This is one I would not watch a second time. Sorry, "Svengoolie!"
One can see how this ended William Castle's career. Not only no gimmicks, but no camp. Unlike "Strait-Jacket," where Joan and everyone camped it up, no one in this film seems to have a sense of humor. They all take it too seriously. The plot is simply Stanwyck being "gaslit," but let me tell you, Ingrid Bergman, and even Joan, did it better back in 1944 and 1964.
"The Night Walker" is slow moving to the point of boredom. It throws too many red herrings at the viewer. And the visuals, some of which are lovely, do not take place throughout the film; really, only at the start, and midway through. They should have been threaded throughout the entire film, to make it fun.
And from this Castle thought he could direct "Rosemary's Baby??????????" Give me a break!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Girls, I am telling you, "The Night Walker" is for naught.
Avoid it the next time it is shown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for saving us the time!!!!
ReplyDeleteVictoria,
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome. Had I known, we would have watched something else.
But we were curious having never seen it before. And it did have
Barbara Stanwyck. It wasn't her fault; it was the scsript.