"Sh! The Octopus" is supposed to be a comedy mystery. If there are gags in this film, they are terribly dated because I found nothing to even chuckle about. Even the big studios over the years would made a dull and bad movie once in a while. Every so often, one would be so dumb that it was actually funny and somewhat entertaining. But this isn't one of those.
This is essentially a plotless menagerie of people tossed together to create a little suspense, some attempted humorous horror, and laughs with a constant stream of gibberish by Hugh Herbert and yelling and shooting a pistol by Allen Jenkins. It's not too hard to understand why these comic actors had so very few films as leads. Their roles in supporting casts varied and some were quite good over the years. But these personas are not the endearing or long-enduring type to keep movie fans pleased very long.
I would like to say that most or all of the cast did well with what they had, but the plot and screenplay are so nebulous that I can't even say that. This is just a dumb flick that has one pining for it to end.
This is essentially a plotless menagerie of people tossed together to create a little suspense, some attempted humorous horror, and laughs with a constant stream of gibberish by Hugh Herbert and yelling and shooting a pistol by Allen Jenkins. It's not too hard to understand why these comic actors had so very few films as leads. Their roles in supporting casts varied and some were quite good over the years. But these personas are not the endearing or long-enduring type to keep movie fans pleased very long.
I would like to say that most or all of the cast did well with what they had, but the plot and screenplay are so nebulous that I can't even say that. This is just a dumb flick that has one pining for it to end.