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Cat-Women Of The Moon

1953, Movie, NR, 64 mins

Cat-Women Of The Moon: Review

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A stellar example of so-bad-it's-good school of low-budget genre pictures. Commander Laird Grainger (Sonny Tufts) leads Earth's first moon mission, accompanied by a four person crew: Helen Salinger (Marie Windsor), Laird's girlfriend; co-pilot Kip Reissner (Victor Jory), Laird's rival for Helen's affections; and crewmen Doug Smith (William Phipps) and Walt Walters (Douglas Fowley). After surviving a mechanical malfunction that could have killed them all, the crew lands on the dark side of the moon, using co-ordinates that Helen mysteriously supplies. While exploring a cave they realize that, unlike the surface, it has an atmosphere and remove their cumbersome space suits. After the crew survives a run-in with some giant spiders they discover that their suits have mysteriously disappeared. They're then attacked by a gang of comely women in leotards, who retreat when they realize they're no match for the Earthmen and then claim they meant no harm — they were just frightened by the newcomers. Their leader, Alpha (Carol Brewster), surreptitiously hypnotizes Helen — only other women are susceptible to their mental blandishments — and the other cat women serve up a sumptuous feast to the men. Their plan is to allay the astronauts' suspicions, learn how to operate their ship and then steal it and decamp for Earth. Fortunately, cat-woman Lambda (Susan Morrow) is falling in love with Doug, and is no longer wholeheartedly behind Alpha's evil plan. This is the sort of film made to be mocked on TV's Mystery Science Theater 3000: It's cheap, silly and plays out its loony contrivances with an utterly straight face. Shot in 3D, the film's art direction is painfully threadbare and the moon set was left over from an old Marco Polo film. The cat-women's control center is an old submarine, complete with periscope. The score is by prolific movie composer Elmer Bernstein, who pretty much alone among those involved with this project went on to a substantial and respected career. This dreadful gem was remade in 1958 as the equally undistinguished MISSILE TO THE MOON. leave a comment
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