{"id":2297,"date":"2024-08-15T04:54:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T04:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/?p=2297"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T15:19:38","slug":"jesse-james-meets-frankensteins-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movieguy247.com\/MovieGuy\/2024\/08\/15\/jesse-james-meets-frankensteins-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Daughter <\/strong>(1966)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Embassy Pictures\/Horror-Western\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RT: 85 minutes\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No MPAA Rating (violence, scary moments)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director: William Beaudine\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Screenplay: Carl K. Hittleman\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Music: Raoul Kraushaar\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cinematography: Lothrop B. Worth\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Release date: April 14, 1966 (US)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cast: John Lupton, Narda Onyx, Estelita Rodriguez, Cal Bolder, Jim Davis, Steven Geray, Rayford Barnes, William Fawcett, Nestor Paiva, Roger Creed, Rosa Turich, Felipe Turich, Fred Stromrose, Dan White, Page Slattery, Mark Norton.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Box Office: N\/A<\/p>\n

Rating<\/strong>: *<\/p>\n

\u00a0While there\u2019s no question the production values are slightly better in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Daughter<\/strong>, the companion piece to Billy the Kid vs. Dracula, there\u2019s no getting around the glaring error in the title.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Note that the daughter of Dr. Frankenstein is referenced in the title. The character in question, Dr. Maria Frankenstein (Onyx) is actually the mad doctor\u2019s granddaughter<\/em>! This is mentioned in the first ten minutes. It looks like William \u201cOne Shot\u201d Beaudine strikes again! Does his one-shot filming policy also extend to the poster art? Could the studio not afford to correct the title? Or does its given title simply sound better than Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Granddaughter? Who knows and who cares?<\/p>\n

\u00a0In his final film, Beaudine delivers another terrible horror-western hybrid, this time pitting the notorious outlaw (Lupton) against a female mad scientist conducting dangerous experiments on Mexican peasants. Once again, all I can say is a befuddled \u201cWOW.\u201d This movie is horrendous. It played on a double bill with Billy the Kid vs. Dracula and I\u2019m wondering if audiences felt they got their money\u2019s worth with two stinkers as monumentally bad as these. I watched both flicks back-to-back in my living room and felt afterwards like I just underwent a lobotomy. I\u2019m pretty sure that\u2019s not the reaction Beaudine desired, but it is what it is.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Maria and her brother Rudolph (Geray) have settled in the American West due to the frequency of electrical storms. They need them for their experiments. It\u2019s also a good place to hide out seeing that they\u2019re on the run from the authorities in their home country of Vienna.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Meanwhile, Jesse and his hulking sidekick Hank Tracy (Bolder) come to town to join a local gang in robbing a stagecoach of $100,000. The gang, led by Butch Curry (Creed), call themselves The Wild Bunch which makes one question if this was where Sam Peckinpah drew his inspiration for his classic 1969 western. I\u2019d say probably not.<\/p>\n

\u00a0After being humiliated by Jesse, Butch\u2019s brother Lonny (Barnes) goes to the town sheriff (Davis) to strike a deal. In exchange for information about the impending robbery, he\u2019ll collect the $10,000 reward for James. They stop the robbery, but Jesse and a seriously wounded Hank get away. They encounter peasant girl Juanita Lopez (Rodriguez) who takes them to the abandoned mission Dr. Maria is using as a laboratory for medical treatment. The mad doctor sees an opportunity to try the procedure once more. It\u2019s her last chance seeing as she has just one brain left. Long story short, it works and Hank turns into a homicidal maniac named Igor. Take a wild guess who the hero is?<\/p>\n

\u00a0The equipment you see in the lab was provided by Ken Strickfaden and was also used in Universal\u2019s Frankenstein flicks. The apparatus placed on the heads of the unwilling experimental subjects is actually an M1 combat helmet, repainted with red and white stripes. That\u2019s the only cool thing about Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Daughter<\/strong> (other than the kooky title). Along with its companion piece, it was shot in just eight days. Yes, both movies were shot at the same time which is a nice way to cut costs.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Once again, Beaudine lives up to his nickname by leaving in all the gaffes, flubs and continuity errors. It doesn\u2019t matter what they are because they\u2019re all overshadowed by the inaccurate title. The acting and dialogue are terrible. At least the other movie had John Carradine, I\u2019ve never heard of any of the actors in this dud. Certain scenes make no sense. The pacing is way off. It moves very slowly. There\u2019s an unnecessary romantic subplot between Jesse and Dr. Maria. He likes Juanita, Dr. Maria wants him, he rejects her, Hell hath no fury like a woman mad doctor scorned, etc.<\/p>\n

\u00a0The special effects are shoddy and the whole movie looks cheap. It\u2019s the cinematic equivalent of a cheap product from Woolworth\u2019s. In short, Jesse James Meets Frankenstein\u2019s Daughter<\/strong> is a complete mess. It\u2019s one of those movies that UHF would show on the late, late show when only insomniacs are watching. This movie is a sure cure for that disorder. It\u2019s not even unintentionally funny, it\u2019s just bad. Not just bad, but BAD in big, brass letters! Recommended for masochists only.\"\"<\/p>\n

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