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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film produced by Universal Studios starring Lon Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of "ensemble" monster films combining characters from several film series. This film, therefore, is both the fifth in the series of films based upon Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", directly after "The Ghost of Frankenstein", and a sequel to "The Wolf Man". Some four years after the events
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heartedly — he needed a down payment for a new car): ""Frankenstein Wolfs The Meat Man"". Waggner, not known for a casual sense of humor, left to have his lunch; shortly thereafter, he called Siodmak to his office, telling him to "go ahead, buy the car." Dumbfounded but pleased, the writer went to work; thus that next film was "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", which served as a sequel both to "The Wolf Man" and "The
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The Ghost of Frankenstein


film in which it is explicitly indicated that he is blind, such references being cut by the studio from "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", sabotaging Lugosi's performance in the process, since the audience is left to wonder why the Monster is behaving so peculiarly. The Monster's ability to speak would also be dropped after this film (Lugosi's dialogue was filmed but ultimately deleted from "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man") until Glenn Strange, playing the Monster, spoke briefly in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein"
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escape their restraints. The Monster begins to carry Elsa away, but the Wolf Man attacks him, and she escapes from the castle with Mannering. The Wolf Man and the Monster then engage in a fight until they are both swept away in the flood that results when Vazec dynamites the dam. As ultimately edited and released, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" is told in two almost equal parts. The opening scenes tell the story of Talbot's resurrection, killing spree, hospitalization, and escape across Europe. Much time
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Son of Frankenstein


Also "Son of Frankenstein" marked the final "A" production of Universal's Frankenstein films, which later went to "B" films, beginning with "The Ghost of Frankenstein" in 1942 in which Lon Chaney, Jr. took over the role of the Monster and Lugosi returned as Ygor. Lugosi himself would go on to play the Monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" in 1943, while Karloff would return to the franchise as another character in 1944's "House of Frankenstein" (as well as playing
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meet with the deceased Frankenstein and rudely order them to leave. An upset Talbot transforms into the Wolf Man and kills a young woman, causing the villagers of Vasaria to raise a mob to chase him down. Fleeing toward the ruins of the Frankenstein castle, Talbot falls through the burned-out flooring and into the frozen cellars below. Talbot recovers from his animal state, and wanders around, discovering Frankenstein's Monster (ironically portrayed by Lon Chaney Jr. in the preceding film, but actually stuntman Gil Perkins) trapped within an
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The Ghost of Frankenstein


. "Ghost of Frankenstein" marked the final appearance of the Monster in a solo capacity in the Universal Monsters series. Beginning with the next film, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (in which Lugosi plays the Monster with Chaney switching to his Wolf Man character), and continuing for the rest of the Universal cycle, Frankenstein's Monster would be part of an ensemble cast of creatures. The blinding of the Monster resulted in a lasting stereotype of the creature walking with arms outstretched, even though this is the only
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" from the junior Chaney's billing almost immediately to confuse some in the audiences into assuming that this was the same actor. In 1943, the studio created a remake of "Phantom of the Opera", this time starring Nelson Eddy and Susanna Foster with Claude Rains as the Phantom. The "Frankenstein" and "Wolf Man" series continued with "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942), in which Chaney Jr. played Frankenstein's monster and Lugosi reprised his role as Ygor, and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
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The House of Frankenstein (film)


House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American monster crossover horror film starring Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr., directed by Erle C. Kenton, written by Curt Siodmak, and produced by Universal Studios as a sequel to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and "Son of Dracula" the previous year. The cast includes a mad scientist (Karloff), the Wolf Man (Chaney), Count Dracula (John Carradine), a hunchback (J. Carrol Naish), and Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange). This "monster
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Lon Chaney Jr.


(1943). Chaney Jr played Kharis the Mummy in "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942), another hit. He was in a Western "Frontier Badmen" (1943), then reprised his role as the Wolf Man in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Chaney was given the role of Dracula in "Son of Dracula" (1943). This made him the only actor to portray all four of Universal's major horror characters: the Wolf Man, Frankenstein's Monster, the
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" currently holds a 25% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. A tribute to this meeting of two horror film legends happens near the beginning of the film "Alien vs. Predator", when this film is seen playing on a television at the satellite receiving station. In the US version of the 1962 film "King Kong vs. Godzilla" (another pairing of prominent monsters), the music from the fight scene at the end of the film also plays during the final fight between Godzilla and Kong.
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Frankenstein (1931 film)


— befriends the monster and later helps Dr. Wolf Frankenstein, leading to the "hunchbacked assistant" called "Igor" commonly associated with "Frankenstein" in popular culture. Frye also appears in later films in the series, such as in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Guillermo del Toro had expressed interest in directing the reboot film for Universal. Del Toro said his "Frankenstein" would be a faithful "Miltonian tragedy", citing Frank Darabont's "near perfect" script, which evolved into Kenneth
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In the Name of the Brother


, including visuals recalling the 1931 film and multiple comments about the confusion between the names of Dr. Frankenstein and his monster. Red's comparison of Dr. Frankenstein to "the werewolf" refers to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" and the fact that both were part of the Universal Monsters franchise. The ringtone from Greg's cellphone is the theme from "Star Wars", reflecting ABC's parent corporation The Walt Disney Company's recent acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012. Grumpy/Leroy mentions two films, 1982's "E.T.
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Werewolf fiction


