The Monster and the Girl (1941)

The Monster and the Girl (1941)
Rating: ★★
May 10, 2023Mad Scientist Transplants a Brain Into a Gorilla Body
Mad scientist film in which George Zucco transplants an executed man’s brain into a gorilla’s body whereupon the ape-man proceeds to exact revenge against those who wrongly convicted him

Topper Returns (1941)

Topper Returns (1941)
Rating: ★★★
Sep 11, 2013Ghost Screwball Comedy
Second sequel to Topper , the screwball light fantasy comedy about a dull man who is driven crazy by ghosts only he can see. This throws everything into an Old Dark House setting but proves there is still a good deal of droll, nonsensical humour to be found in the formula

The Mad Ghoul (1943)

The Mad Ghoul (1943)
Rating: ★★
Nov 18, 2013Mad Scientist Invents Zombie Gas
An entry from the great era of mad scientist films wherein George Zucco turns his assistant into a zombie so he can steal his fiancee. Despite a wonderfully mad performance from Zucco, the effort is prosaic and routine, while the zombie gets to do almost nothing throughout

House of Frankenstein (1944)

House of Frankenstein (1944)
Rating: ★★½
Feb 15, 2001Universal Monster Bash
The second of Universal's team-ups of their in-house monsters and superior to the first of these, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. Despite some imaginative moments, the script has the feel of stitched-together improbability

The Flying Serpent (1946)

The Flying Serpent (1946)
Rating: ★★
Dec 18, 2018Mad Scientist Kills Enemies with a Quetzalcoatl Bird
Mad scientist cheapie from quintessential poverty row studio PRC in which George Zucco has found an Aztec Quetzalcoatl bird and kills his enemies by placing one of its feathers on their person