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Son of Ingagi

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An ape-man (Zack Williams) seeks a mate and brings her back to his lab.

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Boxoffice Staff Boxoffice Magazine There is entirely too much reliance on borrowed, familiar material. Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Film Daily Staff The Film Daily Laura Bowman does splendid work as a wealthy old recluse, who wills her fortune and gloomy house to Daisy Bufford and Alfred Grant, newlyweds. Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Mark H. Harris Black Horror Movies While it avoids most of the cringe-worthy stereotypes of the more comedic horror films of the time, Son of Ingagi also lacks the energy and humor, leaving a dry husk of a story that feels longer than its 60-minute running time. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 2, 2020 Full Review Earl J. Morris Pittsburgh Courier Spencer Williams wrote a great story which is well balanced with heavy dramatics, light comedy, action, [and] pathos. Rated: 3/4 Dec 1, 2020 Full Review John Kinloch California Eagle Spencer Williams turned out the story. It stretches your imagination all over the lot but it's good fun anyway. Oct 31, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Believe it or not, there were actually a handful of films produced during the thirties and forties that were made by an all-black cast and crew; since this was an era when separate theaters for whites and colored folks still existed, movies had to be made that would appeal exclusively to the latter. What's interesting about this film is that because it was an African-American production, it could avoid the racial stereotypes that pervaded Hollywood films of the period, and the black characters were allowed to act like normal, everyday human beings. Unfortunately, since these all-black productions were not afforded the same budget and production values as other films, they were generally terrible. "Son of Ingagi" is incredibly cheap and creaky, and even at its brief running time of 60 minutes, feels like it drags on forever; the killer ape of the title is basically just a guy wearing a ski mask with black mop head on top of his cranium! Still, this film does earn points for being an interesting historical curiosity. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis An ape-man (Zack Williams) seeks a mate and brings her back to his lab.
Director
Richard C. Kahn
Producer
Richard C. Kahn
Production Co
Hollywood Pictures Corporation
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 21, 2017
Runtime
1h 15m
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