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Son of Frankenstein (1939) 7.2
One of the sons of Frankenstein finds his father's monster in a coma and revives him, only to find out he is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge. Director:Rowland V. LeeWriters:Mary Shelley (suggested by the story written in 1816) (as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) , Wyllis Cooper (screenplay) (as Willis Cooper) |
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Cast
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Mrs. Neumüller
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Burgher
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Wolf von Frankenstein returns to the Baronial manor from the United States with his wife Elsa and son Peter. He not made welcome by the locals who are still terrified of his father's works and the monster he created. The local Burgomaster gives him a sealed briefcase left by his father and inside, Wolf finds his father's scientific notes. At the manor house he meets his father's assistant Igor who has a surprise for him: the monster his father created is still alive, though in some sort of coma. Wolf's initial attempts to re-animate the creature seem to fail but when Peter says he saw a giant in the woods, it appears he's met success. When people are mysteriously killed in the village there is little doubt that the monster is responsible. Written by garykmcd
Plot Keywords:
inspector | revenge | laboratory | creature feature | universal monsters |Taglines:
The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 January 1939 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
De zoon van Frankenstein See more »Company Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)Color:
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(uncredited)
Written by Godfrey Marks
Sung a cappella by Donnie Dunagan
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Trivia
In discussing the Monster makeup for a newspaper article, Jack P. Pierce stated that the metal studs in the Monster's neck were really electrodes - inlets for the electricity that brought the creature to life. This is the first film in the Universal Frankenstein series to show any wires actually being connected to the Monster's electrodes. See more »Goofs
When Inspector Krogh first warns Wolf Frankenstein to use the alarm bell to summon him he has no monocle. He has it in the camera angle with the two of them together but not in the close-up of the inspector. See more »Quotes
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein: It appears that my father thought that he could extract from lightning some super-violet ray of life-giving properties.See more »
Soundtracks
Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main(uncredited)
Written by Godfrey Marks
Sung a cappella by Donnie Dunagan
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What a delightful sight, seeing Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi all together in this movie. Seeing the three of them in one shot gave me a special feeling, these three guys are among the biggest screen legends of all time.
Basil Rathbone is always a big pleasure to watch in a movie, he was a true great 'classic' actor. Bela Lugosi was almost unrecognizable in his role as Ygor and he played his character with lots of passion. Unfortunately the age was showing for Karloff. He was well over 50 years old when he played the Frankenstein monster for the last time in this movie. His 'old' age is truly notable, even through his make-up. I think it was a good thing that he never played the famous classic horror character again after this movie.
The story is still interesting enough to make this movie original, even though the depth and emotions of the previous two Frankenstein movies is missing.
It's a bit strange that the first two Frankenstein movies with Karloff are very well known but this movie is not. This movie is truly excellent and should deserve so more recognition and appreciation. The atmosphere is just as good as from the previous two movies and the monster is still one powerful horror character, even though his role is rather limited compared to the first two movies. This time the real main part is Baron Wolf von Frankenstein played by Basil Rathbone. Some people might be disappointed by this but being a fan of Rathbone I'm not complaining about this.
The movie has enough originality and the story is surely interesting enough to call this movie a worthy addition to the Frankenstein movie legacy. But what made this movie truly interesting and amazing to me, were the three main actors of the movie Rathbone, Karloff and Lugosi.
9/10
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