This oat-er has some novel ideas, is comparatively well made, and best of all, makes plenty of room for Dorothy Sebastian to make a few waves. Admittedly - and perhaps disappointingly for some people - Dorothy is a good girl here. Painfully good in fact. Almost a goody two shoes, who would not dream of even a two-second kiss without benefit of clergy. She is also none too flatteringly photographed, but she still comes over as a watchable lass and at least she has both a sizable and an important role.
Now you know why I purchased this quite enjoyable Alpha DVD, grandly titled "Karloff before Frankenstein". Both "Karloff" and "Frankenstein" are presented on the DVD cover in HUGE lettering despite the fact that Karloff's role is so small and inconsequential in this tale of "The Utah Kid" (played by Rex Lease), that if you blink, you will miss out on Karloff altogether. Even Lafe McKee's role is larger. Much larger!
I'm not complaining. This oat-er has plenty of action and it's a rare chance to catch Dorothy Sebastian in a sizable role as a goody two- shoes of the outback who wouldn't dream of even giving a man a fleeting kiss without benefit of clergy.
The movie is also well photographed on real locations, has plenty of action and was ably directed by Richard "Print It!" Thorpe of all people!
Now you know why I purchased this quite enjoyable Alpha DVD, grandly titled "Karloff before Frankenstein". Both "Karloff" and "Frankenstein" are presented on the DVD cover in HUGE lettering despite the fact that Karloff's role is so small and inconsequential in this tale of "The Utah Kid" (played by Rex Lease), that if you blink, you will miss out on Karloff altogether. Even Lafe McKee's role is larger. Much larger!
I'm not complaining. This oat-er has plenty of action and it's a rare chance to catch Dorothy Sebastian in a sizable role as a goody two- shoes of the outback who wouldn't dream of even giving a man a fleeting kiss without benefit of clergy.
The movie is also well photographed on real locations, has plenty of action and was ably directed by Richard "Print It!" Thorpe of all people!