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The Leech Woman is a 1960 black-and-white American horror film directed by Edward Dein, produced by Joseph Gershenon, and starring Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Gloria Talbott and Phillip Terry. The plot follows a middle-aged American woman, desperate to be young again, who uses an ancient, secret African potion to regain her lost youth and beauty.
- Edward Dein
- May 1960
- Joseph Gershenson
The Leech Woman: Directed by Edward Dein. With Coleen Gray, Grant Williams, Phillip Terry, Gloria Talbott. An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth.
- (2.1K)
- Edward Dein
- Not Rated
- 1 min
Synopsis. When fifty-year-old June Talbot realizes that her endocrinologist husband Paul no longer finds her attractive, she turns to alcohol for solace. In his office, after they argue bitterly, she finally agrees to divorce him. On her way out, she meets Malla, an elderly African woman who frightens June by promising her that Paul will die in ...
- Edward Dein, Ray Decamp, Joe Kenny
- Coleen Gray
An endocrinologist in a dysfunctional marriage with an aging, alcoholic wife journeys to Africa seeking a drug that will restore youth. When a very old African woman offers an ambitious endocrinologist the secret of eternal youth, he decides to take his estranged and no-longer-young-and-beautiful wife along with him on the safari.
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This movie is actually pretty good, given it's low budget. Coleen Gray, a very pretty and capable actress in her day, gives a great performance as June Talbot, the alcoholic, middle aged woman married to Dr. Paul Talbott (portrayed as a total heel by Phillip Terry, better known as Joan Crawford's 4th husband). Dr.