Friday, May 02, 2008

The Munsters: Herman's Rival (1964) (TV)

Synopsis [spoilers]: Lily reads Herman's bank extract and sees it has no money in it; she thinks he is broke and decides to take a job. Actually, Herman has loaned money to his brother-in-law Lester, and is not really broke. Lily finds a job as a hand reader at a tea house. Herman arrives early from work one day and finds that Lily is not there; he gets suspicious and is encouraged by Grandpa to follow her on the next day. He and Grandpa follow her to the tea house; they peek through a high window and see her reading the owner's hand; they think they are holding hands as lovers; he goes back home. Later, he decides, again under Grandpa's encouragement, to go to the tea house and demand satisfaction from the owner. When Lily gets home, Herman has already left. Lester calls Herman but he is not in; Lily talks to him: he wants to return the money he borrowed; Lily asks him to meet them at the tea house. Herman breaks into the tea house, and the owner passes out at the sight of him. Lily arrives and explains it all; the owner comes to, but passes out again at the sight of the Munsters. Lester arrives: he is a werewolf, a full-fledged, hairy one; the owner passes out once again at the sight of him.

Saw it dubbed in Portuguese.

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