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The Plot The PlotHank Tracy, Jesse James' faithful giant of a companion, is mortally wounded in a stage coach robbery gone wrong. Hank ends up under the medical care of Dr. Maria Von Frankenstein and her brother Rudolph, who are living in a spooky former mission, high above a poor suffering Mexican village. If you can't guess what happens, you shouldn't even think about watching this film.
Film NotesThe Top of the BottomAre there worse films than Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter? Of course there are, but you have to really dive deep to find them. This piece of entertainment goes horribly bad even before you reach the end of reading the title, as the character in the film is not even Dr. Frankenstein's daughter but his grand-daughter. And as you begin viewing, you'll notice her brother Rudolph is played by an actor 30 years her elder. And just seconds later you see that a key piece of her lab equipment in transplanting brains is a World War II army helmet painted in rainbow stripes – and well, there but for the grace of god, go your great expectations. A companion piece to (and shot back to back with) Billy the Kid vs Dracula, this 1966 film, is a part of the oeuvre of the legendary director William Beaudine. One-Shot Billy BeaudineWilliam Beaudine directed his first film in 1915, and he worked as an actor and assistant director even before that date. His silent efforts were sea-worthy enough, but once sound arrived, Mr Beaudine sunk deep down to the very bottom of the B Movie ocean floor. Yet he never lacked for work; his speed in turning out movies was legendary, hence the nickhame One-Shot Billy Beaudine, earned because a single take was all he needed before moving on to the next shot. In the 1950s he switched over to television, directing numerous TV series including Lassie, Rin-Tin-Tin, Circus Boy, Naked City and Broken Arrow, where he worked with John Lupton (Jesse James). Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter was his last feature film. And given the above, look for more William Beaudine cinematic sunken treasures on Channel 31 in the future. Quotes to Live and Die By“You have refused me, Maria Von Frankenstein” granddaughter of the count." "You are no longer Hank Tracy! You are Igor! "As I think, you will think!" “Why do you treat me like this when you know how I feel!” “I’d rather see you dead than what happened to Hank” "I can’t not leave this place."
Before You Go Further, Beware of this FilmAlameda TV's print of Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter has gone through a rigorous cinematic archeological film reforestation process by Channel 31's very own Professor Edison J. Nello. The professor has taken the inferior American version of the film and stripped it of its pandering padding to the masses to reveal a Spenglerian post-modern candy-coated cyanide center. This special film experience is offered as a gesture of respect for viewer time constraints and sanity.
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