Worth one viewing for fans of horror movies from this era. I can't help but compare low budget movies like this with the Val Lewton flicks from the exact same moment in Hollywood history. Lewton had notoriously low budgets and still managed to make well written, well acted, beautifully photographed and expertly edited movies. By comparison there just isn't a lot of talent our expertise on exhibit in The Monster Maker. Even the veteran actors are only passingly acceptable. The supporting actors, such as the two that play the daughter and would-be son-in-law of the main protagonist, are mannequins reciting lines. I will say the makeup of the monster is pretty decent.
Review of The Monster Maker
