bps3 This is a late 60s country western music ad, dressed up as a feature length sci-fi movie. The storyline could easily been written for the 3 Stooges. It is not only low budget, but awkwardly composed. The "stars" of the show must have made this a BIG DRAW at the theater, while nailing the coffins of their careers. The saddest part, is that these were fine actors, going out with a dud,,, not a bang

Leofwine_draca HILLBILLYS IN A HAUNTED HOUSE (note the title misspelling, perhaps deliberate to avoid copyright claims from TV's THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES) is a sad and ignoble episode in the careers of three big-time actors from the early era of film: Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney Jr., and John Carradine. They're mired in an extremely old-fashioned, 'old dark house' style plot line in which a trio of country music performers and their associates take refuge in a creepy old mansion, only to fall foul of an evil Chinese woman and her trio of elderly henchmen.This is a poor film indeed that mixes extremely tame thrills with lots of padded out musical set-pieces. If you like country music you might get a kick out of it, but otherwise it's all rather patience-testing, especially when the plotting finishes twenty minutes before the running time and you get endless songs to tread water until the credits roll.Although all three of the old-time actors would go on to appear in other films (with John Carradine, thanks to his incredible longevity, acting for over another twenty years), it really was the end of the line for Rathbone (who made only one more film) and Chaney (who made six more). Carradine is timeless and enthusiastic but barely on screen, although Rathbone manages to retain his dignity amidst the madness. Chaney has more screen time, but is the most bloated and aged of all three. There's also a cheesy guy in a gorilla costume running around, in case the film wasn't old-fashioned enough already.

MartinHafer I recently learned about this movie when I saw a documentary entitled "The Fifty Worst Movies" and since I am a glutton for punishment, it sounded like it would be so bad it was funny. Well, after seeing this film, it is so bad that it's just plain awful. Seeing the movie to make fun of it isn't really possible--it just stinks so badly! Towards the end of their careers, Basil Rathbone, Lon Chaney and John Carradine would star in just about anything--and this film is the proof. It's a combination horror movie, Country Music marathon and spy movie!! Yep, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you! Talk about awful! The film begins with old-time Country singer Ferlin Husky and his friends driving to Nashville for a concert. You know it's going to be a long ride when one of the friends is named "Jeepers" and they start the film with one of the worst songs I can remember. The problem was that it was very obvious that they were just moving their lips and the song literally sounded like it was recorded in a tunnel. In fact, all the songs in the film (and there were MANY) sounded this way. Throughout the film, they'd break into song in the darnedest places and most ridiculously inappropriate moments. And, at the end, when there was no more plot, they just had about 6 songs in a row by a variety of long-forgotten Country stars. The net effect was a lot like watching an extended episode of "Hee-Haw" without all the corny jokes.As far as the aging actors go, they were spies (naturally) who lived in a haunted house and had a killer gorilla (obviously a guy in a costume). None of it made a bit of sense and the film made BELA LUGOSI MEETS A BROOKLYN GORILLA look like Shakespeare in comparison!! Dumb, pointless and absolutely painful if you hate old-time Country music. This is a chore to watch!

DocS-1 This has to be one of the all-time dumbest movies ever made. The storyline and dialogue (somehow mingling 60's spy-stuff with horror with country-music stars) is completely brainless, and most of the musical numbers were crammed into the story with a broken crowbar. I'm embarrassed for Messrs. Chaney, Rathbone,and Carradine (who must have never been given full scripts, or been desperate for cash). And the non-acting doesn't even deserve THAT much respect. All that said, the ONLY redeeming quality this nonsense has is the "live" performances of the country stars of the time at the end. If that's where your tastes lie, scan forward through all the rest!