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Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 8
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 1

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Release Date: Nov 1, 1942 Wide

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Universal's "Frankenstein" series descended from the "A" to the "B" category with The Ghost of Frankenstein, though production values were still well above average and the cast is first-rate. The story picks up where Son of Frankenstein (1939) left off, with both the Monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) and his crazed companion Igor the shepherd (Bela Lugosi) being chased out of the village of Frankenstein by the irate citizens (actually both Monster and Igor had been killed at the end of Son of

Unrated, 1 hr. 8 min.

Horror, Classics, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Directed By: Erle C. Kenton

In Theaters: Nov 1, 1942 Wide

On DVD: Sep 1, 1993

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr
Monster
Cedric Hardwicke
Frankenstein
Ralph Bellamy
Erik Ernst
Lionel Atwill
Dr. Theodor Bohmer
Bela Lugosi
Ygor
Evelyn Ankers
Elsa Frankenstein
Janet Ann Gallow
Cloestine
Barton Yarborough
Dr. Kettering
Doris Lloyd
Martha
Leyland Hodgson
Chief constable
Olaf Hytten
Hussman
Holmes Herbert
Magistrate
Richard Alexander
Vision
Lionel Belmore
Councillor
Harry Cording
Frone
George Eldredge
Constable
Dwight Frye
Village Man
Lawrence Grant
Mayor
Otto Hoffman
Villager
Brandon Hurst
Hans
Teddy Infur
Boy
Michael Mark
Councillor
Julius Tannen
Sektal
Ernie Stanton
Constable

Critic Reviews for Ghost of Frankenstein

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (1) | DVD (10)

It gets the job done with admirable efficiency, no excess of imagination, and all in a compact 67-minute frame, and you really wouldn't want it to be any longer than that.

October 27, 2009 Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

there are some inspired twists at the end

June 14, 2007 Comment

Douglas Pratt

DVDLaser

There are various nice touches that keep this film from straying too far over the line between campy and ridiculous.

February 20, 2005 Full Review Source: Goatdog's Movies

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies Source: Goatdog's Movies

All those Universal monsters in one flick; horrors!

October 24, 2004 Comment

Steve Crum

Kansas City Kansan Source: Kansas City Kansan

Where the once-great series drops into the realm of B picture, but it's a solid B movie and the last of the Universal Frankensteins that can be taken reasonably seriously.

August 27, 2003 Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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