Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1953 · 1h 9m

Mesa of Lost Women

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Director
Ron OrmondHerbert Tevos
Cast
Jackie Coogan as Dr Aranya Allan Nixon as Dr. Tucker, camp physician Richard Travis as Dan Mulcahey, foreman Lyle Talbot as Narrator (voice) Paula Hill as Doreen Culbertson Robert Knapp as Grant Phillips
Crew
Hugh Winn — Editor Ray H. Lockert — Editor Herbert Tevos — Screenplay Melvin Gordon — Producer
Tagline

A race of deadly spider-women luring men to their death!

Synopsis

A mad scientist, Dr. Aranya (Jackie Coogan), has created giant spiders in his Mexican lab in Zarpa Mesa to create a race of superwomen by injecting spiders with human pituitary growth hormones. Women develop miraculous regenerative powers, but men mutate into disfigured dwarves. Spiders grow to human size and intelligence.

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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Ron Ormond Director Herbert Tevos Director Hugh Winn Editor Ray H. Lockert Editor Herbert Tevos Screenplay Melvin Gordon Producer
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