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Love Slaves of the Amazons (1957)


The premise of a lost city of Amazon women who keep only one captured male alive as their “walking sperm bank” had some potential for interest, but not even the considerable manly charms of actor Don Taylor can save this crop of jungle corn. The Amazon women wear a kind of “Mother Hubbard” style jumper typical of the 50’s and many of them are far from alluring. Their green-painted faces don’t help much, either. The overall feel of the film is one of adventure, but what dramatic tension it manages to summon is thoroughly dissipated by the frequent lame attempts at humor. Mr. Taylor fares much better in a reversed situation in “The Girls of Pleasure Island”, in which he is one of 1500 men competing for one of three nubile girls.