Womaneater
“See the nerve-shattering Dance of Death!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 60, rated by 1 admin.
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A scientist's resurrection research depends on keeping a carnivorous tree well fed. The botanical ethics are appalling, and the laboratory management is worse. This short British horror oddity mixes a genuinely sinister setup with exactly the kind of plant problem no garden centre can solve.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 5.5/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 5.5/10
- Dialogue
- 4.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 6.5/10
“Water weekly. Do not ask what the fertiliser contains.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a serum that helps bring the dead back to life.
- Released
- 1958
- Directed by
- Charles Saunders
- Running time
- 70 min
Starring
- George Coulouris as Dr. James Moran
- Vera Day as Sally Norton
- Peter Forbes-Robertson as Jack Venner (as Peter Wayn)
- Joyce Gregg as Mrs. Margaret Santor
- Jimmy Vaughn as Tanga
- Maxwell Foster as Inspector Brownlow
- Edward Higgins as Sgt. Bolton (as Edward Higgings)
- Joy Webster as Judy
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: Womaneater (1958), directed by Charles Saunders. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The reviewer calls it fairly solid British horror but notes abrupt story gaps and mismatched stock footage in the carnival material. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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