Woodyanders Shipwreck survivor William (a solid and likable portrayal by Richard Derr) finds himself stranded on an island with mad scientist Dr. Charles Girard (a fine and credible performance by Frances Lederer), who has surgically transformed a panther into a man (Flory Carlos in convincing grotesque make-up).Although done on a modest budget, this picture nonetheless is made with some real finesse so it doesn't look or feel cheap: Directors Gerardo de Leon and Eddie Romero relate the compelling story at a steady pace, do an adept job of crafting a spooky atmosphere with a strong sense of dread, and stage the exciting climax with skill and flair. Paul Harbor's compact script smartly explores the ethical implications of the premise. The sound acting by the capable cast keeps this movie on track, with especially praiseworthy work from the gorgeous Greta Tyssen as Girard's fed-up neglected wife Frances, Oscar Keesee as disloyal and lecherous drunken assistant Walter Berrera, and Lilia Duran as scared local Selene. The crisp black and white cinematography by Emmanuel I. Rojas boasts several neat stylistic flourishes. The spirited shivery score by Gervacio Santos hits the stirring shuddery spot. However, it's the way that the panther man elicits a complex blend of both fear and pity that rates as this film's key artistic triumph. A nice little fright feature.

kapelusznik18 ***SPOILERS*** Being the soul survivor of the freighter "Pedro Queen" that sank in a typhoon in the South Pacific William Fitzgerald, Richard Derr, finds himself stranded on the island of Isla De Sangre where he's rescued by the local natives and brought to. Dr. Charles Girard's, Francis Lederer, seaside home to be nursed back to health. It's there that Fitzgerald finds out that the doc's wife the stunningly beautiful blond Frances, the former Miss. Denmark Greta Thyssen,is bored as hell in her obsessed husband's experiments in jump starting the evolution of the species! Who was more turned on and interested in his mad experiments then in her. What Dr. Girard is trying to create is the perfect man and do it by speeding up the evolutionary process by a few months then the usual thousand or millions of years that evolution takes to do it.There's also Dr. Girard's assistant Walter, Oscar Kesse, who's got his eyes more on Frances then the Doc's experiments. It's the horny Walter who want's to experiment, if you know what I mean, with her more then with the creatures that the Doc is working on. What Dr. Girard is trying to create is what looks like a cat-man in a mummy costume that will, in his deranged mind, advance the human race some thousands of years into the future in both intelligence and creativity! What a nut job!***SPOILERS*** As it turns out it's the hero of the movie William Fitzgerald who sees through Dr. Girard's insanity who secretly plans to escape from the island and take Frances along with him who had since fallen heads over heels in love with him. It's when the cat-man escapes and kills a number of people, including Walter, on the island Dr. Girard thinking that he's his friend and won't hurt him, here kitty kitty kitty, ends up getting clawed and thrown to his death by it who's by now sick and tired, now being a free man or cat, of being experimented on by him.***MAJOR SPOILER*** Now free to leave the island Fitzgerald and Frances are shocked to find out that the only boat to escape left on the island was commandeered by the cat-man himself despite having been shot a number of times. At the conclusion of the film we see cat-man sailing into the sunset leaving the two behind to meet the fate that awaits them!

Claudio Carvalho The castaway William Fitzgerald (Richard Derr) is rescued in an island by Dr. Charles Girard (Francis Lederer), his lonely wife Frances Girard (Greta Thyssen) and his assistant Walter Perrera (Oscar Keesee Jr.). A couple of days later, Fitzgerald has an affair with Frances and realizes that the unethical and insane Dr. Girard is developing sick experiments and transforming a panther into a man-like creature. Meanwhile, the monster escapes from the laboratory, killing Walter and the servant Celina and seizing and capturing Frances with him. Fitzgerald and Dr. Girard chase the being along the night."Terror is a Man" is a watchable rip-off of "The Island of Dr. Moreau", with a monster that behaves like The Creature in "Frankenstein" and with the appearance of The Mummy. The story is silly, but considering that it is a very low-budget and theatrical B-movie, entertains. Unfortunately, the shameful DVD released in Brazil by the distributor Fantasy shows a completely damaged copy, "jumping" many scenes and making parts of the story impossible to be understood. My vote is five.Title (Brazil): "Criatura Sangrenta" ("Blood Creature")

Raegan Butcher I saw this a few times as a young child (thanks, KSTW in Washington!) and it always stayed in my mind and lo and behold, after recently watching it again (thanks, MOVIE MADNESS in Portland!) I must say that it holds up remarkably well; the things that stood out in my childhood memories are still pretty potent; for a film almost a half century old the monster make-up effects and the creature's attacks are surprisingly well handled. The performances, too, surprised me by their contemporary tone, especially good was Francis Lederer as the strangely sympathetic mad scientist. The creature is a well-drawn movie monster; more suffering animal than murdering beast, it always had my sympathy--at least this time around. The images of it skulking about in its mummy-like bandages remain pretty evocative. The one drawback is the films poky pace--i could have done with much less of the domestic dramas around the hut and more of the monster, but that is a small quibble; overall, Terror Is a Man is a forgotten gem.