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With: Lon Chaney Jr., Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers
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Written by: Scott Darling, based on a story by Eric Taylor
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Directed by: Erle C. Kenton
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MPAA Rating: NR
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Running Time: 67
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Date: 03/13/1942
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Your Mother Was the Lightning
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
The Ghost of Frankenstein was the fourth in Universal's series of Frankenstein films, and the first without Boris Karloff; Lon Chaney Jr. took over as the shambling monster, while Bela Lugosi continued his great, broken, sad Ygor character. When angry villagers destroy the Frankenstein castle, the destruction frees the monster from its resting place. Ygor and the monster hit the road to find Frankenstein's brother (Cedric Hardwicke) to help restore the monster's energy. This time, Ygor wants his own brain inserted into the monster's body! Ralph Bellamy plays a lawyer and Lionel Atwill plays Frankenstein's assistant. This was directed by Erle C. Kenton, who had done the incredible Island of Lost Souls (1932), but times were different by 1942, and the Universal horror films had become more polished and less daring. This is not to say that they're not a lot of fun, though! This one, while not comparable to its predecessors, is still a pretty solid entry.
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