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House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

  • Status: Released
  • 01-12-1944
  • Runtime: 71 min
  • Score: 6
  • Vote count: 168

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

Boris Karloff

Dr. Gustav Niemann

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

J. Carrol Naish

Daniel

John Carradine

Dracula (aka Baron Latos)

Anne Gwynne

Rita Hussman

Peter Coe

Carl Hussman

Lionel Atwill

Inspector Arnz

George Zucco

Prof. Bruno Lampini

Elena Verdugo

Ilonka

Sig Ruman

Burgomeister Hussman

William Edmunds

Fejos (uncredited)

Charles Miller

Toberman (uncredited)

Philip Van Zandt

Muller (uncredited)

Julius Tannen

Hertz (uncredited)

Hans Herbert

Meier (uncredited)

Dick Dickinson

Born (uncredited)

George Lynn

Inspector Gerlach

Michael Mark

Strauss (uncredited)

Olaf Hytten

Hoffman (uncredited)

Frank Reicher

Frederick Ullman (uncredited)

Brandon Hurst

Dr. Geissler (uncredited)

Glenn Strange

Frankenstein Monster

George Blagoi

Villager (uncredited)

Paul Bradley

Villager (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Coachman (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

Man in Audience at Dracula Exhibit (uncredited)

Joe Kirk

Schwartz (uncredited)

Belle Mitchell

Urla - Gypsy Woman (uncredited)

Anton Northpole

Villager (uncredited)

José Portugal

Villager (uncredited)

Anne G. Sterling

Gypsy Girl (uncredited)

Charles Wagenheim

Jailer (uncredited)

John Chard

Welcome to the house of fun now I've come of age... Let the Universal Monster tag team continue unabated! In truth there's not really a whole movie here, it's more a skew-whiff anthology involving Dracula (John Carradine), the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr) and Frankenstein's Monster (Glenn Strange), with Boris Karloff's mad scientist and J. Carrol Naish's hunchback serving as the linking meat in the monster sandwich. Plot is for the genre at the time the standard Universal fodder, mad scientist and hunchback manage - by an act of god - to escape from prison. Scientist is after revenge, hunchback wants a new body. After a short encounter with Dracula via a travelling chamber of horrors side-show, the pair head off to the Frankenstein castle - with pretty gypsy girl and Larry Talbot/Wolf Man in tow - where hopes and dreams involve a lot of brain swapping. What transpires is a bit of violent jealousy and disappointments, building up to the monster smack down finale just as the villagers once again take unkindly to the presence of monsters in their midst. It's all good fun, the clichés of the franchise crammed into the hour and ten minute run time ensuring it's never boring. But really the Dracula section will leave you wanting more, while Frankenstein's monster - in the film bearing his name - just lounges around for a bit and then it's pretty much the end! Enjoyable if disposable 6/10