This short movie Mingoloo was unearthed by the BFI for the Volume 2 Short Sharp Shocks DVD. I thought it would be a supernatural tale in the mold of One Step Beyond, 13 Demon Street and the Zumi doll story in Trilogy of Terror. Far from it. There are no shocks.
A middle-aged artist creates a small, odd sculpture called Mingoloo that a criminal wants to use so he can---but that would be telling. Mingoloo doesn't come to life like Chucky and murder half the cast.
On a technical level, Mingoloo looks like one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries which I believe were also shot at Merton Park Studios in South London. The cinematography is razor sharp, coherent and well-lit and the editing is not a cut every second like today's movies.
The artist's young and beautiful assistant is played by Therese Burton. She has an uncanny resemblance to Jean Simmons circa1953. She gets into a deal with shady Reed De Rouen (The Pleasure Lovers and lots of British TV). I enjoyed the almost quaint, harmless style and events that director/producer "Zichy" brought to his show.
A middle-aged artist creates a small, odd sculpture called Mingoloo that a criminal wants to use so he can---but that would be telling. Mingoloo doesn't come to life like Chucky and murder half the cast.
On a technical level, Mingoloo looks like one of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries which I believe were also shot at Merton Park Studios in South London. The cinematography is razor sharp, coherent and well-lit and the editing is not a cut every second like today's movies.
The artist's young and beautiful assistant is played by Therese Burton. She has an uncanny resemblance to Jean Simmons circa1953. She gets into a deal with shady Reed De Rouen (The Pleasure Lovers and lots of British TV). I enjoyed the almost quaint, harmless style and events that director/producer "Zichy" brought to his show.
