I had a tough time thinking of words for this movie, because outside of the presence of Bud & Lou, the rest of the cast is very unremarkable. Or--to put it another way--if this had been a "Straight up" horror film, I imagine I wouldn't waste too much time watching it, much like "The Invisible Man's Revenge."
In fact, the actor who plays Tommy Nelson is much like a Jon Hall, nothing remarkable about him at all & I'm left to wonder if a Vincent Price or Lon Chaney could have elevated this film from good to great?
Conjecture aside, the fact that I did enjoy this one speaks volumes for the gifts of Bud & Lou. Put the money there and leave it there, the boxing match & a rather devilish Lou groping nurses in an elevator in the final reel while Bud gets blamed for being a masher are quite hilarious.
Overall, a very good movie--not quite "Meet Frankenstein," but I didn't expect that high standard going in. And it's miles better than "The Killer, Boris Karloff" or even the somewhat woeful "Jekyll and Hyde."
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