This Monogram film isn't too bad considering the budget and its B film ambitions.
It is a horror-comedy film with all of the humor being delivered by Mantan
Moreland. Yes, I know Moreland was part of the racially stereotyped black
comedians of that period but he is actually very funny throwing out one-liners
like an assembly line. He was one of Monogram's most popular stars. He was
also in a number of Charlie Chan films and always a welcome presence. He
gets a lot of time in this film and is really the prime reason to watch it.
A pilot is flying Dick Purcell (the future Captain America) and his manservant
Moreland to Panama when their plane goes down on a strange island. There
is come crazy Austrian who maintains a house and a staff of zombies. All
sorts of things begin to happen. With a bigger budget this could have been
much better but it still creates some spooky surroundings - one thing low
budget films did well. It is directed by a solid B horror filmmaker - Jean
Yarbrough - who also helmed The Devil Bat with Lugosi, The She-Wolf of London,
The Brute Man, The Creeper and about a zillion other films of all kinds.
