Voodoo Woman (1957) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Marilyn Blanchard
(played by Marla English) — protagonist
Marilyn is a beautiful but ruthless American treasure hunter who murders Harry West and steals his map before deceiving Ted Bronson into guiding her expedition. Dr. Roland Gerard transforms her into a...
Dr. Roland Gerard
(played by Tom Conway) — supporting
Dr. Gerard is a deranged scientist living in the jungle, where he combines native voodoo with biochemical experiments to create a superhuman mother for a deathless race under his control. He keeps Sus...
Ted Bronson
(played by Mike Connors) — supporting
Ted is an innocent American whom Marilyn and the other treasure hunters manipulate into serving as their jungle guide. He leads them toward the voodoo tribe and its idol, then becomes allied with Susa...
Harry West
(played by Norman Willis) — supporting
Harry discovers that the idol worshipped by the jungle voodoo tribe contains gold. He recruits treasure hunters from the United States, including Marilyn Blanchard, to pursue the treasure, but Marilyn...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Dr. Roland Gerard → Marilyn Blanchard
(Professional Scientist And Subject) — Gerard uses Marilyn as the central human subject of his superhuman experiment.
Dr. Gerard decides that Marilyn would be a perfect subject for his experiment and transforms her into an invulnerable monster.
Harry West → Marilyn Blanchard
(Professional Recruiter And Treasure Hunter) — Harry brings Marilyn into the treasure-hunting expedition before she turns against him.
Harry enlists treasure hunters from the United States, including Marilyn, to pursue the idol's hidden gold.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Harry West → Ted Bronson
(Unknown Shared Treasure Objective) — Harry's treasure discovery indirectly determines Ted's role in the expedition.
Harry's discovery and map initiate the expedition in which Ted is later used as the jungle guide to reach the idol.
Dr. Roland Gerard → Ted Bronson
(Conflict Opposing Survivor) — Ted survives and escapes from the destructive consequences of Gerard's experiment.
Ted escapes with Susan during the chaos that follows Marilyn's loss of control over Gerard.
Marilyn Blanchard → Ted Bronson
(Conflict Deceiver And Target) — Marilyn manipulates Ted into providing the expedition with essential guidance.
Marilyn and the other treasure hunter con the innocent Ted into acting as their jungle guide.
Story Analysis
A ruthless treasure hunt collides with Gerard's attempt to create a controllable, deathless superhuman being.
Plot Progression
Gold Beneath the Idol
— Harry discovers gold inside the tribe's idol and recruits treasure hunters. Marilyn betrays Harry, steals his map, and uses Ted as a guide.
The Guide Into Darkness
— Ted leads the expedition through the Bantalaya jungle toward the tribe's idol. The journey brings the treasure hunters into the sphere of Gerard's isolated experiments.
Gerard's Perfect Creature
— Gerard explains his plan to create a deathless race combining human and animal qualities. Earlier female experiments fail because their transformations are temporary or lack the required killer instin...
The Monster Breaks Free
— Gerard transforms Marilyn into an invulnerable monster and initially controls her. When she discovers that the gold quest is futile, his mental control collapses and she destroys him.
The Gas Pit's Final Curse
— Ted escapes amid the chaos, while Marilyn temporarily becomes human and tries to recover the idol. She falls into the poisonous gas pit and rises again as the beast.
