The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) | |
| Director(s) | Erle C. Kenton |
| Producer(s) | George Waggner |
| Top Genres | Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Monster |
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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) was a Drama - Fantasy Film directed by Erle C. Kenton and produced by George Waggner.
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The Eric Taylor Script For THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 13, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOne of the many impressive things about the SCRIPTS FOR THE CRYPT: THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN book is that it contains a reproduction of an entire early script for the film, written by Eric Taylor. (Taylor is credited on THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN for the original story.) This script is significantly ... Read full article
Book Review--SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT: THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jun 30, 2024 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe 16th volume in the SCRIPTS FROM THE CRYPT series from Bear Manor Media focuses on THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, Universal's 1942 follow-up to SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. What makes this book particularly noteworthy is that it's nearly 400 pages, a treasure trove of facts, trivia, commentary, analysis, sti... Read full article
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942, Erle C. Kenton)
on Jul 13, 2013 From The Stop ButtonThe Ghost of Frankenstein is pretty bad stuff. Running less than seventy minutes, it’s unbearably boring from the twenty-five minute mark, once the picture focus on Cedric Hardwicke. Ghost opens with villagers pursuing Bela Lugosi’s evil hunchback. Though awful, Lugosi’s at least a... Read full article
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Quotes from
Ygor: Better death... than a life like this.
[the monster is struck by lightning]
Ygor: The lightning. It is good for you! Your father was Frankenstein, but your mother was the lightning!
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It was reported that the rubber headpiece used for the Frankenstein monster make-up was very uncomfortable for Lon Chaney Jr. to wear. It sat directly on his forehead and he constantly complained. Once he asked for it to be removed. Angry and frustrated when no one listened, he ripped it off himself, tearing open a bloody gash in his forehead. Production on the film was shut down for a couple of days.
Ygor and the Monster weren't the only characters who came back from the dead. Michael Mark and Lionel Belmore, who play the two council members murdered in Son of Frankenstein are back as council members in this one, seemingly none the worse for wear.
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