Son of Ingagi

Son of Ingagi (1940)

Terror reigns when the giant of the jungle breaks loose!

After inheriting a manor from a reclusive wealthy doctor, a newlywed couple is surprised to discover a tempestuous ape-man lurking in the cellar.

Date of release
1940-12-01
TMDB
4.2 / 10 (13)
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Science Fiction, Horror
Director
Richard C. Kahn

Casting

Interesting facts

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.

Production

Spencer Williams' screenplay for Son of Ingagi was based on his own story titled House of Horror. Alfred N. Sack, whose Dallas, Texas-based company Sack Amusement Enterprises produced and distributed race films, was impressed with Spencer Williams' screenplay for Son of Ingagi and offered him the opportunity to write and direct a feature film.

Cynthia Erb, author of Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture suggests that the reason the film's monster does not match the title in the film was possibly for box office reasons, as to have it relate to the popular success of the exploitation film Ingagi (1930).

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