Taking a look at a box set that a very kind fellow IMDber has given me,I spotted a movie which sounded like a fun "creature feature",which led to me getting ready to seeing the monsters being made.
The plot:
Attending a performance by composer Anthony Lawrence, Dr. Igor Markoff notices a woman in the audience who looks just like his dead wife. Spotting Markoff's glances,the woman turns away from Markoff's view.Meeting Anthony backstage,Markoff discovers that the mysterious woman is Anthony's daughter Patricia.Since his wife's suicide,Markoff has been working on formula's which give and cure people of illnesses.Setting his sights on Patricia,Markoff decides to compose a special score for her dad.
View on the film:
Despite having a creature feature-style title,the film actually turns out to be a mad scientist flick,which includes the genres man in a gorilla suit trademark.Whilst the movie does not break away from the genre,the screenplay by Larry Williams/Pierre Gendron & Martin Mooney keep the 62 minutes speeding by,thanks to the writers allowing Markoff to take his time in getting a tight grip on the Lawrence's.Covered in stylish Film Noir lighting from director Sam Newfield, J. Carrol Naish gives a terrific performance as Markoff,with Naish keeping Markoff away from being a simple boo-hiss villain,by showing him to have (some ) determination in actually finding a cure,as Markoff starts to turn Anthony into a monster.
The plot:
Attending a performance by composer Anthony Lawrence, Dr. Igor Markoff notices a woman in the audience who looks just like his dead wife. Spotting Markoff's glances,the woman turns away from Markoff's view.Meeting Anthony backstage,Markoff discovers that the mysterious woman is Anthony's daughter Patricia.Since his wife's suicide,Markoff has been working on formula's which give and cure people of illnesses.Setting his sights on Patricia,Markoff decides to compose a special score for her dad.
View on the film:
Despite having a creature feature-style title,the film actually turns out to be a mad scientist flick,which includes the genres man in a gorilla suit trademark.Whilst the movie does not break away from the genre,the screenplay by Larry Williams/Pierre Gendron & Martin Mooney keep the 62 minutes speeding by,thanks to the writers allowing Markoff to take his time in getting a tight grip on the Lawrence's.Covered in stylish Film Noir lighting from director Sam Newfield, J. Carrol Naish gives a terrific performance as Markoff,with Naish keeping Markoff away from being a simple boo-hiss villain,by showing him to have (some ) determination in actually finding a cure,as Markoff starts to turn Anthony into a monster.