Hot Picks
|
|
|
The Munsters - A Walk on the Mild Side
episode 1.3
USA 1964
produced by Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly for Kayro-Vue Productions/CBS
directed by Norman Abbott
starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Beverley Owen, Butch Patrick, Barry Kelley, Cliff Norton, Larry J. Blake, Harrison Lewis, Kate Murtagh, Almira Sessions, Mike Gordon, Jim Gruzal, Paul Baxley
written by Norm Liebmann, Ed Haas, created by Allan Burns, Chris Hayward, developed by Norm Liebman, Ed Haas, music by Jack Marshall
TV series The Munsters, The Munsters (classic series)
review by Mike Haberfelner
|
|
|
|
Available on DVD! To buy, click on link(s) below and help keep this site afloat (commissions earned) |
Always make sure of DVD-compatibility!!!
|
|
|
|
|
Herman (Fred Gwynne) is plagued by financial troubles, mainly caused by
the high energy costs for Grandpa's (Al Lewis) failed inventions. To get a
clear head, he takes a walk to the park every night ... and reports about
the monster of the park don't bother him one bit because he doesn't
believe in monsters - and is totally oblivious to the fact that most
onlookers actually think he is the monster of the park. There is a real
monster of the park mind you, but he's just a regular purse snatcher (Paul
Baxley) with a woman's stocking over his head. One night while on a
stroll, Herman is ambushed by two policemen who mistake him for the actual
monster. He manages to fend them off and escape of course - but has been
scared witless by the experience to a point where he doesn't want to leave
the house anymore ... until he of course learns his pretty niece Marilyn
(Beverly Owen) and her date have gone to the park. Now he dashes to the
rescue - and rather by accident, he saves the local chief of police (Cliff
Norton) dressed in drag to act as bait from the purse snatcher and thus
puts an end to the whole monster-affair. A rather thin
storyline based once again on the "he doesn't know he's a
monster"-concept is saved by and fun performances by Fred Gwynne,
Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Cliff Norton as eccentric chief of police,
and Barry Kelley as police commissioner, who all get into a handful of
great situations to display their comedic talents and are all given a
handful of good oneliners.The subplot about Grandpa trying to invent
something remarkable though makes little sense (even though Al Lewis is
his funny best). In all, not great, but at least chuckle-worthy.
|
review © by Mike Haberfelner
|
Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned) |
The links below will take you just there!!!
|
|
|
Thanks for watching !!!
|
|
|
Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
|