The resulting wolf is typically cunning but merciless, and prone to killing and eating people without compunction, regardless of the moral character of the person when human. Lon Chaney Jr himself became somewhat typecast as the Wolfman and reprised his role in several sequels for Universal Studios. In these films the werewolf lore of the first film was clarified. In "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) it is firmly established that the Wolf Man is revived at every full moon. In "House of Frankenstein" (1944) silver
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is a 1948 American horror comedy film directed by Charles Barton and starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. The picture is the first of several films in which the comedy duo meets classic characters from Universal's horror film stable. In this film, they encounter Count Dracula (Bela Lugosi), Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.). Subsequent films pair the duo with the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and the Mummy.
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take on Lugosi/Ygor's voice. After plans for Chaney to play both the Monster and the Wolf Man in the next film fell through for logistical reasons, the natural next step was for Lugosi, who turned sixty during the film's production, to take on the part that he once was slated to originate. The original script — and indeed the film as originally filmed — had the Monster performing dialogue throughout the film, including references to the events of "Ghost" and indicating that the Monster is now blind (
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David J. Skal


(1931), "Frankenstein" (1931), "The Invisible Man" (1932), "Freaks" (1932), "The Mummy" (1932), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), "The Wolf Man" (1941), "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948), "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954), and "Gods and Monsters" (1998). Skal appears in the 2008 documentary film "" in which he discusses, as
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Frankenstein's monster


with a criminal's "abnormal" brain. In the subsequent sequel, "Bride of Frankenstein", the monster learns to speak, albeit in short, stunted sentences. In the second sequel, "Son of Frankenstein", the creature is again rendered inarticulate. Following a brain transplant in the third sequel, "The Ghost of Frankenstein", the monster speaks with the voice and personality of the brain donor. This was continued after a fashion in the scripting for the fourth sequel, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
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of "The Wolf Man" and "The Ghost of Frankenstein", two men break into the Talbot family crypt to open the grave of Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.), seeking jewelry buried with him, on the night of a full moon. During the robbery, the thieves remove the wolfsbane buried with Talbot, and he is awakened from death by the full moon shining on his uncovered body. Talbot reflexively grasps the arm of the grave robber with a fur-covered hand, as the other thief flees
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Frankenstein's monster


, which released the film, was quick to secure ownership of the copyright for the makeup format. Karloff played the monster in two more Universal films, "Bride of Frankenstein" and "Son of Frankenstein"; Lon Chaney, Jr. took over the part from Karloff in "The Ghost of Frankenstein;" Bela Lugosi portrayed the role in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man;" and Glenn Strange played the monster in the last three Universal Studios films to feature the character – "House of Frankenstein," "House of
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Dwight Frye


in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942) and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943); another appearance in "Son of Frankenstein" (1939) was deleted prior to release. Also in the 1930s, he appeared in two films starring James Cagney: "The Doorway to Hell" (1930), as a hit man, and "Something to Sing About" (1937), as a fussy hairdresser. During the early 1940s, Frye alternated between film roles and appearing on stage in a
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948). This time the Wolf Man is a hero of sorts, saving Wilbur Grey (Lou Costello) from having his brain transplanted by Dracula (Bela Lugosi) into the head of the Monster (Glenn Strange). Grabbing the vampire as he turns into a bat, the Wolf Man dives over a balcony into the sea, taking Dracula with him. Universal Pictures produced a remake of "The Wolf Man" with Joe Johnston directing the film and Benicio del Toro starring as Lawrence Talbot
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role; in the subsequent films "House of Frankenstein" and "House of Dracula", the Monster, played by Glenn Strange, is brought back to life only in the final scenes (in the 1948 Universal comedy "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (the second and final film in which Lugosi plays Dracula), Strange has a larger role and the creature once again speaks, albeit with very limited dialogue, twice muttering, "Yes, Master."). It was also the last Universal horror film to
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The House of Frankenstein (film)


quicksand. "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) had been the first on-screen pairing of two Universal Studios monsters, but "House of Frankenstein" was the first multi-monster movie. Early drafts of the story reportedly involved more characters from the Universal stable, including the Mummy, the Ape Woman, the Mad Ghoul, and possibly the Invisible Man. Working titles—which included "Chamber of Horrors" (a reference to Lampini's travelling horror show) and "The Devil's Brood"—emphasized the multi
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


