Richard E. Cunha made few good low budget B movies. This movie otherwise could have been utterly forgettable, isn't due to his ability to select actors who could act, and his ability to keep the story going without falling apart.While not at the success level of Roger Corman's B movies, Cunha's movies has similar quality that keeps them from being an utter schlock. This movie is about the same level of story as Roger Corman's "Wasp Woman". Both focus' on intrigue of beautiful woman turning into a monster.This movie stayed with me since I saw it as a child because of the transformance scene of the above mentioned beautiful woman. Three characters that told most of the stories to this movie, namely the blond girl, the main character, and the Nazi captain could all act. This kept the story together and didn't go the way of other similarly budgeted movies.They could have inserted another 10 minutes of skin exposures by the girls, and tormenting of the girl that was on the operating table, and the movie could have been twice as good, but if they did that they might have blown the budget or ran overtime against the double feature movie that these movies were usually shown in theaters.One of the hidden classic amongst the truly low budget movies from the '50s. If you're a fan of Roger Corman's earlier movies, this movie might be for you.

A small group of people become shipwrecked on a seemingly deserted island. When one member of their group is attacked by a hideous looking female, the others realize they are not alone. Following the sound of a drum, the groups stumbles upon a Nazi encampment where all sorts of experiments are performed on several caged females. The group is discovered and must fight for their lives if they aren't to become the next Nazi casualties.I found She Demons much better than its reputation would suggest. I can obviously see the problems with the movie, but much of it is enjoyable in a corny, cheesy, 50s sort of way. Any movie with Nazis on a tropical island in 1958 has to have some fun, goof-ball moments. And the production values are above average for a 50s B-quickie like this. Many of the stage-bound sets overcome their limited budgets.And then there's the cast. The survivors are as unlikely a group as you'll see. First, there's the rich, spoiled beauty played by Irish McCalla. She has a way of delivering lines as I would imagine a living statue might - very little real emotion. Second is our hero played by Tod Griffin. A more buffoonish lead I've never seen. He's one of those guys you see in older movies who insists on pulling up his pants to his armpits. He also is fond of spouting some incredibly silly dialogue. Finally, Victor Sen Yung is the flunky. He was annoying as Charlie Chan's Number 1 son and is equally annoying here. He has the same delivery and tries out some of the same lame jokes.One scene in She Demons warrants special mention. When our group of castaways comes across the Nazi doctor, they naturally ask about his fiendish plan. What follows is the usual Mad Scientist Reveals His Whole Plan Scene. But this one is more detailed that most. His response has to be the longest explanation a mad genius ever gave in a movie. It goes on and on and on... I found it to be quite a hoot.If you're a fan of silly 50s horror/sci-fi movies, you might find a thing or two to enjoy here.

**Possible Spoilers Ahead**Four people marooned on an island discover a Nazi doctor who specializes in turning winsome women into the ugly monsters of the title. The hideous "demons" retain their beautiful bodies even after the evil experiments make their faces look like shredded papier-mache. The film starts off slow, action-wise, but entertainment is provided by mild ethnic humor and constant bickering between doofus hero Todd Griffin and blonde, tall, leggy Irish McCalla. The good guys eventually duke it out with the Nazis–who have some of the worst German accents ever–and nearly knock down the sets in the process. The action is fairly bloody for the late 1950s though one flogging sequence may have been cut down before SHE DEMONS was released. The director is often tarred with the same brush as Ed Wood Jr., whose Midas touch in reverse automatically turned celluloid into crap. However, to make a film as goofy, schlocky and oddly endearing as SHE DEMONS, Cunha obviously lacked Wood's pathetic self-seriousness and everyone concerned seemed to have fun making it. Fans of LeBad Cinema have been having fun with it ever since.

A pleasure cruise for a self-proclaimed "beauty"(Irish McCalla)ends with a crash into a remote island controlled by an ex-Nazi scientist. The mad doctor transforms pretty girls into rubber-faced monsters. Skimpy clad dancing girls is the only redemption for this stinker. Also in the cast are: Tod Griffin, Rudolph Anders and Leni Tana.