BRETT HALSEY is one of those handsome young actors from the ’50s who never quite made it to stardom, and following the trend of other such actors, he fled to Europe where he found a niche for a decade or so in adventure films. He was certainly a competent enough actor and it’s a shame Fox never groomed him for major stardom.

Nor did Fox have enough faith in this one to use technicolor (as they did for the original). As sequels go, it’s just a fair job on an obviously shoestring budget–and basically, without giving any of the storyline away, it’s a story of revenge.

It’s all suitably photographed in low key B&W lighting that gives it the proper atmosphere. The performers are capable enough–including Halsey, Vincent Price, John Sutton and Dan Seymour–but their material is scarcely worthy of their combined talents. Fans of this sort of science fiction will no doubt find it has a certain amount of interest.

Anyone who enjoyed “The Fly” will want to see this and probably not be too critical of the shortcomings–although the special effects are not quite as harrowing as they could be.

Summing up: Okay for a viewing, but not likely to be the kind of horror flick anyone will want to revisit.