Frankenstein: Complete Legacy Collection" (2014) along with seven other Universal Frankenstein films. Because this movie includes characters and people featured in their own collections, it is part of the legacy collections of "Frankenstein", "Dracula", "The Wolf Man", and "The Best of Abbott and Costello". It was released again on Blu-ray, as a stand-alone title, on October 14, 2014. According to "Variety" the film earned $2.2 million in rentals in the US
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with every full moon, Talbot leaves Britain and seeks the gypsy woman Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), who has hearsay knowledge of Dr. Frankenstein (Ludwig Frankenstein, as the action is returning to the "Ghost of Frankenstein" locale) and opines he may able to help Talbot. Together they travel to the village of Vasaria, where Talbot hopes to find the notes of Dr. Frankenstein in the remains of his estate, and permanently end his own life through scientific means. The townsfolk want no part of them or their desire to
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Frankenstein (1931 film)


hunchback Ygor, and Lionel Atwill as Inspector Krogh. "The Ghost of Frankenstein" was released in 1942. The movie features Lon Chaney Jr. as the Monster, taking over from Boris Karloff, who played the role in the first three films of the series, and Bela Lugosi in his second appearance as the demented Ygor. The fifth installment, "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" was released in 1943, directed by Roy William Neill, and starring Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This is also the sequel to "
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Van Helsing (film)


's novel "Dracula". Distributed by Universal Pictures, the film includes a number of monsters such as Count Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, Mr. Hyde and werewolves in a way similar to the multi-monster movies that Universal produced in the 1940s, such as "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", "House of Frankenstein" and "House of Dracula". Despite mostly negative reviews, the film grossed over $300 million worldwide. In 1887 Transylvania, Doctor Victor Frankenstein creates a monster with the aid of Count Dracula
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. Talbot is found by police in Cardiff later in the night, with a vicious head wound (administered by his father at the end of "The Wolf Man"), and taken to a hospital where he is treated by Dr. Mannering (Patric Knowles). Talbot slowly comes to understand his situation, but during the full moon, he transforms into the Wolf Man and kills a police constable. The next morning, Mannering realizes his patient had been roaming about, and tries to reason with him, though unable to
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


, pursued by Dracula. Talbot is about to untie Wilbur when he once again transforms into the Wolf Man. Dracula returns to the lab and engages in a brief tug of war with the Wolf Man over Wilbur's gurney. Dracula flees and the Wolf Man gives chase. Chick returns to untie Wilbur just as the Monster, now at full power, breaks his restraints and climbs off his gurney. Sandra attempts to command him, but the Monster picks her up and tosses her out the lab window to her death. Chick
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of London" (1935). Lon Chaney Jr. would reprise his classic role as "The Wolf Man" in four sequels, beginning with "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" in 1943. At some time in the early twentieth century, after learning of the death of his brother, Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) returns to his ancestral home in Llanwelly, Wales to reconcile with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot (Claude Rains). While there, Larry becomes romantically interested in a local girl named Gwen Conliffe
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


Dreadstone," a pseudonym for British horror writer Ramsey Campbell. "The Wolf Man" proved popular, and so Chaney reprised his signature role in four more Universal films, though unlike his contemporary "monsters," Larry Talbot never enjoyed the chance to have a sequel all to himself. "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) had Talbot's grave opened on a full moon night, causing him to rise again (making him, in the subsequent films, technically one of the undead). The full moon
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the virtually unknown Boris Karloff was then cast in his star-making role. (Florey later wrote that "the Hungarian actor didn't show himself very enthusiastic for the role and didn't want to play it.") Eight years later, Lugosi joined the film as the Monster's twisted companion Ygor in "Son of Frankenstein". He returned to the role in the sequel, "The Ghost of Frankenstein", in which Ygor's brain is implanted into the Monster (now Chaney), causing the creature to
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The Howling (film)


a bottle of Wolfen-brand medicine on the counter from which Karen picks up the acid; and in Karen and Bill's cabin there is a picture of a wolf who killed a sheep within the flock. Many characters in the film are named after horror film directors who directed other films that featured werewolves, including George Waggner, who directed "The Wolf Man" (1941). Others include R. William Neill ("Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", 1943), Terence Fisher ("The Curse of the Werewolf
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The Mummy (Universal film franchise)


Mummy" in modern-day with new characters not seen in previous iterations and a protagonist imbued with a human personality. On July 16, 2014, Universal announced that they had tapped Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan to develop all classic movie monsters which include Frankenstein, Dracula, The Wolf Man, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, Bride of Frankenstein, and The Mummy. The first film they will develop together will be "The Mummy", for which they had begun the meetings. So on July 30
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" (1944) and "House of Dracula" (1945) featured many of the monsters from the studio's previous films. As the decade drew to a close, the comedy "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) features Lugosi in only his second film as Count Dracula, alongside Chaney Jr. as Larry Talbot (the Wolf Man), and Glenn Strange as Frankenstein's monster. Abbott and Costello also appeared in films featuring characters such as the Mummy and the Invisible Man. "Creature from the Black Lagoon
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Ghost of Frankenstein". Immediately following his success in "Dracula", Bela Lugosi had been the first choice to play the Monster in Universal's original "Frankenstein" film, but Lugosi famously turned down the nonspeaking, heavily made-up role: as conceived by the original director Robert Florey, the Monster was nothing more than a mindless killing machine and not suitable for Lugosi's rising stardom and career as a leading actor. After the change of directors to James Whale, along with a major script and conceptual revision,
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, a performance of the life-affirming folk song "Faro-la Faro-Li" enrages Talbot as Dr. Mannering arrives. The doctor, having followed him across Europe, converses with Talbot to persuade him to return to Wales before he has another spell. Talbot refuses to go with Mannering, and the Monster crashes the festival. With the Monster revealed, Elsa and Mannering agree to help the villagers rid themselves of the Frankenstein curse forever. The following morning, the couple, with Maleva in tow, meet with Talbot
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


