Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
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
Nov 1, 1942 Wide
Sep 1, 1993
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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
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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (2) | 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.
there are some inspired twists at the end
There are various nice touches that keep this film from straying too far over the line between campy and ridiculous.
All those Universal monsters in one flick; horrors!
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.
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