Right from the beginning this movie had a feel of a cheaply made production that for some reason was able to get aging Bela Lugosi to co-star in order to give the film some worth. But overall, Lugosi turned out to be more of an embarrassment to the film while the main star, Arthur Lucan, tried his best to hold the movie together with his slap-stick antics that had been his custom for years. While nothing could have made this production into a classic, Mr Lucan did prove that he could use the weak script to the best of his ability and use his humor to at least give the audience a smile.
There is very little to the story as Lugosi plays a vampire like character that orders a robot through the post. The items gets mixed up in shipping and instead of going to Lugosi ends up at Mrs Riley's (Lucan) house. Now a series of unbelievable events will lead Mrs Riley to solve a case in minutes that Scotland Yard has been working on for weeks. Along the way Mrs Riley goes through some situations that, at times, is somewhat humorous. The sad thing is they are few and far between and you have many scenes that are downright boring.
Lucan did his best but nothing could save this cheaply made production. Even the copy of the movie that I watched was incredibly dark and had an almost amateurish feel in sound and quality. The only saving grace was some funny lines by Lucan as he made his way through the pitfalls.
If your watching this for Bela Lugosi, it will prove to be a sad experience. Watch the movie for one reason-- that is the sometime quirky British comedy genre of the forties and early fifties. And perhaps you might smile once or twice while watching.
There is very little to the story as Lugosi plays a vampire like character that orders a robot through the post. The items gets mixed up in shipping and instead of going to Lugosi ends up at Mrs Riley's (Lucan) house. Now a series of unbelievable events will lead Mrs Riley to solve a case in minutes that Scotland Yard has been working on for weeks. Along the way Mrs Riley goes through some situations that, at times, is somewhat humorous. The sad thing is they are few and far between and you have many scenes that are downright boring.
Lucan did his best but nothing could save this cheaply made production. Even the copy of the movie that I watched was incredibly dark and had an almost amateurish feel in sound and quality. The only saving grace was some funny lines by Lucan as he made his way through the pitfalls.
If your watching this for Bela Lugosi, it will prove to be a sad experience. Watch the movie for one reason-- that is the sometime quirky British comedy genre of the forties and early fifties. And perhaps you might smile once or twice while watching.