accusations and takes Joan to the dance floor. Sandra lures Wilbur to a quiet spot in the woods and attempts to bite him, but Chick and Larry approach and she flees. While Talbot, Chick and Wilbur search for Joan, Talbot transforms into the Wolf Man and stalks Wilbur. Wilbur escapes, but the Wolf Man attacks McDougal, who is also at the ball. Since Chick's costume includes a wolf mask, McDougal accuses Chick of attacking him out of revenge. Chick escapes and witnesses Dracula hypnotizing Wilbur. Chick is
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Dracula (1931 English-language film)


Frankenstein" to even greater acclaim. Universal in particular would become the forefront of early horror cinema, with a canon of films including "The Mummy" (1932), "The Invisible Man" (1933), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), and "The Wolf Man" (1941). The film was originally released with a running time of 85 minutes; when it was reissued in 1936, the Production Code was enforced. For that reissue, two scenes are known to have been were censored
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


invention of screenwriter Siodmak. The poem is repeated in every subsequent film in which Talbot/The Wolf Man appears, with the exception of "House of Dracula" and "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein", and is also quoted in the later film "Van Helsing", although many later films change the last line of the poem to "And the moon is full and bright". In episode 944 of "Dark Shadows", Christopher Pennock (as Jeb Hawkes) recites this version of the poem. The original
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Maria Ouspenskaya


origins. Her first Hollywood role was in "Dodsworth" (1936), which brought her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. (Her onscreen appearance in that film was one of the briefest ever to garner a nomination.) She received a second Oscar nomination for her role in "Love Affair" (1939). She portrayed Maleva, an old Gypsy fortuneteller in the horror films "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Other films
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Werewolf fiction


bullets are used for the first time to dispatch him. Further sequels were the "House of Dracula" (1945) and the parodic "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) The success of Universal's "The Wolf Man" prompted rival Hollywood film companies Columbia Studios and Fox Studios to bring out their own, now somewhat obscure, werewolf movies. The first of these was "The Undying Monster" produced by Fox in 1942, adapted from a werewolf novel of the same name by Jessie Douglas Kerruish, published
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


and Wilbur escape the lab and run from room to room with the Monster following them. Dracula, while fighting with the Wolf Man, attempts to escape by transforming into a bat. The Wolf Man leaps, catches the bat and tumbles off a balcony onto the rocks below. Presumably, both are killed. Joan abruptly wakes from her trance and is rescued by Stevens. The boys run out of the castle to the pier, with the Monster still in pursuit. They climb into a small rowboat, while Stevens and Joan
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House of Dracula


House of Dracula is a 1945 American monster crossover horror film released by Universal Pictures. It was a direct sequel to "House of Frankenstein", and continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), Count Dracula (John Carradine), and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.). The film, which was the seventh Universal film to feature Frankenstein's monster, as well as the fourth with Count Dracula and the Wolf Man, was a commercial success, but
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Frankenstein (1931 film)


The Wolf Man", with Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man. Karloff returned to the series, but not the role, in the follow-up, "House of Frankenstein" (1944), which also featured Chaney, and adds Dracula, played by John Carradine, and a hunchback for good measure. "House of Dracula" (1945) continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters. Many of the subsequent films which featured Frankenstein's monster demote the creature to a robotic henchman in someone
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a side-effect of the brain transplant as revealed at the end of the previous film, and the reason for his iconic stiff-armed "Frankenstein Walk"). According to Siodmak, a studio screening audience reacted negatively to this, finding the idea of the Monster speaking with a Hungarian accent unintentionally funny (although the Monster spoke with Lugosi's voice at the end of "Ghost", the audiences had been carefully prepared for it by the plot of the film). This has been generally accepted as the reason
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, Lugosi is onscreen literally for only a few minutes, leaving the Wolf Man as the film's primary focus. Lugosi suffered exhaustion at some point during the filming, and his absence from the set, combined with his physical limitations at age 60, required the liberal use of stand-ins. Stuntman Gil Perkins allegedly portrayed the Monster in the character's first scene (thirty-five minutes into the film) and during much of the monsters' fight (conclusive documentation needed). Although a still exists of Lugosi in
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the ice, when viewers see the Monster for the first time (including closeups), it is actually the stunt double Perkins. Stuntman Eddie Parker is usually credited as Lugosi's sole double, but his primary stunt role was thought to be that of the Wolf Man. However, he does appear as the Monster in at least one shot, and yet a possible third stuntman also stands in for Lugosi in two brief sequences. The edited result unfairly suggests that Lugosi had to be doubled even in non-strenuous scenes,
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Son of Dracula (1943 film)


"The Wolf Man". "Son of Dracula" dates the original Count Dracula as being destroyed in the 19th-century, when the original novel was set. The following year, the Dracula-related series continued with "House of Frankenstein" in 1944, and "House of Dracula" in 1945, both of which starred John Carradine as the original Count Dracula. The famous arrival of Dracula's coffin by train was reprised in the Abbott and Costello film "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948).
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Ilona Massey


