Dr. Jenkins unheimliche Nächte (1953)

Dr. Jenkins unheimliche Nächte: Directed by Ewald André Dupont. With Robert Shayne, Joyce Terry, Richard Crane, Doris Merrick. Professor Groves, an expert in prehistoric life, proves his theories with an extract that’ll regress a cat to a saber-tooth tiger and man to a Neanderthal.

“Neanderthal Man, The (1953) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e* 1/2 (out of 4) u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePoor horror film about a mad scientist (Robert Shayne) trying to bring man back to the stone age. He turns his pet kitten into a saber-toothed tiger, he then injects himself with his magical serum and turns into the title character. This film only runs 78-minutes but it felt like three hours considering not too much ever happens. The neanderthal man looks silly but the makeup is certainly memorable. The only problem is that heu0026#39;s not on screen enough. Some of the close ups of the tiger gets a few laughs since you can tell itu0026#39;s just a toy. Itu0026#39;s also interesting that most horror films from this period try to play the scientist in a sympathetic view point but thatu0026#39;s not the case here. The scientist here has got to be the biggest jerk ever to grace a horror film.”