Wuchak
Grade C lost-on-a-deserted-island flick entertains despite itself
A plane transporting a female troupe of eight dancers from New York City crashes into the sea en route to Singapore, but several of them survive and make it to a deserted island where huge spiders dwell. Will they make it back alive?
A West German production, Horrors of Spider Island (1960) is a black & white B movie thats basically an island adventure with some old-fashioned horror elements. I call it Grade C because there are some glaring flaws. For instance, the story starts in Hollywood, but when the plane departs for Asia its clearly New York City. Furthermore, when the plane crashes into the sea off camera, it is shown going straight down into the water. Ne...