Ilona Massey (born Ilona Hajmássy, June 16, 1910 – August 20, 1974) was a Hungarian film, stage and radio performer. She was born in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire (now Hungary). Billed as "the new Dietrich", she acted in three films with Nelson Eddy, including "Rosalie" (1937), and with Lon Chaney Jr. in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) as Baroness Frankenstein. In 1943, she appeared in the Ziegfeld Follies. In 1947,
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icy chamber; using a stone, Talbot breaks the ice and helps pull the now-revived creature free. Finding that the Monster is unable to locate the notes of the long-dead doctor, Talbot seeks out Baroness Elsa Frankenstein (Ilona Massey) the daughter of Ludwig, posing as a potential buyer of the estate, hoping she knows their hiding place. She declines to assist Talbot, but the pair are invited to the "Festival of the New Wine" by the Burgomeister (Lionel Atwill). During the festival
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Tales of Frankenstein


series was intended for an American audience, Columbia rejected all six of Hammer's scripts in favor of one written in-house. The film was co-written by Henry Kuttner and his wife C.L. Moore with Curt Siodmak, a veteran of Universal horror films including "The Wolf Man", who also directed. Another script, "Frankenstein meets Dr. Varno", was written by Jerome Bixby. The Monster was the flat-headed Universal Pictures version popularized by Boris Karloff, and was played by Don Megowan, primarily a
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Bela Lugosi


. Ostensibly due to injuries received during military service, Lugosi developed severe, chronic sciatica. Though at first he was treated with pain remedies such as asparagus juice, doctors increased the medication to opiates. The growth of his dependence on analgesic drugs, particularly morphine and, after 1947 when it became available in America, methadone, was directly proportional to the dwindling of screen offers. He was finally cast in the role of Frankenstein's monster for Universal's "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943), but Lugosi had
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Paul Naschy


comfortable surroundings, at one point living in a veritable country mansion. Naschy went to college initially to become an architect. After college, he started out as a professional weightlifter, but soon gravitated to acting and filmmaking. His favorite film character from childhood was the Wolf Man, dating back to when he saw the classic Universal film "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943) as a child. At times, he tried his hand at designing record album covers, writing pulp western novels and drawing comic book stories,
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is spent with a secondary policeman, Inspector Owen, and on scenes with a desperate Talbot hospitalized by Dr. Mannering. The discovery of the Monster and pursuit of Dr. Frankenstein's scientific notes do not begin until thirty-five minutes into the film. The second half introduces the Monster, Elsa, and the village of Vasaria and its inhabitants. Screenwriter Curt Siodmak claimed that during a lunch in the studio commissary he had joked to producer George Waggner that he had a great title for a new film in the series (half-
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feature an actual member of the Frankenstein family as a character. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" called the film "a great disappointment" because he thought that the fight between the two monsters came as too little, too late. "Too bad. Not very horrible. Universal will have to try again," he wrote. Other contemporary reviews were more positive. "Variety" called the film "[e]xpertly contrived, and carrying suspenseful chiller tenor throughout ... Director Roy William Neill deftly paces the film with
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House of Dracula


titles for the film were "Dracula vs. the Wolf Man" or "The Wolf Man vs. Dracula". Although Glenn Strange appears as the Monster in most of the film, footage of Chaney as the Monster from "The Ghost of Frankenstein" and Boris Karloff from "Bride of Frankenstein" was recycled; Karloff appears in a dream sequence, while Chaney, as well as his double Eddie Parker, are seen in footage in a fire scene. Strange recounts that a scene with the Monster stuck in quicksand was particularly arduous
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The Ghost of Frankenstein


. "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" has Chaney make an uncredited second appearance as the Monster during the laboratory escape sequence, replacing a broken-footed Glenn Strange in the Monster role. Despite having been apparently killed at the end of "Son of Frankenstein", Ygor was revealed to have been only "maimed by the bullets shot into him by Wolf Frankenstein". There was no mention of a second son of the original Dr. Frankenstein in "Son of Frankenstein". Ludwig states that he has lived in this area
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Wolf Frankenstein


shop in Henry's old laboratory, during which time he discovered that an old demented man named Ygor (who has a deformed neck upon surviving a hanging upon his graverobbing attempts) had been using the heretofore-abandoned building as a sanctuary. After almost killing one another, Wolf and Ygor seemed to become fast friends, with the old man revealing that not only was his father's creation alive since the destruction of the laboratory in Henry's time, but that the Monster was living in the Frankenstein family crypt and was in
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King Kong vs. Godzilla


Creature from the Black Lagoon", "Bend of the River", "Untamed Frontier", "The Golden Horde", "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", "Man Made Monster", "Thunder on the Hill", "While the City Sleeps", "Against All Flags", "The Monster That Challenged the World", "The Deerslayer" and music from the TV series "Wichita Town". Cues from these scores were used to almost completely replace the original Japanese score by Akira Ifukube
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Jack Pierce (make-up artist)


