Tubi Thursday: She Demons (1958)

 As we're getting more Superheroines represented in Comic Book Films/TV, why not feature some more?

Oh- Tubi doesn't have any.

In that case, here's...

It's 1958.  Things are going great!

Well, unless you're our Heroes- a rich Lady, an Asian Helper, a white Explorer and the Black Helper- who are stranded on a lost Island.  

Well, at least the US isn't about to bomb it.  Oh...they are.

Shock of all shocks- the Black Guy dies first.

To be fair, they left him alone on the Beach in a Horror Film.  It was either that or the titular Blanket Bingo.

Also on the Beach, they find...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

*breaths*

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

*sigh* They find the body of a She Demon.  It's that or someone killed Penny from Pee Wee's Playhouse.

They meet the other She Devils, who are less silly-looking at the moment.

They hired Dancers, so they are going to dance.

They will also look at the Camera constantly, so f##k you, 4th Wall!

They find out that this is the elaborate plan of a Nazi Scientist who turns lava-based heat into power...that only runs a machine that converts lava-based heat into electricity.

You have to walk before you can run.

Will he kill our Heroes?

Not exactly.

He wants to use the girl- who's real name is Irish BTW- for some experiments, so he won't kill her.

Of course, he's hoisted by his own petard- in this case the Lava- and everyone lives happily ever after.  The End.

A bit of silly, schlocky fun.  It's not going to win any Awards.  It wasn't meant to.

  

You see, it's Director was told that his last Film- Giant from the Unknown- wouldn't be sold to run anywhere without a 2nd Film to run as a Double-Feature.  So he took $65,000 from his advance and shot this in 6 days.

The Film was designed to emulate Men's Magazines from the time, so it included all of the stuff you'd expect.  It's got Nazis.  It's got an Island.  It's got Dancing Ladies.  It has monsters.  It's a 'Check all of the Boxes' Film, not a 'Make Your Passion Project' Film.

Sparse positives include the fact that Sammy- the Asian Lead- is not a Houseboy.  It's a big thing for 1958, alright.  Otherwise, the Film is pretty damn stock, but in a fun way.  

There's also a hint of what the Plot of Eyes Without a Face in here.  It's probably a coincidence, but that's neat.

In summary, She Demons is just schlocky enough to be fun without being too embarrassing.  It's the right kind of cheese, so not limburger.  It also teaches what happens when you mix up sticky tape with bandages...

A silly, but also pretty nothing Film that will amuse you.  You can do worse, if we're being honest.