This crap sandwich reminded me more of Red Zone Cuba than anything else. Washed out B&W film stock, stilted dialog that was badly looped/dubbed in the studio. You name the mistake and this film has it. The henchman's name is actually "Adolph".
There is just too much wrong with this to name it all. The horrible public domain musical score is positively Corman-esque. And if your dialog is this awful, why not just record it while filming and get it over with? Don't go to the studio and loop it badly as well. It leaves the viewed pictures disconnected from the words heard. Not that it matters too much here.
Matthau just thought he'd try his hand at directing. It was a serious mistake he never repeated. And we are all thankful for that. You'd have to be a big time Matthau fan to give this claptrap even a moment of your time. I know I'm sorry I did.
There is just too much wrong with this to name it all. The horrible public domain musical score is positively Corman-esque. And if your dialog is this awful, why not just record it while filming and get it over with? Don't go to the studio and loop it badly as well. It leaves the viewed pictures disconnected from the words heard. Not that it matters too much here.
Matthau just thought he'd try his hand at directing. It was a serious mistake he never repeated. And we are all thankful for that. You'd have to be a big time Matthau fan to give this claptrap even a moment of your time. I know I'm sorry I did.