The Leech Woman (1960)

[Zone Fighter]

The Leech Woman (1960)

Coleen Gray - June Talbot
Grant Williams - Neil Foster
Phillip Terry - Dr. Paul Talbot
Gloria Talbott - Sally Howard
John Van Dreelen - Bertram Garvay
Estelle Hemsley - Old Malla
Kim Hamilton - Young Malla
Arthur Batanides - Jerry Lando

In Africa, June Talbot learns that by mixing powder from a rare orchid and a hormone taken from freshly murdered men, she can regain her youth. Returning to the US, in the guise of her niece, she kills to stay young.

The Leech Woman is included in The Classic Sci-Fi Ultimate Collection Volume 2.

[Xenorama ™]

they showed this on Channel 2 a few times, but i only watched it once- i was hoping she would at least be a leech like monster, but was sadly disappointed.

[Hakaida]

Got the Universal Sci-Fi vol.2 with this film in it. Pretty much had the same reaction as you, David. Lame movie. Sparse and poor make-ups. All characters so unappealing that you didn't even give a rat's ass whether they bought the farm or not. A miss-fire for sure, made worse by the fact that it occupies the last disc all by itself, instead of one of the other, MUCH better entries like "Dr. Cyclops" or even "Deadly Mantis!" Ugh!

[Gwangi]

In finally seeing this after a long long time, the story somewhat reminded me of Merian C. Cooper's "She" and I actually do think Coleen Gray was pretty good in the lead.

It wasn't as bad as I had anticipated, but this last of Universal's sci-fi movies does end with a thump rather than with a bang. Probably would not have bought it if were just a DVD single.