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Directed by Reginald Le Borg (as Reginald LeBorg)
USA 1944

 

Paula the ape woman (Acquanetta) is alive and well, and running around a creepy old sanitarium run by the kindly Dr. Fletcher (J. Carrol Naish), also reverting to her true gorilla form every once in a while to kill somebody.

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Acquanetta stars as the alluring jungle woman who runs about in the wilds, sometimes in human form and on other occasions as an ape. When scientist Naish discovers her, he drugs her and carts the ape-lady back to his research center. While performing some tests, however, he administers an overdose and kills her. Naish is brought to trial for her death but is acquitted when the body appears as an ape's. The film is told in flashback as Naish gives his story to a jury. Footage from CAPTIVE WILD WOMAN, this story's predecessor, is incorporated, including some scenes with Carradine. A third film, THE JUNGLE CAPTIVE, followed.

Excerpt from TV Guide located HERE

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Theatrical Release: June 1st, 1944

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Review: Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Only available, at present, as part of the "Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 5" which also has Captive Wild Woman, The Monster and the Girl and The Jungle Captive

  

Distribution Shout! Factory - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:00:44.015        
Video

1.37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 18,965,180,867 bytes

Feature: 18,138,120,192 bytes

Video Bitrate: 36.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate Blu-ray:

Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1577 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1577 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Commentary:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles English (SDH), None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Shout! Factory

 

1.37:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 18,965,180,867 bytes

Feature: 18,138,120,192 bytes

Video Bitrate: 36.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• NEW Audio Commentary by Gregory William Mank

• Still Gallery (2:32)

 

Blu-ray Release Date: June 16th, 2020
 Standard Blu-ray Case inside cardboard sleeve

Chapters 12

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Shout! Factory Blu-ray (April 2020): Shout! Factory have transferred Reginald Le Borg's Jungle Woman to Blu-ray. It is described as a "new 2K Scan Of A Fine Grain Film Element" and is part of the "Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 5" which also has Captive Wild Woman, The Monster and the Girl and The Jungle Captive. Jungle Woma looks solid in 1080P, no digitization, appreciated film textures. The image is reasonably impressive with well-layered contrast. 

We have previously viewed "Universal Horror Collection: Vol. 1" HERE, Vol. 2 HERE, Vol. 3 HERE and Volume 4 HERE. I'm interested in the upcoming "Universal Horror Collection: Volume 6" with The Black Castle, Cult Of The Cobra, The Thing That Couldn't Die and The Shadow Of The Cat.

On their Blu-ray, Shout! Factory use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (24-bit) in the original English language. There are a few instances of hiss and an occasionally light pop which seems odd considering the clean video source. The score is by Paul Sawtell (Lost City of the Jungle, 5 Steps to Danger, A Game of Death, Inferno, Silver City, The Fly, Denver and Rio Grande, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea etc.) sounding dramatic, supportive but generic. Shout! Factory offer optional English (SDH) subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Shout! Factory Blu-ray offers a new commentary by Gregory William Mank (author of The Very Witching Time of Night: Dark Alleys of Classic Horror Cinema.) He reveals some fascinating details regarding Acquanetta's undisclosed black ancestry (she claimed to be Native American), the rapid-fire production schedule, its attempt at recreating some of the interest of Tourneur's Cat People and much more including Acquanetta's beauty and popularity at latter conventions. There is also a stills gallery.   

Reginald Le Borg's Jungle Woman is a fascinating artifact - especially after listening to the Mank commentary. It's a bit of a rip-off with so much of the footage of Captive Wild Woman reused. There is a lot of shadows, tension and mystery but is generally a weak effort in this, already non-premium, disjointed series of three films (Captive Wild Woman, Jungle Woman and The Jungle Captive.) The Shout! Factory Blu-ray has the excellent Mank commentary and other three films, but I continue to state that I am more interested in the upcoming "Universal Horror Collection: Volume 6" with The Black Castle, Cult Of The Cobra, The Thing That Couldn't Die and The Shadow Of The Cat.

Gary Tooze

 

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