The Ghost of Frankenstein

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Lon Chaney Jr. and Evelyn Ankers in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.

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Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.Dr. Frankenstein's plans to replace the brain of his monster are hijacked by his scheming and malevolent assistant Ygor.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Ludwig Frankenstein
(as Sir Cedric Hardwicke)
…

Lon Chaney Jr.

The Frankenstein Monster
(as Lon Chaney)

Ralph Bellamy

Erik Ernst

Lionel Atwill

Dr. Theodore Bohmer

Bela Lugosi

Ygor

Evelyn Ankers

Elsa Frankenstein

Janet Ann Gallow

Cloestine Hussman

Barton Yarborough

Dr. Kettering

Doris Lloyd

Martha

Leyland Hodgson

Chief Constable

Olaf Hytten

Hussman

Holmes Herbert

Magistrate

Richard Alexander

Villager
(uncredited)

Lionel Belmore

Councillor
(uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Villager
(uncredited)

Colin Clive

Dr. Henry Frankenstein
(archive footage)
(uncredited)

Harry Cording

Frone
(uncredited)

George Eldredge

Constable
(uncredited)

Director
- Erle C. Kenton
Writers
- Scott Darling
- Eric Taylor
All cast & crew
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Trivia
During breaks in filming, Lon Chaney Jr. would often treat child cast members to ice cream.

Goofs
The first time we see the close-up for the wall plaque for "Dr. Frankenstein - Diseases of the Mind" outside his "mansion," it is hardly in such a place. If you look close to the left of the sign you'll see a ladder, wires on the ground, palm trees and a station wagon type of car.

Quotes
Ygor: Better death... than a life like this.

Alternate versions
Another truncated version was released to 8mm under the title Frankenstein's New Brain.

Connections
Edited into House of Dracula (1945)

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6/10

Last of the Universal-International classics

"Ghost of Frankenstein" ended the 11-year run of Universal's classic horror films, which began with "Dracula" and the original "Frankenstein". Bela Lugosi repeats his role as the lugubrious "handyman" Ygor from "Son of Frankenstein", giving the movie a sense of continuity. Boris Karloff had migrated to Broadway for a few years, and so was unavailable for the title role he'd created. The chores, and the patented Jack Pierce makeup, go to Lon Chaney Jr. He's not bad. A different monster than Karloff, he's more beefy, physically menacing, and, so, scarier in a way. It has hints of a true ghost story, with detective tale elements, although there is no mystery, of course, with a title like this. And what a cast! Interestingly, Atwill does NOT repeat his role as the maimed police official from "Son..." and he's at his malicious best in this one. For classic horror completists, a must. After this entry, the Universal monster series deteriorated to the "monster reunion" films in which they'd all show up to contribute mayhem - "Hey, Dracula! How ya doin', Wolfman!"