El águila negra contra los enmascarados de la muerte

This sequel to EL AGUILA NEGRA (1954) is actually even harder to watch than its predecessor, adding as it does two completely resistible henpecked comic sidekicks – one of whom I’ve seen in Bunuel’s DAUGHTER OF DECEIT (1951) and ILLUSION TRAVELS BY STREETCAR (1954)! – and their utterly obnoxious (read ugly) fiancées, clueless villains who bump each other off more frequently than they attempt on the hero’s life(!), and more and more songs!! In this instance, the proceedings are filmed in color which, while it does not lessen the movie’s weaknesses or the plot’s predictability, makes the whole just about bearable for one viewing. For what it’s worth, there are a handful more AGUILA NEGRA films out there but I don’t see myself rushing to seek them out anytime soon…