A silly film about a brother who is dead yet alive, his sister who wears a dress two sizes too small and flirts constantly, a Frankenstein-type monster that looks more like a neanderthal(not really...but more that than Frankenstein's monster!), his monster brother created from the regeneration of his finger, and a trio of men out to discover what has been happening to missing women. Well, it seems that they are being kidnapped, covered in plaster, baked for hours, and then sold to clothing shops as dummies. The whole film is one excuse to showcase the talents of some vaudevillian-type comedians and their sexual innuendo, double entendre, and other humor. Much of the humour works very well. It is clear none of the performers are taking anything seriously. Nor should the viewer. I enjoyed this film. The actors go through their lines like a race at who can be funniest or say the most shocking thing(shocking by those day's standards...now it is incredibly tame stuff). Lines like "his name is Dan Dan the Gardening man" and "may I blow on your whistle" are some of the one-liner highlights from the film. Nothing is sacred as the actors go into one old routine after another. The cast is very talented. Kenneth Williams just lets the words roll off his tongue with absurdist sublimeness. Fenella Fielding(the sister of Marty Feldman) makes an incredibly sultry seductress with her red gown, huge bosom, sexy voice, and batting eyes. The special effects are very lacking where the monsters are concerned. They do look just ridiculous in their blue and green jumpsuits with belts. Some of the funniest moments are between Harry Corbett(a policeman) and Joan Simms(his wife). A pleasant entertaining diversion.
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