"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939). Pierce was not especially liked around Universal, which in part led to his demise at the studio. His most notorious relationship being with Lon Chaney Jr. Both worked on four Wolf Man films and three Mummy films at Universal. Chaney claimed that Pierce compounded difficulties in the long, uncomfortable process with the adding on of sticky appliances. Lon's Wolf Man make-up partially consisted of yak hair being glued to his face, and having
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Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics)


-Wolf by Baron Ludwig von Schtupf, a.k.a. the Monster Maker, to be used to create an army of amalgamated monsters with the Monster's superhuman strength, Spider-Man's wall-crawling powers and the Man-Wolf's appearance. Von Schtupf was defeated by Spider-Man and the Monster, then Spider-Man defeated the Man-Wolf on his own. Both of them were taken into custody of S.H.I.E.L.D., due to S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Judith Klemmer's involvement in the case. Victoria discovered the man who would
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The Phantom of the Opera (1925 film)


portrayal is a silent one!" The sound version of "Phantom" opened on February 16, 1930, and grossed another million dollars. This version of the film is lost, although the soundtrack discs survive. The success of "The Phantom of the Opera" inspired Universal to finance the production of a long string of horror films such as "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Wolf Man", "The Invisible Man", and "The Mummy", as well as numerous sequels to all five
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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein


also hypnotized and rendered helpless, while Dracula and Sandra bring Wilbur and Joan back to the castle. The next morning, Chick and Talbot, both fugitives, meet up in the bayou. Talbot confesses to Chick that he is indeed the Wolf Man. Chick explains that Dracula has taken Wilbur and Joan to the island and they agree to work together to rescue them. Wilbur is held in a pillory in the cellar. Sandra explains her plan to transplant his brain into the Monster. When she and Dracula leave him to prepare
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Patric Knowles


) with Maria Montez. He supported Irene Dunne in "Lady in a Jam" (1942), Constance Bennett in "Sin Town" (1942), Abbott and Costello] in "Who Done It?" (1942) and "Hit the Ice" (1943), Ilona Massey in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943), Rosemary Lane in "All by Myself" (1943), The Andrews Sisters in "Always a Bridesmaid" (1943), Olson and Johnson in "Crazy
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Jack Pierce (make-up artist)


the film. Primarily, Pierce's post-Universal employment was on low-budget independent westerns and horror films. Notable Pierce creations during this period include the hirsute halfwit in "Teenage Monster", played by 40-ish stuntman Gil Perkins, who had doubled Bela Lugosi in Pierce's Monster make-up in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man"; "Beyond the Time Barrier", with a clutch of bald, scarred atomic mutants and leading man Robert Clarke transforming into a withered ancient; "Creation of the Humanoids",
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


to pair Dracula and the wolf man in "the wolf man vs Dracula" but was canceled in favor of a remake of phantom of the opera. In "House of Frankenstein" (1944), Talbot is once again resurrected and is promised a cure via a brain transplant, but is shot dead with a silver bullet instead. He returns with no explanation in "House of Dracula" (1945), and is finally cured of his condition. But he was afflicted once again, in the comedy film "Abbott
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The Body Snatcher (film)


last installment, a "monster clambake" that includes Frankenstein's monster, Count Dracula, The Wolf Man and a hunchback. Finding it ridiculous, he decided not to renew his contract with Universal, though the film performed at box office, and stated that Lewton at RKO was "the man who rescued him from the living dead and restored, so to speak, his soul." The production of the film took place around the same time as "Isle of the Dead", with Lewton having a role as a
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House of the Wolf Man


He has arranged for a competition of sorts. The winner will be chosen by process of...elimination. The visitors quickly realize they have made a terrible mistake in accepting Reinhardt's invitation, but are trapped like rats in a cage under the watchful eye of Reinhardt's ghoulish manservant, Barlow. They soon discover the castle is full of terrifying monsters such as the Wolf Man, Frankenstein's monster, and Dracula. "House of the Wolf Man" is an homage to classic horror films, shot in black and white and
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


the filming of a transformation and filmed the rest of the scene later that day (though the makeup for "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" had been greatly redesigned and streamlined by Bud Westmore over the original Jack Pierce makeup). What really happened was a plaster mold was made to hold his head absolutely still as his image was photographed and his outline drawn on panes of glass in front of the camera. Chaney then went to makeup man Jack Pierce's department, where Pierce, using grease paint, a rubber snout appliance
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Wolf Frankenstein


Baron Wolf von Frankenstein is a fictional character who appears in the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein". He is played by Basil Rathbone. Wolf Frankenstein was the elder son of Henry Frankenstein and brother to Ludwig Frankenstein. He was sent to England when he was very young to receive a proper education. After obtaining his doctoral degree, marrying his girlfriend Elsa, and fathering a son named Peter, he moved to America and began a medical practice where he could live and breathe freely from the bad reputation that came with his
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Werewolf


medicine men or antidotes. Along with the vulnerability to the silver bullet, the full moon being the cause of the transformation only became part of the depiction of werewolves on a widespread basis in the twentieth century. The first movie to feature the transformative effect of the full moon was "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" in 1943. Nazi Germany used "Werwolf", as the mythical creature's name is spelled in German, in 1942–43 as the codename for one of Hitler's headquarters. In the war's final days,
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Crossover (fiction)


