Almost forgotten (perhaps because it lacks a sinister title) this is a quite lively Old Dark House comedy directed by Wagon Wheel Joe himself, Joseph H. Lewis. The East Side Kids in their second film under that name find themselves stranded for the night in an old castle with, you guessed it, a killer on the loose. Bobby Jordan and Leo Gorcey headline with some gentle comedy relief from Vince Barnett and for once when the killer was unmasked it came as a real surprise. Minerva Urecal plays a sinister housekeeper as if shes just been to see REBECCA. If, like me you like this low-budget fare it's pretty good fun. Rating ***
Available at Internet Archive
2 comments:
Wow, I never even gave this film a thought because, as you say, the title doesn't give a hint that it's an old dark house film. If I had known THAT.....
About 35 years ago I had some Lobby cards for this film that indicated it was a creepy but I never had a chance to view it until now....everything comes to those who wait.
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