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House of Frankenstein (1944),
Director: Erle C. Kenton, rated Approved
THE DEVIL'S
BROOD! All the Screen's Titans of Terror -
Together in the Greatest of All SCREEN SENSATIONS!
  Starring:
Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J, Carroll Nash, Glenn Strange,
John Carradine, Anne Gwynne, Lionel Atwill, Peter Coe, George
Zucco, Elena Verdugo, Sig Ruman
DML Rating:
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
- above average
"I'm going to repay
you for betraying me. I'm going to give that brain of yours a
new home. In the skull of the Frankenstein Monster! As for you,
Strauss, I'm going to give you the brain of the Wolf Man, so
that all your waking hours will be spent in untold agony
awaiting the full of the Moon..." - Dr. Niemann
Why watch this? This
took the Universal monster team-up to the next level.
Plot Summary:
A mad scientist, assisted by his loyal hunchback cohort,
breaks out of prison to exact revenge on those who wronged him.
To achieve his goals, he manipulate the resurrected vampire
Count Dracula, and finds both the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's
Monster in the ruins of Castle Frankenstein. Their twisted plans
ultimately trigger a chaotic clash that spirals completely out
of control.
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Dad's Preview:
As Universal monster films began to lose box-office
appeal, the studio desperately gambled on a film that
would bring together several creatures and creations,
that's right, in ONE FILM. It is more-of-the-same.
That's fine for some folks, but boring for others. I
just expected it to live up to the hype. Instead, it
merely satisfies. I honestly wonder how good this
could have been had they spent extra time on the
script, enticing Karloff and Lugosi to portray the
monsters they made famous, and better special effects.
Regardless, what we got is watchable and was
enough to excite the imagination of a ten-year-old
little monster fan. |
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Paul Malvern;
Universal Pictures Co., Inc. |
