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Seven Women from Hell is a 1961 war drama directed by Robert D. Webb and starring Patricia Owens, Denise Darcel (in her final film), Margia Dean, Yvonne Craig and Cesar Romero about women prisoners in a Japanese World War II prison camp, interned with other prisoners.[https://web.archive.org/web/20071018172638/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/109582/Seven-Women-from-Hell/overview The New York Times Movies]{{Cite news|title=SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL|date=1962|work=Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=29|page=41|id={{ProQuest|1305823520}}}}{{Cite news|title=SEVEN WOMEN FROM HELL|work=Monthly Film Bulletin|location=London|volume=29|issue=336|date=Jan 1, 1962|page=41}}

Plot

When the Japanese invade New Guinea in 1942, Grace Ingram, an Australian member of a scientific expedition, is captured and then imprisoned in a women's detention camp. She shares her prison barrack with six other women: Janet Cook, a pregnant American teenager; Ann Van Laer, a tightlipped but sympathetic German widow; Claire Oudry, a French waitress; Mai-Lu Ferguson, a Eurasian nurse; and two other Americans, Mara Shepherd, an ignorant rich woman, and Regan, a soft-spoken young lady.

During a bombing raid, Janet's baby is born dead and the humane Captain Oda is killed. Sergeant Takahashi, his sadistic assistant, assumes command of the camp, and a friendly Japanese, Doctor Matsumo, helps the women escape.

Mara is recaptured and tortured to death, and Claire and Regan are killed by rifle fire. The surviving four encounter a wounded American flyer, Lt. Bill Jackson, who helps them make their way to the beach but dies before they can reach safety. A wealthy planter, Luis Hullman, finds the girls, feigns friendship, and then attempts to hand them over to the Japanese. But the women learn of his plan, kill him, and escape by boat to the Allied lines.{{Cite web | title=Not Available | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/89661/seven-women-from-hell | access-date=2025-01-05 | website=Turner Classic Movies}}

Cast

Patricia Owens as Grace Ingram
Denise Darcel as Claire Oudry
Cesar Romero as Luis Hullman
John Kerr as Lt. Bill Jackson
Margia Dean as Mara Shepherd
Yvonne Craig as Janet Cook
Pilar Seurat as Mai-Lu Ferguson
Sylvia Daneel as Anna Van Laer
Richard Loo as Sgt. Takahashi
Evadne Baker as Regan
Bob Okazaki as Capt. Oda
Yuki Shimoda as Dr. Matsumo
Lloyd Kino as rapist guard
Kam Fong as house guard
Robert Ishibashi as truck driver

Production

The film was written by Jesse Lasky Jr. and his wife, Pat Silver-Lasky for producer Robert Lippert, who had a deal with Fox to make low budget films.{{Cite news|author=Hopper, H.|title=Entertainment|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|167907873}}}} John Kerr was signed to star.{{cite news|title=Entertainment: Red Skelton Will Star in Own Story Filming Planned in Tokyo; Chevalier in 'The castaways'|author=Hopper, Hedda|date=May 23, 1961|work=Los Angeles Times|page=A7}}

The film was shot in Hawaii in June 1961.{{cite book|url=https://fiftieswesterns.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/highway-to-hollywood1.pdf|title=Highway to Hollywood|first=Maury|last=Dexter|date=2012|page=109}}{{Cite news|author=Scheuer, P. K.|title=Randall envisions malibu pied piper.|date=Jun 6, 1961|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|167915352}}}}