The Devil's Mistress (1965 film)
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| The Devil's Mistress | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Orville Wanzer[1] |
| Written by | Orville Wanzer[1] |
| Produced by | Wes Moreland[1] |
| Starring | Joan Stapleton[1] Robert Gregory[1] Forrest Westmoreland[1] Douglas Warren[1] Oren Williams[1] Arthur Resley[1] |
| Cinematography | Teddy Gregory[1] |
| Music by | Billy Allen[1] Douglas Warren[1] |
Production company | WGW Pictures[1] |
| Distributed by | Holiday Pictures[1] Emerson Film Enterprises[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States[1] |
| Language | English[1] |
The Devil's Mistress is a 1965 American western horror film, directed and written by Orville Wanzer. The film's plot follows Liah, an Indian half-caste, who takes her revenge on four ruthless cowboy desperadoes who have gunned down her husband for the sheer joy of killing.
Cast
[edit]- Joan Stapleton - Athaliah
- Robert Gregory - Frank
- Wes Moreland - Charlie
- Douglas Warren - Joe
- Oren Williams - Will
- Arthur Resley - Jeroboam
Production
[edit]Filming took place in Las Cruces, New Mexico in several weekends.[1]
Reception
[edit]An review from Movies and Mania reads: "The Devil’s Mistress is not a coherent picture; that may have been the point. Questions are posed but never answered. The couple has travelled from Salem, “to escape religious persecution” – is the woman, Liah, a witch? Why does the meat they serve their ravenous houseguests taste strange? Is Liah avenging herself by causing the deaths of these men – two of whom she kisses passionately, imparting some kind of fatal malady; another is bitten by a rattler; the fourth dies by hanging – or is she the agent of a higher power: “I will send the poison of the serpent and the mouth of the beast upon them”? The ending is characteristically enigmatic."[2]