The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954) / Z-View

The Bowery Boys Meet the Monsters (1954)

Director: Edward Bernds

Screenplay: Elwood Ullman and Edward Bernds

Stars: Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Ellen Corby and John Dehner.

The Pitch: “Hey, let’s put the Bowery Boys in with a mad scientist and an ape and a monster!”

Tagline: SCARIEST, SCREWIEST LAUGH RIOT IN MONSTER HISTORY!

The Overview:  Beware of Spoilers…

The Bowery Boys find themselves in another creepy, old house with a mad scientist looking to transplant human brains into a monster! Wha- what? Again?  You better believe it!

The boys end up in a creepy old house with, get this, a mad scientist, a gorilla, a robot, a vampiress, a monster and a flesh-eating plant.  The usual hi-jinks ensue but at a funnier level than to be expected.

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