Son of Ingagi (1940)
1940 · Feature film · 62 min · dir. Richard C. Kahn
Terror reigns when the giant of the jungle breaks loose!
- Science Fiction
- Horror
Synopsis
Son of Ingagi is a 1940 American film directed by Richard C. Kahn. It was the first science fiction horror film to feature an all-black cast. It was written by Spencer Williams based on his own short story, House of Horror. Although the film's title appears to suggest that it is a sequel to the 1930 movie Ingagi, it is not.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Richard C. Kahn
- Writer
- Spencer Williams
- Cinematography
- Herman Schopp
- Studio
- Hollywood Pictures Corporation
- Released
- 1940-12-01
- Running time
- 62 minutes
Cast & crew
- Richard C. Kahn Director
- Zack Williams
- Laura Bowman
- Alfred Grant
- Daisy Bufford
Arthur Ray
Spencer Williams- Earle Morris
Jesse Graves
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Not the missing link · picfixer · 2010-03-09
A cantankerous yet kindhearted lady scientist does her best to help humanity - the only problem is there's a giant ape-man living in her basement. This is an extremely low-budget comic-horror quickie, but that doesn't stop some of the horror scenes from being effective. Much of the comedy works as well. It's mostly provided by a bumbling police detective, played by Spencer Williams, who also wrote the story and screenplay. With the exception of Laura Bowman's solid performance as the lady scientist, the rest of the cast is uneven. There are two fine swing numbers performed on screen by the…
★★★ · The First Black Sci-Fi Film · heroeslikeme · 2011-09-07
The quality of the film is good at best. But is holds a place in the annals of history due to being the first black sci-fi film. It is now 2011, and we have produced a few black sci-fi films since them. In that restrospect, The Son of Ingagi is a tremendous feat.
★★★ · I Like · cozy8 · 2010-05-04
This is my first time seeing a classic black horror movie.n What makes it special is that these folks had very little money, training and no distribution. But they got it done. What else you got? Thanks,
