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Airline Disaster (2010)
Wilhelmina Scream
After DISTANT DRUMS introduced the Wilhelm scream in the early '50s, I never again thought there would be another shriek deserving similar notoriety. The Wilhelm scream was used in dozens, if not hundreds, of films after it's introduction in the Gary Cooper film.
Though I did NOT watch this disaster movie (thank you Lord!) I did espy a clip of the ending which was more than enough for me.
Without fail, at every single cut to the frightened passengers during the plane's final descent, the audio began with one specific woman's scream which I can no better refer to than as being a "Wilhemina" scream!"
It was used, along with its accompanying collection of screams from other passengers, each time director Willis sensed the need for a reaction shot.
I should have taken a hint on how bad this movie is ... I mean, can anyone come up with a more unoriginal title than AIRLINE DISASTER?
She Devil (1957)
First filmed as episode of Science-Fiction Theater
FYI: I first saw this movie as a youngster and vividly remember it, even though I can't say it was one of my favorites. In late 2004, I watched episodes of Science-Fiction Theater, a TV series from the mid-1950's. An episode of the series titled "Beyond Return", aired in late 1955, presaged the movie with the same story and even specific points (the evolution of the meek terminally ill woman to a murderous villainess, the changing of the woman's hair color, etc.) by at least a year. The TV episode is credited to Doris Young but that may have been as screenwriter, not necessarily as the original author. I'm sure that both the TV program and "She Devil" are from the mind of Stanley Weinbaum's 1935 story titled "Adaptive Ultimate".