Some things struck me
- remarkable script. Maybe that's overhype. Very good script. Fast. Clever. Dramatically powerful. Peter Graves has to kill his wife. Beverly Garland sees her husband becomes an Uncle Tom and is radicalised.
- Love Garland blasting away with a shot gun. Corman 50s movies weren't perfect roles for women but they were a lot better than most Hollywood fare.
- Badly directed. Has to be said. Flat composition. Corman lacked a Dan Haller at this stage with art design. Dull home sets. He doesn't get the drama out of the script.
- Bad monster. That's part of its charm though.
- Strong cast.
- Confusing blocking at times. That was a feature of many 50s Corman efforts - he tried to pack in a lot of action but didn't have the time or inclination to orientate the viewer.
- Powerful story with most of the cast ending up dead. Very violent. Graves kills a lot of people.
- Good fun.
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