DC Comics, "Doctor Who", "The Lego Movie", "The Lord of the Rings", "Sonic the Hedgehog", and more. The first film crossover in a series of Universal Studios monster films was "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", in 1943. In 2003, "Freddy vs. Jason" was released by New Line Cinema. In 2004, 20th Century Fox released "Alien vs. Predator" along with the sequel "" in 2007. One year later, both Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
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Cryo Interactive


nearly four years of production; the intended PlayStation version of this game was put on ice. Their next project was to be based on Universal Classic Monsters, which included Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man. However, before any project made it out of pre-production, Cryo Interactive — quickly succumbing to the worldwide recession of 2001 — closed their North American branch. Cryo Interactive filed for bankruptcy a year later. In 2003, Canada-based Dreamcatcher Interactive — a former subsidiary of Cryo Interactive — finished development on
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


and the Monster at the ruins. Mannering is instantly fascinated by the Monster scientifically, and the Baroness gives the notes to Talbot and the doctor. Mannering studies the notes and learns how to drain all life from both Talbot and the Monster, believing the laboratory can be repaired for the task. In the meantime, the villagers are dismayed to see crates of instruments arriving for Dr. Mannering to enable the experiment and become restless, knowing nothing of the doings at the ruins. Vazec, the innkeeper details a plan to destroy the
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


both movement and suspense to keep audience interest on sustained plane." "Harrison's Reports" wrote: "For those devotees who like their horror pictures strong, this one will fill the bill ... The action and the eerie atmosphere conforms to a familiar pattern, but it does not detract from the film's horrendous nature." "Film Daily" called it "a horror feast in which devotees of the weird and the fantastic will gorge themselves to bursting. The opportunities for screams are offered with unparalleled generosity." "
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Lance Fuller


Lance Fuller (December 6, 1928 – December 22, 2001) was an American actor. He was born in Somerset, Kentucky. He was a contract actor for most of the 1950s with Universal-International. He had many uncredited roles for the first several years of his Hollywood career. His first role was in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943), and he was featured (uncredited) in several movies into the 1950s, including "Singin' in the Rain" (1952). He co
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Glenn Strange


barely walk straight after the day's shooting. Strange played the Monster a third time in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948), with Chaney, Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. Strange also appeared in character with Lou Costello in a haunted house skit on "The Colgate Comedy Hour" as well as making a gag publicity appearance as a masked flagpole-sitter for a local Los Angeles TV show in the 1950s. After weeks of the station teasing the public about the sitter's
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


and the multiple use of alternating stuntmen in both closeups and medium shots damages the continuity of Lugosi's characterization. As an example, the doubles in the fight scene stiffen their arms, even though that was a cautious habit of the previously-blind Monster; for instance, a medium shot shows Lugosi pulling down a cabinet with his arms naturally bent at the elbows, but the next shot is of a double completing the task with straightened arms. This would be the final Universal horror film in which the Monster played a major
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Lon Chaney Jr.


(1947), supported Randolph Scott in "Albuquerque" (1948) and had a support in "The Counterfeiters" (1948) and played a villain in "16 Fathoms Deep" (1948) for Monogram Pictures, a remake of his 1934 film. He reprised his Wolf Man role to great effect in "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948) but it did not cause a notable boost to his career. In April 1948 Chaney went to hospital after taking an overdose of sleeping pills. He recovered and
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Bride of the Monster


also the body-double of Lugosi in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Lugosi's fee for the film is estimated to have been 1000 dollars. The story could almost be a sequel to an earlier Bela Lugosi movie, "The Corpse Vanishes" (Each bride at her wedding was given an orchid, which she sniffed before passing out. In "The Corpse Vanishes", Bela played a doctor who captured the brides and took some kind of liquid from each bride's body and injected it into
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Jeff Corey


The Adventures of Superman", retitled "The Unknown People". His portrayal of a xenophobic vigilante coincidentally reflected what was about to happen to him. Prior to that, Corey appeared in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man", (1943) as one of the men who discover the body of the vagrant Freddy Jolly. Corey's career was halted in the early 1950s, when he was summoned before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Corey refused to give names of alleged Communists and subversives in the entertainment industry and
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein


Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is a 1999 American animated comedy horror film produced by Bagdasarian Productions, LLC. and Universal Cartoon Studios and distributed by Universal Studios Home Video. It is directed by Kathi Castillo, written by John Loy and based on characters from "Alvin and the Chipmunks" and Mary Shelley's 1816 novel "Frankenstein". This is the first of three "Alvin and the Chipmunks" direct-to-video films, and the first of three Universal Cartoon Studios productions to be animated overseas by Tama Productions
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The House of Frankenstein (film)


in prison, Niemann revives Count Dracula (John Carradine). Dracula seduces Hussmann's granddaughter-in-law Rita (Anne Gwynne) and kills Hussmann himself, but in a subsequent chase, Niemann disposes of Dracula's coffin, causing the vampire to perish in the sunlight. Niemann and Daniel move on to the flooded ruins of Castle Frankenstein, where they find the bodies of Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange) and Lawrence Talbot, the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr.), preserved in the frozen castle. Niemann thaws
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Frankenstein (1931 film)


