Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter

1966
PG
1h 28m

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3.4/10

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Dr. Maria Frankenstein transplants an artificial brain of her own creation into the skull of Jesse James' slow-witted friend Hank Tracy and names him Igor.Dr. Maria Frankenstein transplants an artificial brain of her own creation into the skull of Jesse James' slow-witted friend Hank Tracy and names him Igor.Dr. Maria Frankenstein transplants an artificial brain of her own creation into the skull of Jesse James' slow-witted friend Hank Tracy and names him Igor.

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6/10

This Crackpot Gothic Horror Western Is a Hoot!

Thought dead, Jesse James joins the Wild Bunch (!) for a stagecoach robbery. Double crossed, he escapes an ambush and takes his wounded partner Hank (Harry?) Tracy to the house of Frankenstein's granddaughter for treatment. She instead plans on turning the hulking Tracy into the newest Frankenstein monster.

Not for all tastes, this is actually pretty good if you catch it in the right mood and if you have a sense of humor.

Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter is neither the best Jesse James nor Frankenstein movies ever made. However, it's a lot of kookie fun. Also, it's slightly better than the infamous companion film Billy The Kid Versus Dracula.

Under the supervision of of veteran director William Beaudine, this is a pretty even mixture of the old poverty row western and horror films, slathered in a thick coat of 1960's color and shot in widescreen.

Giving credit where credit is due - unlike many other Jesse James flicks, this one actually cast an actor that looks like James!

Trivia
The laboratory equipment that was used in the film was provided by Ken Strickfaden, who originally used the same equipment in both Frankenstein (1931) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), as well as years later in Young Frankenstein (1974). This is the first Frankenstein film to feature the equipment in the story in several years and the first of the few times that it was filmed in color.

Goofs
Contrary to the film's title, it is actually Frankenstein's granddaughter that Jesse James meets.

Quotes
Dr. Rudolph Frankenstein: Maria, you've already caused the death of three children and violated the graves of others just to make the experiments.
Dr. Maria Frankenstein: My, you're a humanitarian! You should have stayed in Europe and given pink pills to sweet old ladies.