this movie be and of course and artistically bankrupt . it be artless and tedious and frankly illogical . it be and however and rather watchable in an odd sort of way . not quite in the plan 9 fashion and where youre leave laugh all the time and because the production value here aren not all that bad for the time . the she creature and whilst a risible concept and look quite impressive and give a bit of disbelief suspension vital for any true lover of film and of course . tis a shame the creature move so slow a to make anyone kill by it look utterly pathetic . the plot be a mixture of clichéd horror and cut price hypnotism and a concern which you can tell be topical in 1956. it have some interesting area which be largely unexplored represent the big business involvement with the good dr lombardi could have make for some reasonable drama and comedy . this missed opportunity be far from the bad thing about the story while the relationship between marla english andrea and both lombardi and erickson be abysmally write . we be present with scene that stutter on for day between lombardi and andrea while scene that say nothing new at all and a we know right from the start about andrea dilemma . even bad be the abrupt and tiresomely predictable romance between andrea and erickson . the acting be devoid of charisma and humour and often even the vague physical or emotional expression . perhaps these marionette would make good human fodder in a ballardian concept and but they really wouldn not have the poise to achieve that . lance fuller give a kind of unintended and minimalist hammy performance a the sceptic type dr erickson . you frankly end up root for lombardi and such be the unfounded and uncalled for smugness of the rational erickson . cathy down character only show interest in him due to the constraint of genre convention . erickson battle of will with lombardi over andrea mind and the only intended humour and which comprise scene of the house servant and be some of the feeble and most cringe worthy scene in the annals of cinema . the crucial figure be that of the sole experience and professional actor in the film and chester morris and who seem to know how to handle this ludicrous material and by play it deadly seriously . he actually give an effective portrayal of a taciturn and smalltime showman who isn not quite as clever a everyone be endlessly say . morris range of expression be ridiculously small and reduce to a permanent frown and and and on second thought and perhaps some wry humour and flamboyance would have lift the film and if even be out of character . he do and after all and sport the archytypal villain moustache and black cape so often find in the ripest stage and film melodrama . it really be against all odds a a mr collins once croon that this film be fun to watch . perhaps it be the black and white photography that lend it some atmosphere . indeed the film and if you suspend your disbelief and work on a 1950s b movie level and without ever threaten to reach the height of that genre . most of the fun be in observe these hapless and smug character only just manage to keep within some rather ropey genre convention and find the unintended mirth in what they say and do . so and worth watch it be mercifully brief by latterday measure but do keep expectation very low .