Lon Chaney is a good villain here. What is hard to figure out is his motivation. He seems to be having a good time kidnapping people whose cars are forced off the roads. But once he has them, what does he want to do. I guess they are to be experimented on with a "soul transfer." Soon three young folks end up in his trap. About half the movie involves them trying to get out and each of them being treated in some silly way by Chaney, the mad doctor. There is quite a sensual scene as the young woman is strapped to a gurney as Chaney sort of drools over her. The two men are a couple idiots which make this a comedy, not to ever make us worry about the consequences of the mad doctor's actions. This is a pretty much a long, drawn out movie that could have really stood some editing.
Review of The Monster
