Elvira's Haunted Hills (3½ Stars)

In Germany this film has been released as part of a box set, entitled "Elvira Part 1 and 2". They don't get it. The two stories have no relation to one another, and technically it's not even the same character. The first film shows Elvira playing herself in the current day, i.e. 1988. The second film shows a character called Elvira and her adventures in the year 1851. Or do you think I'm being too picky?

The Elvira shown in "Elvira's Haunted Hills" isn't a television star, obviously. She's a stage cabaret star, performing song and dance for the masses. She's just put on a show in Transylvania, and her carriage breaks down when she's on her way to Paris. She's offered a lift, but the driver tells her she has to stay overnight in his castle because of a coming storm. One night can't hurt, can it?

Elvira becomes involved in the intrigues at the castle. It's the tenth anniversary of the death of the Lord's first wife. In the portraits she looks identical to Elvira. There's a suspicious family doctor who lives in the house. The handsome stable boy sneaks into the castle every night to read books.

And everyone is fascinated with Elvira's big breasts. Isn't that obvious?

In my first review, written way back in 2013, I rated the film higher. Watching the two films back to back, it's obviously inferior.

Elvira might be a sexy character, but it's all good, clean fun. We never see her nude. This is the closest the film gets. She's in a bubble bath playing with toy ships. I thought people like to play with rubber ducks. Not me though. My parents didn't have a bathroom equipped with rubber ducks, so I had to play with whatever I could find.

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