Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

Director:

William Beaudine

Writer:

Carl K. Hittleman (written by)

Release Date:

April 1966 (USA)

Genre:

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 | Jesse James | Frankenstein | Public Domain | Apostrophe In Title

Cast

John Lupton	...	Jesse James
Narda Onyx	...	Dr. Maria Frankenstein
Cal Bolder	...	Hank Tracy / Igor
Estelita Rodriguez	...	Juanita Lopez (as Estelita)
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:

Featured in Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook (1991)

don't it make you curious???

With a title like this, the audience is being "put on" before the first frame of the film is seen. And, if you don't like being the brunt of the joke, you ain't gonna have anything good to say about this flick - not that there's anything good to say if it were called Gone With The Wind. But - come on - Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter...what do you expect? We DESERVE a dud if we watch it. Stetson's off to whoever came up with the combination, let alone had the gumption to try to depict the two on the same celluloid - like Billy the Kid and Dracula, which proves that, if you don't get it right the first time, you probably won't get it right the SECOND time, either. If you're like me, you'll take in this movie just to find out HOW the two get together and HOW a monster fits in there. All of the other elements are immaterial, which is important, 'cause they all contribute laughably to this effort. If that's your intention with your dime and your time - and you're easily amused - you MAY be able to tolerate this epic.