The Undead (film)

For the 2003 comedy horror film, see Undead (film).
The Undead
Theatrical release poster by Albert Kallis
Directed byRoger Corman
Written byCharles B. Griffith
Mark Hanna
Produced byRoger Corman
StarringPamela Duncan
Richard Garland
Allison Hayes
Val Dufour
Mel Welles
Richard Devon
Billy Barty
CinematographyWilliam A. Sickner
Edited byFrank Sullivan
Music byRonald Stein
Production
company
Balboa Productions
Distributed byAmerican International Pictures
Release date
  • February 14, 1957 (1957-02-14)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70,000[1] or $75,000[2]

The Undead is a 1957 horror film directed by Roger Corman and starring Pamela Duncan, Allison Hayes, Richard Garland and Val Dufour. It also features Corman regulars Richard Devon, Dick Miller, Mel Welles and Bruno VeSota. The authors' original working title was The Trance of Diana Love. The film follows the story of a prostitute, Diana Love (Duncan), who is put into a hypnotic trance by psychic Quintus (Dufour), thus causing her to regress to a previous life. Hayes later starred in Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958). The film was released on February 14, 1957 by American International Pictures as a double feature with Voodoo Woman.[3]

  1. ^ Alan Frank, The Films of Alan Frank: Shooting My Way Out of Trouble, Bath Press, 1998 p 52
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference corman was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Tom Conway stars at St. Francis". The San Francisco Examiner. February 13, 1957. p. 32.