This is a completely craptastic film with absolutely nothing going for it. Yet, oddly it has an overall score of 5.0 on IMDb currently--and I just can't see why. After all, the film is made by PRC--perhaps the worst of the Poverty Row film studios. And, on top of that, it has perhaps the dumbest plot of any of their films--and that's saying a lot!! A maniac (are there any other types in these films playing lead?!) has discovered a creature--a flying serpent who was apparently THE Quetzelcoatl from Aztec mythology. However, unlike THE Quetzelcoatl of the Aztec tales who was able to devour planets, this flying serpent is more like the size of a flying Dalmatian. How a flying reptile the size of a medium-sized dog is scary is anyone's guess. And, while I think about it, having it take off and land like a motorized plane AND seeing the wires suspending it is amazingly dumb--even for a 4th rate production! Being a maniac, George Zucco is intent on using the beast to both kill off his enemies as well as protect the area in which the treasure of Monteczuma is supposedly buried. Eventually, though, a wise-guy radio announcer puts two and two together and is able to turn the tables on Zucco--leading to a silly and happy conclusion--happy because it puts this dopey movie to the test.
Overall, even for Zucco completists, this will be a very tough film to take. It has absolutely nothing going for it--a dumb script, bad acting and a rehashed plot that manages to make the worst of "The Bat"--the film which has been reworked into this mess. Its only value is as kitsch--a film so bad that it's good for a laugh.
Overall, even for Zucco completists, this will be a very tough film to take. It has absolutely nothing going for it--a dumb script, bad acting and a rehashed plot that manages to make the worst of "The Bat"--the film which has been reworked into this mess. Its only value is as kitsch--a film so bad that it's good for a laugh.