lou costello ( sans abbott ) play a small town self employ rubbish collector ( and the inventor of a time control machine . ) who be secretly court the niece of the town big shot . after a spat and lou girl ( dorothy provine ) run into a misty cave why it misty we never learn and emerge a a 30 foot giant . provine be certainly a good sport and and she doesn not bother try not to look ridiculous ( it would have be impossible anyway ) and yet the screenwriter be really cruel to this character and turn her not only into a giant but a nagging harpy as well . provine boss costello around while create havoc with the army troop who get call in and but nothing funny be do with the transformation . trump by attack of the 50 ft. woman the previous year and the film do feature lou costello in his final bow and but provide little else . the special effect be marginal and while the script need funnier line and the direction snappier pace . half from .