Professor Frankenstein (Whit Bissell--chewing the scenery) pulls a dead, young and handsome athlete (Gary Conway) from an auto accident. He takes him to his laboratory where he "repairs" him but has to turn his face into a (laughable) distorted state. He vows to repair his face while teaching him how to read and write again. His fiancé (Phyllis Coates) gets suspicious and then Conway escapes... And how about that alligator pit in the professor's basement to "dispose" of victims?
Laughably stupid "horror" film. It's infamous for two things--the title and Bissell's famous line ("You have a civil tongue in your head! I should know, I sewed it in there!") but that's about it. It's slow, mostly pretty dull and poor Conway has to wear a pathetic mask. Well...at least he has a great body and (later) face. And the last sequence is (in restored prints)in color which gives the movie a much needed boost.
If you're a horror fan you should see this once--for camp value. Otherwise stay FAR away!
Laughably stupid "horror" film. It's infamous for two things--the title and Bissell's famous line ("You have a civil tongue in your head! I should know, I sewed it in there!") but that's about it. It's slow, mostly pretty dull and poor Conway has to wear a pathetic mask. Well...at least he has a great body and (later) face. And the last sequence is (in restored prints)in color which gives the movie a much needed boost.
If you're a horror fan you should see this once--for camp value. Otherwise stay FAR away!