atoka44 wrote:That whole film was intended to be a spoof of '50s B-movies, so to set up a qs scene like that only for nothing to come of it was likely all part of the joke. An early example of film studios subverting our expectations, much to out chagrin.
True I am sure but if they really wanted to spoof the horror flicks of the 50s what they should have done is about four quicksand scenes. Or eight.