#Betsy Jones-Moreland

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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

There are only two good things about Creature from the Haunted Sea. The first is its laughably stupid-looking monster, whose comedic appearance was used in the opening credits of Malcolm in the Middle. It brings back warm memories. The second is that it’s in the public domain. This means you can easily find it for free or packaged together with 49 other horror films for less than $20 - like I did. That price tag is a valuable lesson, which we’ll get to in a bit.

During the Cuban Revolution, American gambler and racketeer Renzo Capetto (Anthony Carbone) is hired by deposed General Tostada (Edmundo Rivera Alvarez) to smuggle the national treasury out of the country. Capetto and his criminal crew, which include his girlfriend Mary-Belle Monahan (Betsy Jones-Moreland), her brother Happy Jack (Robert Bean) and animal impressionist Pete Peterson Jr. (Beach Dickerson) come up with an idea. They will murder the General and his loyalists, then keep the gold for themselves. To avoid suspicion, they will convince the Cubans they are being stalked by a sea monster. Little do they know a real-life monster is following their ship. if the secret agent onboard, XK150 (Robert Towne) had any kind of brains, he’d be able to figure this out quickly and put an end to it.

Even though this is a horror comedy and that much of the criticisms that could be thrown towards Creature from the Haunted Sea were likely intentional, the movie’s not funny so they turn into marks against it anyway. The characters are flat, uninteresting and annoying, with Pete Person Jr. easily winning a gold medal in irritation. Speaking almost entirely in animal noises thanks to a brain injury, his schtick gets old immediately. You’ll spend the brief 75-minute running time wishing he would shut up or get torn apart by the sea monster, which is obviously a scuba diver covered in seaweed (or something that looks like it) with toothpicks glued on the end of their gloves, vampire teeth, and ping pong balls for eyes. Go into any Halloween store on November 1st and you could piece together something better.

Even before the dreadful creature shows up, this premise is just dumb. I know if my shifty shipmates told me two men were just murdered by a sea monster I wouldn’t believe them. No one with their head on straight would. What’s much more likely to happen to Capetto is that the Cubans will see right through his dumb scheme and chop him up into shark bait.

It’s a bad movie and would’ve been bad even in 1961 when the Get Smart comedy thing was popular. If there was any kind of justice in this world, this desert of laughs would’ve been forgotten to the ages. Instead, it made its way into the public domain and regularly finds itself for sale/viewing. The problem is that no one cared about this movie then and they certainly don’t now. Every print you’ll see is scratchy and dusty, with muddy sound that will require you to crank up the volume just so you can understand what the hell is going on. Worse, you won’t find any subtitle option anywhere. You practically have to read the Wikipedia article just to understand what’s happening. It got so bad with the disc I was watching that I actually wound up going on Tubi, hoping that a better print would be available there. I got “lucky”, starting watching again. In no time, I was looking forward to the commercial breaks. At least those were lively, professionally made, colorful and audible.

Suddenly, it hit me. The only reason I was watching this movie is because it came in a box set I bought years ago. I would have to do this 49 more times to “get my money’s worth”. Meanwhile, there are thousands of other movies I could be watching. Even a horrible film like The Snowman or The Love Guru didn’t make me exhausted because I was able to passively absorb them. This was work. A job I wasn’t going to get paid for so I’m cutting my losses. I might've wasted my money, but I'm done wasting my time.

Even if you were sent back in time to see Creature from the Haunted Sea in a top-notch theatre with impeccable audio in the most comfortable seat ever made, I still wouldn’t recommend it. Today, presented like this? It would take all the gold in Cuba to convince me to hit "play". (On DVD, September 13, 2021)

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Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

My rating: 5/10

Some of the humor kind of works by virtue of simply being profoundly silly, but overall this is kind of dull and occasionally rather racist.

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Watching

THE LAST WOMAN ON EARTH Roger Corman USA, 1960

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Viking Women And The Sea Serpent | Episode 420

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Viking Women And The Sea Serpent | Episode 420

Jim looks back on a 1958 Roger Corman classic, “Viking Women and The Sea Serpent,” starring Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Jonathan Haze, June Kenney, Bradford Jackson, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Jay Sayer, Sally Todd, Mike Forrest, and Gary Conway. Viking women go on a quest to find their men after they fail to return from a journey. Along the way they encounter a large sea serpent and end up on an unknown island. Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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McHale And His Seven Cupids

McHale And His Seven Cupids – McHale’s Navy season 1 – originally aired 10/25/1962 In McHale And His Seven Cupids, McHale convinces Parker that he’s suffering from battle fatigue. So that he’ll go to the nearby hospital, where a pretty young nurse is working. Continue reading McHale And His Seven Cupids

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Sarcófago: Criaturas do Fundo do Mar (Creature From The Haunted Sea, 1961) legendado

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On March 25, 1972, Creature from the Haunted Sea was screened on Creature Features.

