Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

William Beaudine

Writer:

Carl K. Hittleman (writer)

Release Date:

April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Western

Tagline:

SEE THE GREATEST NAMES IN TERROR HISTORY...IN ONE BIG SHOW! (original ad of Embassy's double-bill, with "Billy the Kid vs. Dracula")

Plot:

Legendary outlaw of the Old West Jesse James, on the run from Marshal MacPhee, hides out in the castle of Baron Frankenstein's granddaughter Maria...

Plot Keywords:

Outlaw | Frankenstein | Jesse James | Sheriff | Laboratory

Cast

John Lupton	...	Jesse James
Narda Onyx	...	Dr. Maria Frankenstein
Estelita Rodriguez	...	Juanita Lopez (as Estelita)
Cal Bolder	...	Hank Tracy / Igor
Jim Davis	...	Marshal MacPhee
Steven Geray	...	Dr. Rudolph Frankenstein
Rayford Barnes	...	Lonny Curry
William Fawcett	...	Jensen, the pharmacist
Nestor Paiva	...	Saloon Owner
Roger Creed	...	Butch Curry
Rosa Turich	...	Nina Lopez
Felipe Turich	...	Manuel Lopez
Fred Stromsoe
Dan White	...	Pete Ketchum
Page Slattery

Also Known As:

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

88 min | USA:83 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Pathécolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company:

Circle Productions

Trivia:

Final film of Estelita Rodriguez. She died that same year under mysterious circumstances.

Goofs:

Continuity: The cork on the table changes position between shots when The Wild Bunch is telling Jessie James the robbery plan.

Quotes:

Dr. Rudolph Frankenstein: Maria, you've already caused the death of three children and violated the graves of others just to make the experiments.
Dr. Maria Frankenstein: My, you're a humanitarian! You should have stayed in Europe and given pink pills to sweet old ladies.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Out of this World Super Shock Show (2007) (V)

Dumb--Shoot em up Frankenstein Movie

I guess the natural question is "Why would anyone do this?" The answer is probably that the title is so hokey that people will probably go to see it. They don't get any worse than this. Low budget, dull, uninteresting characters. Jesse is the ultimate gentleman who is being sought by the law (as usual). He gets involved in a stagecoach robbery which, in a convoluted way, sends him to the nutcase daughter (granddaughter) of the old Frankensteins. Bringing people back to life is her thing, of course, and her target is Jesse's dull witted right hand man. She uses electricity to rejuvenate corpses. It has insipid dialogue and ridiculous mugging by its cast. Jesse falls for Juanita, but he has a price on his head, so he can't stay. This is a must to avoid. By the way, are those miliitary helmets they are using for the brain transfer?