Horror
Mystery
Directed by Harvey Hart
1965
59 min
Police call in occult expert to help solve series of murders.
Leslie Nielsen
Brett Kingsford
Peter Mark Richman
Robert Vandenburg
Judi Meredith
Evelyn Lang
Gilbert Green
Harvey Misbach
Charles Bolender
Nikola
Werner Klemperer
Prof. Malaki
Bud Westmore
Makeup Artist
Virginia Darcy
Hairstylist
Jack Laird
Producer
Harvey Hart
Director
Barré Lyndon
Screenplay
Lalo Schifrin
Original Music Composer
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John Chard
Fiendish frolics in Frisco. Dark Intruder is directed by Harvey Hart and written by Barre Lyndon. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Gilbert Green, Charles Bolender, Mark Richman, Judith Meredith and Werner Klemperer. Music is by Lalo Schifrin and cinematography by John F. Warren. A murderous fiend is terrorising San Francisco 1890, so supernatural expert Brett Kingsford (Nielsen) takes special interest in the crimes. A pilot for a TV show that wasn't picked up, Dark Intruder is a whole bunch of spooky fun. Clocking in at just under an hour in length, the pic makes up for what it lacks in mystery inventiveness, with sheer schlocky shenanigans. Moody courtesy of the period setting, complete with lots of fog, shadows and gaslights, the narrative indulges us in gods, oriental mysticism and Sumerian demons, whilst a dwarf, a sinister fortune teller and a mandrake plant all add quirky qualities to the play. There's even a kicker at the finale, so as to not rest on its laurels. Recommended for sure. 6.5/10
JPV852
Okay feature short (that was a failed TV pilot) has its moments and fun seeing Leslie Nielsen before he became a comedic actor. Nothing great but watchable I suppose. **3.0/5**
