I did like that it was in black and white. It had a nice feel. Unfortunately, once the people arrive, there's not much acting and not much to recommend this film. Apparently, there is an old man being kept in a tower. He has met with some catastrophe which has left him disfigured. Throw in a mesmerist (hypnotist) and some really Victorian women who respond with great emotion (well, one, anyway), a couple of really weird guys on the make (honestly, I think these people deserve each other, a plot to keep the good name of the family and the property, and some strange goings on (we never know who is who), and this is what you get. The methods for hypnotism are so far fetched, we have to take their word for them. There is a silly ending. The biggest mess is the fact that despite the women being in constant danger, no one really looks out for them. It doesn't fulfill its promise very well.
Review of The Blancheville Monster
