However, raiders from a third tribe, the Upriver People, attack through the Hudson River Tunnel and capture Ruth and several other women because they desperately need fertile females.

The warring tribes must put aside their differences to rescue the women, a joint effort that unfolds quite quickly in the short film.

Jack Pollexfen and Aubrey Wisberg had a deal to make three films at RKO: Captive Women, Sword of Venus and Port Sinister.

[2] Pollexfen later said "our main problem in Captive Women was that we were battling Zugsmith too much to pay attention to the production".

The poor man had tremendous problems; there were too many people in the cast, too many actors with no dialogue in the scenes , and the fact that they had over-extended themselves for special effects ...

[5]William Schallert recalls that the film was rewritten during the shoot and actors had to constantly learn new parts.

The action comprises scenes of flogging and torture, a sort of Sabine raid on the scantily dressed Norm women, much chasing to and fro of strangely costumed tribesmen armed with bows and arrows, and some 'uplift' dialogue – the Mutates have kept their faith in God, the Norms worship the Devil.

[13] Variety wrote: "Most of the acting is in the serial film tradition although Ron Randell occasionally shows himself as a first-rate actor, He is the hero.