FINAL CURTAIN was an unreleased pilot episode for a TV series that never was. It's chiefly of interest today for the participation of none other than Edward D. Wood, Jr. as writer and director. It says something that this low budget cheapie, which has barely any incident in the narrative, is one of the best-directed productions he ever made.
The programme itself really isn't up to much and you're almost glad that nothing came of it. Duke Moore plays an old actor alone at night in a theatre who becomes convinced that he's being haunted by a vampire. The setting is rather creepy and Wood's direction isn't too bad either, but the whole thing is spoilt by the over the top narration courtesy of Dudley Manlove. Manlove is no Criswell, and his over-excited commentary robs this film of its best intentions.
The programme itself really isn't up to much and you're almost glad that nothing came of it. Duke Moore plays an old actor alone at night in a theatre who becomes convinced that he's being haunted by a vampire. The setting is rather creepy and Wood's direction isn't too bad either, but the whole thing is spoilt by the over the top narration courtesy of Dudley Manlove. Manlove is no Criswell, and his over-excited commentary robs this film of its best intentions.