Tod Slaughter vehicle finds late 1800’s France being terrorized by a murderer who may be a werewolf! At least, that’s what the majority is thinking thanks to a horrifying face popping up in the windows of various victims. My guess is whoever Tod Slaughter is playing is definitely up to no good. Here, he’s some dope rocking ridiculous facial hair and a cape… so he’s a villain for sure. A Paris bank has been robbed and Tod Slaughter shows up to pull the owner out of trouble by putting a large quantity of gold in his bank. In return, he would like to marry the bank owner’s daughter. The young girl, Cecile, is in love with a poor bank clerk and turns him down. Not one to sit on his hands and listen to the opinion of a young woman, Slaughter decides to frame the man she loves for the crimes and get her all to himself. The young man attempts to prove his innocence and sets out to expose the nefarious businessman behind all the shenanigans. The bank owner ends up with a dagger in his back and Slaughter slimes his way into things with the assistance of his gang of miscreants. Stuffy melodramatics are saved by the usual wonderfulness Tod Slaughter brings to his despicable villains and this one is practically twirling his mustache in every scene. It’s an easy watch that flies by and the day is saved by bullshit science and scheming… so, that’s a win.
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