Dorothy Johnson in the 19 ...
as Janet Cook
*
Pilar Seurat
Pilar Seurat (born Rita Hernandez, July 25, 1938 – June 2, 2001) was a Filipino American film and television actress in the 1960s.
Life and career
Born in Manila, Seurat began her Hollywood career as a dancer in Ken Murray's "Blackouts", t ...
as Mai-Lu Ferguson
*
Sylvia Daneel as Anna Van Laer
*
Richard Loo
Richard Loo (October 1, 1903 – November 20, 1983) was an American film actor who was one of the most familiar Asian character actors in American films of the 1930s and 1940s. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1982.
Early lif ...
as Sgt. Takahashi
*
Evadne Baker as Regan
* Bob Okazaki as Capt. Oda
*
Yuki Shimoda
Yuki Shimoda (August 10, 1921 – May 21, 1981) was an American actor best known for his starring role as Ko Wakatsuki in the NBC movie of the week ''Farewell to Manzanar'' in 1976. He also co-starred in the 1960s television series '' Johnny Mi ...
as Dr. Matsumo
* Lloyd Kino as Rapist Guard
*
Kam Fong
Kam Fong Chun (born Kam Tong Chun; May 27, 1918 – October 18, 2002) was an American police officer and actor, best known for his role as Chin Ho Kelly, a police detective on the CBS television network series ''Hawaii Five-O''.
Life
Kam F ...
as House Guard
Production
The film was written by Jesse Lasky Jr. and his wife,
Pat Silver-Lasky for producer
Robert Lippert
Robert Lenard Lippert (March 31, 1909 – November 16, 1976) was an American film producer and cinema chain owner. He was president and chief operating officer of Lippert Theatres, Affiliated Theatres and Transcontinental Theatres, all based in ...
, who had a deal with Fox to make low budget films.
John Kerr was signed to star.
The film was shot in Hawaii in June 1961.
See also
*
List of American films of 1961
A list of American films released in 1961.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
A–B
C–I
J–R
S–Z
See also
* 1961 in the United States
External links
1961 filmsat the Internet Movie Database
*List of 1961 box office number-one fi ...
References
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1961 films
Pacific War films
Films directed by Robert D. Webb
1960s war drama films
World War II prisoner of war films
Films set in Papua New Guinea
American war drama films
1961 drama films
1960s English-language films
1960s American films