
Dr. Igor Markoff, an overbearing scientist, injects test subjects with an acromegaly serum, a glandular concoction that causes bones in their extremities and parts of the skull to grow out of proportion. Recipients become hideously deformed. After noting that famed concert pianist Anthony Lawrence's daughter Patricia strongly resembles his dead wife, he becomes obsessed with winning her favor. She already has a serious boyfriend, Bob Blake, who is also Lawrence's tour manager... (Full plot summary below)
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Dr. Igor Markoff, an overbearing scientist, injects test subjects with an acromegaly serum, a glandular concoction that causes bones in their extremities and parts of the skull to grow out of proportion. Recipients become hideously deformed. After noting that famed concert pianist Anthony Lawrence's daughter Patricia strongly resembles his dead wife, he becomes obsessed with winning her favor. She already has a serious boyfriend, Bob Blake, who is also Lawrence's tour manager. Patricia rejects Markoff's advances. Still unwilling to give up, Markoff manages to injects her father with his acromegaly serum. Anthony's fingers start deforming such that he can no longer play and his face begins to grow distorted. In return for the antidote, Markoff intends to extort a fortune and demand the hand of the musician's pretty daughter. Markoff's long-time female assistant, Maxine, has secretly harbored a love for him for years. She is most distressed when she overhears of his intentions. So are Patricia and her boyfriend.
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| User ReviewDoug HVery cheesy and tacky, but it's sort of fun. |
| User ReviewLanky Man PVery cheesy and tacky, but it's sort of fun. |
| User ReviewDanielle Scrazy take on the frankenstien plot. very jeckyll hyde |
| User ReviewJohn PAt just over an hour, this "B" horror flick felt drawn out a bit. Still, the villainous Dr. Igor "Frankenstein" Markoff (Naish) is juicily insidious and, given what little material she had to work with, loyal lab assistant Maxine (Tala Birell) manages to be more captivating than the object of Markoff's desires. Good makeup effects depict the pianist's hideous transformation. |
| User ReviewRichard DWhat do you get if you take "The Hands of Orlac" and make it about acromegaly? |
| User ReviewByron BEverything you always wanted to know about acromegaly, but were afraid to ask--A nice'n'nasty 40's horror quickie!! |
| User Reviewamber PA pretty standard with some good plot twists, but overall average. |
| User ReviewBrandon SA fun and accessible classic monster movie with great performances, and wonderful make-up effects. It's simple, shallow, goofy, and absurd, but also very entertaining. |
| User ReviewTim FBorign and not realy a horror film, i mean no one even dies in it. It just wasn't that good |
| User ReviewKym (c my community profile) REh kinda frankenstein -ish which is mentioned inthe movie. |