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''Prehistoric Women'' is a 1950
''Prehistoric Women'' is a 1950 low-budget
A low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor. Many independent films are made on low budgets, but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or ...
fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...
adventure film
An adventure film is a form of adventure fiction, and is a genre of film. Subgenres of adventure films include swashbuckler films, pirate films, and survival films. Adventure films may also be combined with other film genres such as action, an ...
, written and directed by Gregg G. Tallas and starring Laurette Luez
Laurette Luez (born Loretta Mary Luiz; August 19, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was an American supporting actress and successful commercial model who appeared in films and on television during a 20-year career. She was a widely known Hollywood ce ...
and Allan Nixon
Allan Hobbs Nixon (August 17, 1915 – April 13, 1995) was an American actor and novelist.
Career
Nixon was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1915. He studied journalism the University of Richmond but left college to play football professiona ...
. It also features Joan Shawlee
Joan Shawlee (March 5, 1926 – March 22, 1987), nee Joan Fulton (and also credited sometimes under that name, such as in the film noir, Woman On The Run, 1950), was an American film and television actress. She is known for her recurring role i ...
, Judy Landon
Judith Brenna Landon (born 1928-died 2021) was an actress and dancer who primarily played uncredited bit parts in films in the early 1950s, particularly a background dancer in movie musicals.
Career
Particularly notable roles include Eras in th ...
, and Mara Lynn. Released by Alliance Productions, the independent film was also titled ''The Virgin Goddess''. The film was later distributed in the United States as a double feature with ''Man Beast
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Publication history
Man-Beast first appears in ''Thor'' #134 (Nov. 1966) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. He is first referred to ...
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''Prehistoric Women'' is similar to the 1940 film ''One Million B.C.
''One Million B.C.'' is a 1940 American fantasy film produced by Hal Roach Studios and released by United Artists. It is also known by the titles ''Cave Man'', ''Man and His Mate'' and ''Tumak''.
The film stars Victor Mature as protagonist ...
''
The film also acts as somewhat of a spiritual predecessor to the 1967 film of the same name (sometimes known as ''Slave Girls'') starring Martine Beswick
Martine Beswick (born 26 September 1941) is Jamaica-born British actress and model perhaps best known for her roles in two James Bond films, '' From Russia with Love'' (1963) and '' Thunderball'' (1965), who went on to appear in several other n ...
, although the two are otherwise unrelated.
Plot
Tigri (Luez) and herStone Age
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t ...
friends, all of which are women, hate all men. However, she and her Amazon tribe see men as a "necessary evil" and capture them as potential husbands. Engor (Nixon), who is smarter than the rest of the men, is able to escape them. He discovers fire and battles enormous beasts. After he is recaptured by the women, he uses fire to drive off a dragon-like creature. The women are impressed with him, including their prehistoric queen. Engor marries Tigri and they begin a new, more civilized, tribe.
Cast
*Laurette Luez
Laurette Luez (born Loretta Mary Luiz; August 19, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was an American supporting actress and successful commercial model who appeared in films and on television during a 20-year career. She was a widely known Hollywood ce ...
as Tigri
* Allan Nixon
Allan Hobbs Nixon (August 17, 1915 – April 13, 1995) was an American actor and novelist.
Career
Nixon was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1915. He studied journalism the University of Richmond but left college to play football professiona ...
as Engor
* Mara Lynn as Arva
* Joan Shawlee
Joan Shawlee (March 5, 1926 – March 22, 1987), nee Joan Fulton (and also credited sometimes under that name, such as in the film noir, Woman On The Run, 1950), was an American film and television actress. She is known for her recurring role i ...
as Lotee
* Judy Landon
Judith Brenna Landon (born 1928-died 2021) was an actress and dancer who primarily played uncredited bit parts in films in the early 1950s, particularly a background dancer in movie musicals.
Career
Particularly notable roles include Eras in th ...
as Eras
* Jo-Carroll Dennison
Jo-Carroll Dennison (December 16, 1923 – October 18, 2021) was an American actress and model who was Miss America 1942.
Early years
Dennison was born on December 16, 1923, in Florence, Arizona, the daughter of Elizabeth (née Brownd) and Harr ...
as Nika
See also
*1950 in film
The year 1950 in film involved some significant events.
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Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1950 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
* January 13 – Three weeks after its world premiere at t ...
References
External links
* * * * 1950 films 1950s fantasy adventure films American fantasy adventure films Films set in prehistory Eagle-Lion Films films Cinecolor films Films scored by Raoul Kraushaar Films directed by Gregg G. Tallas Prehistoric people in popular culture 1950s English-language films 1950s American films {{adventure-film-stub