Weird! Supernatural! Horrifying! Serpent-Girl Terrorizes Town! Teen-age beauty turns into deadly reptile at will...spreading horror with fang and forked tongue! Nothing ever struck you like The Snake Woman!
A doctor in 1890 England, in order to cure his wife's "sick mind," injects her with snake venom. She later gives birth to a daughter whom the villagers call "The Devil's Baby" and in a fit of fear they end up burning the family's house down. Years later a Scotland Yard detective is sent to the village to investigate a rash of deaths that are caused by snakebite.
The Snake Woman (1961) is a horror film directed by Sidney J. Furie, released on April 26, 1961 with a runtime of 1h 8m. It stars John McCarthy, Susan Travers, Geoffrey Denton and Elsie Wagstaff. Viewers rate it 4.7 out of 10 across 18 ratings.
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John McCarthy
as Charles Prentice
Susan Travers
as Atheris
Geoffrey Denton
as Col. Clyde Wynborn
Elsie Wagstaff
as Aggie Harker
Arnold Marlé
as Dr. Murton
John Cazabon
as Dr. Horace Adderson
Frances Bennett
as Polly, the Barmaid
Jack Cunningham
as Constable Alfie
Hugh Moxey
as Inspector
Michael Logan
as Barkis
Dorothy Frere
as Martha Adderson
Stevenson Lang
as Shepherd
Directed by Sidney J. Furie, written by Orville H. Hampton, produced by George Fowler.
Average viewer score of 4.7/10 from 18 ratings.
For what this is this is quite excellent. It is, of course, low budget and it is early 60s and it is British and it is hokey, but it is still rather good. We have become quite jaded to the twists and turns of narrative design in movies, but in the 60s this would have been deeply shocking. It acted well enough and directed well enough and with visual effects that are more than decent, even though they do look very,…
Reviewed on July 22, 2026
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The main cast of The Snake Woman (1961) includes John McCarthy, Susan Travers, Geoffrey Denton, Elsie Wagstaff and Arnold Marlé. The film was directed by Sidney J. Furie. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
The Snake Woman was released on April 26, 1961 and runs for 1h 8m.
The Snake Woman (1961) holds an average rating of 4.7 out of 10 from 18 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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