Pulpos y películas -Sh! The octopus-


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The octopusSh! The octopus
Director: William McGann
Cast: Hugh Herbert, Allen Jenkins, Marcia Ralston, John Eldredge, George Rosener
Release Date:14 December 1937 (USA)
Runtime:54 min
Country:USA

Esta película de los años treinta según parece es un auténtico bodrio, rodada con bajo presupuesto intenta ser una mezcla de comedia, parodia y película de terror, y sin embargo el resultado es más bien insulso.
Un pulpo que se esconde en un faro, y dos detectives de la policía tienen la mala suerte de pinchar uno de los neumáticos en el coche en el que viajan cerca de este faro. Un misterio que en realidad no lo es desencadena toda la trama, que en realidad tampoco la hay. Al menos yo lo entendía así, lean sino la siguiente sinopsis. El consuelo es que la película es relativamente corta.

Vía The New York Times Movies

Sh! The Octopus is a low-budget remake of Ralph Spence's oft-filmed stage melodrama The Gorilla. The old-dark-house setting of the original has been changed to a lonely lighthouse, while Spence's marauding gorilla has metamorphosed into a giant special-effects octopus. Detectives Kelly (Hugh Herbert) and Dempsey (Allen Jenkins) are summoned to the lighthouse to prevent harm from befalling heiress Verta Vernoff (Marcia Ralston). The two gumshoes seem far too preoccupied to perform their duties (Kelly is awaiting the birth of his first son), and indeed they prove so inept that at one point the heroine screams "What's the matter with you?" A series of murders occur, all attributed to the king-sized octopus, but it turns out that one of Verta's oldest and most trusted friends is responsible. Without giving anything away, it must be said that the "surprise" ending of Sh! The Octopus is one of the stupidest ever captured on film, though at least it affords Hugh Herbert and Allen Jenkins the opportunity to dress up in baby clothes! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Se puede leer una crítica bastante incisiva sobre la película en la web de Scott Ashlin, llamada 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting (mil horas malgastadas y contando).

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