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Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

  • 19661966
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 28m
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3.3/10
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Cal Bolder, John Lupton, and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
  • Western
The Old West! It was back when times were tough, the land was harsh, vigilantes were unforgiving and outlaws... were apparently pretty nice guys!The Old West! It was back when times were tough, the land was harsh, vigilantes were unforgiving and outlaws... were apparently pretty nice guys!The Old West! It was back when times were tough, the land was harsh, vigilantes were unforgiving and outlaws... were apparently pretty nice guys!
IMDb RATING
3.3/10
1.9K
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  • Director
    • William Beaudine
  • Writer
    • Carl K. Hittleman(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Lupton
    • Narda Onyx
    • Cal Bolder
Top credits
  • Director
    • William Beaudine
  • Writer
    • Carl K. Hittleman(original story and screenplay)
  • Stars
    • John Lupton
    • Narda Onyx
    • Cal Bolder
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    • 66User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
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    John Lupton and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder and John Lupton in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder, John Lupton, and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    John Bloom, John Lupton, and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder, Steven Geray, John Lupton, Narda Onyx, and Estelita Rodriguez in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    John Lupton and Narda Onyx in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)
    Cal Bolder in Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter (1966)

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    John Lupton
    John Lupton
    • Jesse James
    Narda Onyx
    Narda Onyx
    • Dr. Maria Frankenstein
    Cal Bolder
    Cal Bolder
    • Hank Tracy…
    Estelita Rodriguez
    Estelita Rodriguez
    • Juanita Lopez
    • (as Estelita)
    Jim Davis
    Jim Davis
    • Marshal MacPhee
    Steven Geray
    Steven Geray
    • Dr. Rudolph Frankenstein
    Rayford Barnes
    Rayford Barnes
    • Lonny Curry
    William Fawcett
    William Fawcett
    • Jensen - the Pharmacist
    Nestor Paiva
    Nestor Paiva
    • Saloon Owner
    Roger Creed
    • Butch Curry
    Rosa Turich
    Rosa Turich
    • Nina Lopez
    Felipe Turich
    • Manuel Lopez
    Fred Stromsoe
    • Stacy
    Dan White
    Dan White
    • Pete Ketchum
    Page Slattery
    • Deputy Andy
    Mark Norton
    • Francisco Lopez
    Loren Brown
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Duke Fishman
    Duke Fishman
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William Beaudine
    • Writer
      • Carl K. Hittleman(original story and screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The lab equipment was provided by Ken Strickfaden, who used the same gadgets in Universal's Frankenstein films, as well as Young Frankenstein (1974). This is one of the few times the equipment was filmed in color.
    • Goofs
      Contrary to the film's title, it's actually Frankenstein's granddaughter that Jesse meets.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Edited into FrightMare Theater: Jessie James Meets Frankensteins Daughter (2016)

    User reviews66

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    Top review
    Not as hilariously awful as you might imagine, but nevertheless this hybrid-genre hokum is tame, without fireworks
    Veteran filmmaker William Beaudine, with 256 movies under his belt, directed this dreary, low-budget, drive-in oater without much flair. Beaudine and scenarist Carl Hittleman go to absurd lengths to give the preposterous plot (what if Jesse James tangled with Frankenstein's daughter) a plausible set-up. Our notorious heroine and her elderly assistant have fled Germany to conduct their abominable experiments in the relative isolation of the old Southwest in a converted monastery. Film theorists will have a field day with the metaphorical implications of Frankenstein renovating a Catholic monastery. Maria Frankenstein longs to follow in her dastardly daddy's footsteps, but the Mexican peasants nearby don't make good guinea pigs. They have a nasty habit of dying on her. Interestingly enough, Frankenstein's daughter relocated to the American West to take advantage of the frequency of lightning. Anybody who has heard the commentary track on the Kurt Russell movie "Tombstone" may recall the director commenting on the abundance of lightning on their movie set in Arizona, so "Jesse James" contains a modicum of plausibility. The infamous outlaw is trying to lay low when he hooks up with Butch Curry and the Wild Bunch. (Obviously, Butch Curry is Butch Cassidy, but the producers must have felt that one real-life outlaw was sufficient.)Anyway, Butch's greedy brother Lonny alerts Marshall MacPhee about Jesse's whereabouts. During an abortive stagecoach robbery, Jesse's partner Hank catches a slug in the shoulder, and Jesse takes him to the House of Frankenstein to get patched up. Naturally, evil Maria takes them in, because muscle-bound Hank qualifies as the perfect specimen for her blasphemous experiments. See what I mean about the bedrock of plausiblity? This horror horse opera appears to have been shot on a shoe-string budget, since Beaudine stages the action largely in master shots. A mustached John Lupton makes a bland Jesse James. Other than an accurate alias, Jesse's character has been white-washed beyond recognition, and he utters lines about himself that only a censor would pen to dissuade anybody from following in his footsteps. After Hank's transformation to Igor, the camp factor in the action picks up, but there is simply not enough camp to keep this western fired up. Not as hilariously awful as you might imagine, but nevertheless this hybrid-genre hokum is tame, without fireworks. Maria dons a multi-colored G.I. helmet during the transformation sequences, and her laboratory pales in comparison with even a Hammer entry. At one point in the film, she refers to herself as Frankenstein's granddaughter. The producers really should have made up their minds. If there is anything truly execrable about this superficial, saddle-sore sagebrusher, scrutinize the long shots of Frankenstein's monastery: it's an obvious matte painting! Maria Frankenstein is a hoot as a character. In a lackluster cast, veteran character actor Jim Davis of "Dallas" fame stands out as a stalwart lawman, while long-time heavy Rayford Barnes provides the most excitement as he tries to collect the reward on Jesse's head. Worthwhile only as a curiosity piece, "Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter" (* out of ****)lacks the audacity of "Lady Frankenstein." The year after Beaudine made this nonsense, he helmed "Billy the Kid Versus Dracula."
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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1966 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jesse James Meets Frankenstein
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Circle Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 28 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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