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The Leech Woman (1960) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by Edward Dein .

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The Leech Woman (1960)

By Beatrice on Jan 4, 2017 From Flickers in Time

The Leech Woman Directed by Edward Dein Written by David Duncan; Story by Ben Pivar and Francis Rosenwald 1960/USA Universal International Pictures First viewing/Netflix rental Not to be confused with The Wasp Woman … June Talbot (Colleen Gray) is ten years older than her husband, endocrino... Read full article


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[first lines]
Dr. Paul Talbot: Well, that's a novelty - you're refusing anything with alcohol in it! I'm not used to seeing you sober this time of day.


[Confronting his alcoholic wife]
Dr. Paul Talbot: It's interesting to watch a "bottle baby" defend her weakness. One thing I can say for you, your approach is always different. Today, it's complete submission. I can't even get a rise out of you. You know, I think I like you better when you're sloppy drunk and violent. That's the real you, and that's the one I like, the one that hates me and gives me a chance to hate back.


June Talbot: Did you say whiskey?
[Pouring herself a shot]
June Talbot: Here's to you whiskey - guardian of all frustrated wives.


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Universal (then Universal-International) made this low budget horror film because they needed a second feature to play with their U.S. release of the Hammer production The Brides of Dracula.
Stars Coleen Gray and Phillip Terry were so into their performances as a feuding couple that they didn't even get along off-camera either.
The nurse remarks that Old Malla looks like she came right out of The Mummy's Tomb, a movie produced by Ben Pivar.
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