"The League Of Frightened Men" gets off to a gripping start, with two murders in the first few seconds! Unfortunately, the story soon reveals itself to be both confusing and underdeveloped: several characters are difficult to tell apart (matters are not helped by the fact that the prints of this already bare-bones production have never been remastered). Walter Connolly is an adequate replacement for Edward Arnold as Nero Wolfe, though his character seems to have abandoned his trademark habit of never going outside his house. Lionel Stander reprises the sidekick role. Eduardo Ciannelli and Rafaela Ottiano have a few good (i.e., "bad") moments, but overall it's not really surprising that this film series never had a third chapter. ** out of 4.
Review of The League of Frightened Men
