Review of Attack of the Puppet People

One fall afternoon I was home alone when Chiller came on the television showing one of my favorite 50's Sy-Fi classics. As soon as the movie started I heard a knock on my back screen door. I peered out my upstairs window and saw my friends probably needing a fourth player for touch football. There was no way I was going to pass up an afternoon with the lovely blonde damsel in her dress June Kenney. The knocks turned to bangs as the boys were relentless. I wasn't budging. Another classic size-related Bert I. Gordon. I'm just a sucker for another Damsel in the distress-themed movie. Director Gordon is usually associated with Giants, i.e. Amazing Colossal Man and the Cyclops. This time Gordon shrunk the camera lens to display humans in miniature. Dollmaker/ inventor Franz (John Hoyt) made this shrinking machine and one by one deceives his victims and makes them small. Put them in plastic tubes with some sort of gas that makes them stationary and asleep. Newly hired and lovely Blonde Sally Reynolds (June Kenney) is Mr. Franz's secretary. At first, our jovial dollmaker is thrilled that his Dr. Jekly marionette is almost perfected. A Detective Paterson (Jack Kosslyn) arrives asking the whereabouts of the previous secretary. Mr. Franz replies by telling him that she suddenly went back east. Meanwhile, one of Franz's salesman Bob Westley (John Agar) takes an interest in Sally who reciprocates as the two lovers go dating as love blossoms in his convertible car. Bob proposes marriage and Sally excepts during a Burt I. Gordon Drive-in Movie. The next day Sally was dolling up for her wedding elopement but no word from Bob. She asks her Boss but he claims he left on short notice. Sally notices a glass case of people. From here on you'll have to watch the outcome yourselves. The special effects aren't that bad for low-budget productions. Other captive miniature players in the film include Laurie Mitchell, Ken Miller, Scott Peters and. Marlene Willis sings a cutesy song despite their dire situation of being trapped in Dollmaker Franz's workshop. In my opinion, Sally, June Kenny's presents steal the scenes for me as my heart starts thumping in all her loveliness. June Kenney's finest work to date. Famous screenwriter/ director Quenton Tarantino was also a fan of Ms. Kenney. Also appearing is Hank Patterson who plays the theatre janitor and watchman. You might remember Hank as the deadpan farmer and father of Television's most famous pig Arnold Ziffel. John Hoyt plays the heavy as the lonely Dollmaker who just wants to control everything. Susan Gordon plays the little girl in the film as her Father/Director Bert paid for her SAG card I'm sure. When the film ended I headed toward the park and joined in the football game. Dropped many a pass thinking of June.