"Hungry Wives" is also known as "Season of the Witch". Regardless of the name, it's a very rough early film by George Romero--and not nearly the quality of his first, and most famous film, "Night of the Living Dead". I am not sure how much of it is Romero's fault--he was a VERY young, inexperienced and poor filmmaker and the film only cost about $90,000. Plus, because Romero was so strapped for funds, it sad on the shelf for a bit because he couldn't afford to finish it! So, given its very rough heritage, it's no surprise that the movie is so very, very rough. In fact, unless you are a HUGE fan of Romero, I'd recommend you skip this one and watch one of his later horror flicks. If you do watch, don't be surprised that the editing seems very random and unprofessional. And, don't be surprised that the film is so rough and appears unfinished. Again, you need to remember that Romero was NOT in Hollywood nor did he have sufficient funds to do much better. All in all, an interesting experiment AND the film had some very good scenes--but the whole just didn't seem to work.
Review of Season of the Witch