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The Devil's Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea will be released together on Blu-ray and DVD on January 16 via Film Masters.

The Devil's Partner is a 1960 horror film directed by Charles R. Rondeau and written by Stanley Clements and Laura Jean Mathews. Ed Nelson, Edgar Buchanan, Jean Allison, and Richard Crane star.

Creature from the Haunted Sea is a 1961 horror-comedy directed by Roger Corman (The Little Shop of Horrors) and written by Charles B. Griffith (Death Race 2000). Antony Carbone, Betsy Jones-Moreland, and Edward Wain.

The Devil's Partner has been newly restored in 4K from original 35mm archival elements. Creature from the Haunted Sea has been newly scanned in 4K from 35mm archival elements with supplemental 16mm.

Both films are presented in 1.85:1 theatrical and 1.37:1 television aspect ratios. Creature from the Haunted Sea's TV version features 15 minutes of additional footage shot years later to extend the runtime. Special features are listed below.

Special features:

The Devil’s Partner audio commentary by Larry Strothe, James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan and Matt Weinhold of the Monster Party Podcast

Creature From the Haunted Sea audio commentary by film historian Tom Weaver with contributions from Roger Corman, Kinta Zertuche, and Larry Blamire

Interview with Roger Corman

Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story: Part III featurette

Recut trailers

Creature from the Haunted Sea theatrical trailer

The Devil’s Partner essay by author Mark McGee

Creature from the Haunted Sea essay by film historian Tom Weaver

In The Devil's Partner, an elderly man regains his youth after making a deal with Satan. In Creature from the Haunted Sea, a gangster knocks off his crew members, blaming their deaths on a legendary sea monster.

Pre-order The Devil's Partner and Creature from the Haunted Sea.

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 5 / 10

Título Original: Last Woman on Earth

Año: 1960

Duración: 71 min

País: Estados Unidos

Dirección: Roger Corman

Guion: Robert Towne

Música: Ronald Stein

Fotografía: Jacques R. Marquette

Reparto: Betsy Jones-Moreland, Robert Towne, Antony Carbone

Productora: Roger Corman Productions, The Filmgroup

Género: Drama; Horror; Mystery; Sci-Fi

TRAILER:

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Robert Bean, Antony Carbone, and Betsy Jones-Moreland in Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

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TheDevilsPartner

#FilmMasters

DVD & Blu Ray

Supernatural Horror Classic, The Devil’s Partner (1961) Newly Restored 4K Special Edition

Includes Newly Restored Bonus Film, Creature From the Haunted Sea (1961)

On Blu-ray & DVD Jan. 16th

Special Features Includes New Interview With Roger Corman

ROCKPORT, Mass. — January 2024 — For Immediate Release — Vintage film restoration and distribution company Film Masters continues its tribute to the pope of pop cinema, Roger Corman, with the third installment of The Filmgroup series on Blu-ray and DVD, The Devil’s Partner, available Jan. 16.

Corman and his brother, Gene, founded The Filmgroup to distribute their own films. While the company did produce the majority of its films, including the cult classic Creature From the Haunted Sea, it also occasionally acquired projects by other filmmakers, as is the case with The Devil's Partner (1961). From director Charles R. Rondeau, the film is a macabre tale of an elderly man who regains his youth after making a deal with the devil. During the summer and fall of 1961, the two films were often paired as a double feature.

Half Man, Half Beast, He Sold his Soul for Passion — Director/actor Edgar Buchanan (best known as Uncle Joe on Petticoat Junction) appears in this supernatural thriller about an old codger trying to reclaim his youth, employing black magic to lure a woman away from his rival. The film also stars Jean Allison, Richard Crane and Ed Nelson. This well-crafted, independent feature has been hailed for its atmosphere and as a pioneering film in the devil worshiping subgenre made popular in the ‘70s.

Made in 1958, The Devil’s Partner languished with no release date until it was picked up and distributed by The Filmgroup, becoming a steady presence on the drive-in circuit, often appearing in tandem with Creature from Haunted Sea, another Corman classic from the golden age of drive-in schlock.

This spoof of spy/gangsters/monster movies stars Anthony Carbone as a gangster and smuggler who decides to kill members of the ship’s bungling crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn’t know is that the creature is actually out there! Also starring Betsy Jones-Moreland and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown) under the pseudonym Edward Wain.

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The film was conceived when Corman finished shooting The Last Woman on Earth in Puerto Rico and discovered he had enough film left over to make another film. He enlisted long-time associate Charles B. Griffith, who—legend goes—had six days to write the script. Ever the pragmatist when it came to budget, Corman recruited locals to appear in this film as extras.

