Swamp of the Lost Monster (1957) El Pantano de las animas | Region-Free (DVD)
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Title: Swamp of the Lost Monster (1957)
Alternate Title: El pantano de las ánimas
Genre: Western, Horror, Mystery
Plot Synopsis:
A detective and his sidekick investigate a case involving a disappearing body, leading them to an encounter with a gill man. Set in a frontier town, the story blends elements of westerns and creature features, unraveling secrets about the local inhabitants and the mysterious swamp.
Cast and Crew:
- Director: Rafael Baledón
- Writer: Ramón Obón
- Cast:
- Gastón Santos as Gastón
- Rayo de Plata as Caballo
- Manola Saavedra as Julieta
- Pedro de Aguillón as Espergencio Godínez de la Macorra
- Manuel Dondé as Don Ignacio Mendoza
IMDb Link:
Swamp of the Lost Monster (1957)
Reviews from Letterboxd:
- Ziglet_mir – ★★½
“He’s my Uncle’s brother! What a wacky, nonsensical rendezvous down campy B-film lane! Basically a rip off (and a blatant one at that) of Creature From the Black Lagoon with a western twist. A man’s burial goes south when the attendees learn the body has disappeared from the casket. Secrets unfold about the family who run the town, and our cowboy posse (just a deputy and his side kick ‘Squirrel Eyes’) experience a slew of crazy antics that one would suspect could be found in the most cherished episodes of Scooby-Doo.” - MushiMinion – ★★★
“Somedays you’ve just got to shrug off a gunshot wound to the face so you can wrassle with Zaat! in a knee-high puddle while wearing your speedos. That’s what being a cowboy is all about.” - nomenclature – ★★★★
“Mexican Western swamp monster thang, like Creature from the Black Lagoon meets The Lone Ranger and ‘Squirrel Eyes’ as his sidekick and ‘Moonlight the dancing horse.’ It’s kind of surreal; what’s most salient among the many interesting things is that it’s actually a murder mystery that gets further compounded by monster attacks, in a busy frontier town full of lotsa different characters and secrets.”
Meta Description:
“Swamp of the Lost Monster” (1957), also known as “El pantano de las ánimas,” is a Mexican western horror directed by Rafael Baledón. The film follows a detective and his sidekick as they uncover mysteries in a frontier town, leading to an encounter with a gill man.
