Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jody Fair | ... | Lois Cavendish | |
Russ Bender | ... | Tom Hendry | |
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Henry McCann | ... | Dave |
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Martin Braddock | ... | Stan |
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Elaine DuPont | ... | Rhoda |
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Leon Tyler | ... | Bonzo the Clown |
Jack Ging | ... | Tony | |
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Nancy Anderson | ... | Nita (Annita) |
Dorothy Neumann | ... | Anastasia Abernathy | |
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Sanita Pelkey | ... | Amelia |
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Kirby Smith | ... | Wesley Cavendish |
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Jeanne Tatum | ... | Alice Cavendish (as Jean Tatum) |
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Beverly Scott | ... | Hazel |
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Bill St. Johns | ... | Ed |
Tommy Ivo | ... | Tommy Ivo |
A group of drag-racing fanatics, members of a Los Angeles club, move into an old deserted mansion and set up shop, making it their headquarters. They hold a Halloween masked ball for the club's grand opening, and invite everyone to come dressed as their favorite monster! Oddly enough, the festivities turn sour when one of the bright youths discovers an impostor among them in the form of an honest-to-gosh live monster who's been hogging all the dances with the best-looking girls! Written by filmfactsman
I guess my brain removal has finally kicked in, but I enjoyed this slice of teen-age nonsense. The r&r seldom stops along with the twirling teens catching the beat. Add the humorous asides from an array of eccentric characters, including a nerdy duo, a wacky spinster with a winged hat, and a parrot from heck. Sure there's no plot, just a blast in a haunted house with a monster in need of employment. But it's a good chance to catch up with the lingo and styles of the day. Of course, for some of us, it's also a tour down memory lane. The cast may be no-names, still they do well enough, even the killjoy dad (Smith). And, oh yeah, catch how the canny producers loaded the first part with dragsters and road racing. That's a good action hook, but turns out to be different from the rest. Then too, I'll bet Tommy Ivo's dragster he so proudly shows off was really his own since he was a dedicated drag racer and designer (IMDB). Anyhow, give your brain a rest and join the nonsensical fun of drive-in 1959.