Special Features: Commentary for The Devil’s Partner is by Larry Strothe, James Gonis, Shawn Sheridan and Matt Weinhold of the Monster Party podcast; theatrical-length commentary for Creature From the Haunted Sea is by fan favorite Tom Weaver, with contributions from Roger Corman, Kinta Zertuche and Larry Blamire. Weaver also provides the liner notes for the film. Ballyhoo Motion Pictures contributes Hollywood Intruders: The Filmgroup Story with Part III of the story, as well as their new interview with Roger Corman on the formation of The Filmgroup; recut trailers, based on the original theatrical trailers; original Creature From the Haunted Sea theatrical trailer (from 16mm archival elements scanned in 4k); and a full essay for The Devil’s Partner by author Mark McGee.

Both films are presented with a theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1, as well as in a 1.37:1 television format. The televised version of Creature From the Haunted Sea includes an additional 15 minutes of footage shot years later to extend the film for a sale to Allied Artists. Discs are region free and include English SDH. Audio is DTS-HD/Dolby AC3s.

PRE-ORDER NOW:

https://www.filmmasters.com/devilspartner

About Film Masters:

Film Masters is a consortium of historians and enthusiasts who seek to celebrate the preservation and restoration of films. We are archivists, committed to storing film elements for future generations and reviving films that have been sitting dormant for decades. By scanning in 2K and 4K, we give these lesser-known films the red-carpet treatment they deserve. Leveraging modern means of distribution to release forgotten films back into the world, we also produce original bonus materials, including feature-length documentaries, which aid audiences in contextualizing and celebrating these works of art as they were meant to be. Visit us online at: www.FilmMasters.com

The Devil's Partner (1961) + Creature From The Haunted Sea (1961) Double Feature

Film Masters

Genre: Horror/Sci-Fi/Cult

Original Release: 1961 (B+W)

Not Rated

Format: Blu-ray & DVD

Running Time: 314 Minutes

Suggested Retail Price: $29.95 (Blu-ray) / $19.95 (DVD)

Pre-Order Now

Street Date: Jan. 16, 2024

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Ah ! 1961’s Creature from the haunted sea . A Roger Corman directed satire about Gangsters who come up with a plot to steal gold from some Cuban general’s from Fidel Castro. Yep it’s like that , Anthony Carbone who resembles Humphrey Bogart somewhat plays head gangster and Betsy Jones Moreland as his moll. And along for the ride are 2 goofball gangsters, one who does animal noises. So ok . And also on board is a secret agent played by Robert Towne. And then there’s the monster . Lol , ping pong ball eyes s and a shaggy costume . Wow ! It’s not a horrible movie. It’s silly but the monster is so so bad . And incidentally The 3 main actors : Carbone, Moreland, and Towne starred in RogerCorman’s last woman on earth the same year, but in color. Both movies are in the public domain .Last woman on earth is no relation to the Vincent Price movie last man on earth, which is also public domain. Creature from the haunted sea has its charm as a satire. So bad it’s good.

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Per previous about the criminal element loving Peter Lorre, I was reminded of:

"Actress Betsy-Jones Moreland, who worked with Lorre, Boris Karloff, and Lon Chaney Jr. on 'Lizard’s Leg and Owlet’s Wing,' (Route 66, 1962), recalled that:

"'Peter Lorre and other actors of that sort, Humphrey Bogart and so on, were always loved by “the darker side,” if you know what I mean. The Mafia. The hoods of this country. Those actors were always treated with great respect and love and devotion. We went one night, Peter Lorre and I, and I forget who else, a whole bunch of us—we were taken by "gentlemen" from that world to a nightclub, to dinner, and we were treated like royalty. Absolutely like royalty! 'Peter Lorre wasn’t allowed to pay for anything, there was no way that anybody like Lorre could ever pay for anything when the other kind of people were around. And everything was done first class. It was very interesting. You sort of had a feeling there was an undercurrent all-l-l-l the time, that other things were going on that you didn’t know about and didn’t want to know about, but you’d read about them in the paper tomorrow. There’d be little exchanges at the other end of the table, somebody would step out from the shadows and whisper in somebody else’s ear, and you thought, “Oh, God, somebody was just macheted somewhere!'

"Asked by film historian Tom Weaver if 'she got the feeling that Lorre knew more than you did about what was going on,' Jones-Moreland said, 'I don’t think so, I don’t think he was part of it. I think he was like a mascot. He was a pet, but not a pet who knew anything!'"

-The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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Robert Bean-Betsy Jones-Moreland-Antony Carbone "El monstruo del mar encantado" (Creature from the haunted sea) 1961, de Roger Corman.