Son of Ingagi (1940)
An interesting and usual horror film.
14 March 2013
Warning: Spoilers
*Spoiler/plot- Son of Ingagi, 1940. A young couple invites a town recluse to their wedding and the rich women recluse is greatly touched and gives the woman a locket from her deceased father as a wedding present. The plot reveals that rich women recluse is a scientist that has been to Africa and returned with secret golden treasure. Her dark past catches up with her and several crooks try to steal her gold. And she is aided by her basement dwelling 'man monster' who politely disposes of the doctor's trouble makers. The doctor dies and leaves her home to the young couple in her will with the monster in residence. More mysterious happenings occur. The attention of the police is called.

*Special Stars- Laura Bowman, Alfred Grant, Daisy Bufford, Spencer Williams, The Four Toppers.

*Theme- Good deeds often follow good people.

*Trivia/location/goofs- B & W. All black cast. The title is a tribute to a previously made film 'Ingagai' made in 1930 with a all black cast. Look for the 'SACK' seal of excellence at the beginning and ending of the film.

*Emotion- An interesting and usual horror film due to it's subject matter, date of production, and ensemble cast members. The story is very simple with simple production values of the war period and low budget. The monster is very elementary and some 'Amos and Andy talking to himself in times of fear' dialog of the police detective is surprisingly, but very dated. Not a bad film, just a represented film of the black segment of film production for exhibition in black theaters.
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