The Curse of the Doll People
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Directed by | Benito Alazraki |
Written by | Alfredo Salazar |
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Production company | Cinemagrafica Calderón |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | Mexico |
Language | Spanish |
The Curse of the Doll People (Spanish: Muñecos infernales lit. "Infernal Dolls"), or The Devil Doll Men, is a 1961 Mexican horror film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was produced by Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. The screenplay by Alfredo Salazar is an uncredited adaptation of the novel by A. Merritt.[1]
Plot[]
The story surrounds four men who are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon after being surrounded, evil 'doll' people begin to kill their family members.
Cast[]
- Elvira Quintana as Karina
- Ramón Gay as Dr. Armando Valdés
- as Molinar
- Quintin Bulnes as Zandor
- Alfonso Arnold
Release[]
K. Gordon Murray imported the film to the US and added several English-language scenes.[2]
Reception[]
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle criticized the American import as incoherent.[2] Glenn Kay, who wrote Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide, called the film "a strictly by-the-numbers exercise that must have elicited more giggles than gasps on its release".[3]
References[]
- ^ , Volume 16, Number 5, September–October 2010, page 3.
- ^ a b Dendle, Peter (2001). The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. McFarland & Company. pp. 41–42. ISBN 978-0-7864-9288-6.
- ^ Kay, Glenn (2008). Zombie Movies: The Ultima Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 36–37. ISBN 9781569766835.
External links[]
- 1961 films
- Spanish-language films
- 1961 horror films
- Mexican films
- Films based on American horror novels
- Mexican zombie films
- Films about curses
- Films about Voodoo
- 1960s Mexican film stubs
- 1960s horror film stubs