partially covered by a surgical drape, Karloff's abdomen was otherwise exposed during the scene and the high-voltage arc "scissors" threw white-hot bits of metal when they were used to create flashes. The film opened in New York City at the Mayfair Theatre on December 4, 1931, and grossed $53,000 in one week. Florey and Lugosi were given the "Murders in the Rue Morgue" film, as a consolation. Lugosi would later go on to play Frankenstein's monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf
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Stephen Sommers


company (along with editor/producing partner Bob Ducsay), The Sommers Company, and returned to theater screens with "Van Helsing", a film pitting legendary vampire hunter Gabriel Van Helsing against the triumvirate of Universal movie monsters: Count Dracula, The Wolf Man, and Frankenstein's monster. Before "Van Helsing" even premiered, Sommers and Ducsay began developing a spin-off TV series for NBC called "Transylvania". Though featuring none of the characters from the film, the series (which was to have made
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


accept Talbot's explanation of his curse. Dr. Mannering allows Inspector Owen (Dennis Hoey), to question Talbot who becomes violently irate, then is overcome by orderlies and bound to his bed with leather straps. Not believing his story of being a werewolf, the doctor and detective travel to the village of Llanwelly to investigate Talbot and his story. While they are away, Talbot escapes from the hospital, by biting through the restraints with his teeth. Seeking a cure for the curse that causes him to transform into a werewolf
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man


dam overlooking the old estate with dynamite and drown all within, ending their troubles in one blow. The Burgomeister dismisses the idea as nothing but a drunken notion, but Vazec is determined and puts his plan into action. Unfortunately, Dr. Mannering's scientific curiosity to see the Monster at full strength overwhelms his logic, and to Elsa's horror he decides to fully revive it. The experiment coincides on the night of a full moon, and Talbot transforms yet again as the Monster regains his strength (and eyesight); both
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Torben Meyer


is the bellboy!" In 1943, Meyer played a waiter again in RKO's spy thriller "Journey into Fear" starring Joseph Cotten, Dolores del Río and Orson Welles. Next, he portrayed a gypsy in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" starring Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr. in the title roles. This was followed with a bit role in Warner Bros.'s war drama "Edge of Darkness", starring Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan, where he plays a clerk for Kaspar Torgerson (Charles Dingle) in a
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Gil Perkins


, while his first credited role was as Sgt. Cox in "Journey's End" the following year. Eventually, Perkins became a regular stuntman for William Boyd. He also did stunt work for Bruce Cabot in "King Kong" and Spencer Tracy in "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". He also worked for Universal Pictures in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man". Throughout his career, he acted and did stunts in many feature films and television shows. In 1956 Perkins appeared as Mingo in the TV western "
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Martha Vickers


Martha Vickers (born Martha MacVicar, May 28, 1925 – November 2, 1971) was an American model and actress. Born Martha MacVicar in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Martha Vickers began her career as a model and cover girl. Her father was an automobile dealer, and the family moved to Hollywood when he assumed control of an agency in Burbank, California. Vickers was 15 at that time. Vickers' first film role was a small uncredited part in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). She
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The Wolf Man (1941 film)


. On April 27, 2004, Universal released "The Wolf Man" on DVD as part of the Universal Legacy Collection. This two disc edition included four films: The DVD collection also included the following bonus features: The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2012 as part of the Universal Classic Monsters Collection, alongside many other classic Universal horror films (including "Frankenstein", "The Mummy", and "The Invisible Man"). On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 94
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Ludwig Frankenstein


Kettering, the former being his mentor. Following the apparent deaths of Ygor and Frankenstein's monster at the hands of Wolf Frankenstein in "Son of Frankenstein", Wolf gave to Ludwig both his own scientific notes as well as those of their father. Not wanting the people of Visaria, much less his daughter, to know about the unsavory history of his family, Ludwig kept the medical records of his father and brother Wolf locked away, determined not to let the sins of his father and brother haunt him. But Ludwig
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Westlake Entertainment


Cohen quietly buy Westlake Entertainment with plans to turn the budget supplier of primarily public domain product into a significant supplier of first-run features. Released a version of Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein with the DVD mislabeled "ABOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTIEN" many heads rolled and the company now employs a retired English teacher from Kansas City as their proof reader. Independent film company Cineville and DVD distributor Westlake Entertainment merged into an indie studio called Keystone. The new studio brought together production and distribution, although both companies continued to function as
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Castlevania


"Castlevania" monsters had minor roles, including Frankenstein's Monster, the Mummy, the Wolf Man, and the Skull Knight. Simon is portrayed as egotistical on the show and his physical appearance differs from his design in the video game series. Plans to make a film based on Castlevania had been in production for several years. However, in December 2007, Rogue Pictures halted active development of "Castlevania" due to the writers' strike and, later, the sale of the studio to Relativity Media and possibility of a
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Universal Classic Monsters


" (1943) with Lugosi as the Frankenstein monster and Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man. "Son of Dracula" (1943) featured Chaney Jr. in Lugosi's original role as the Count. The "Mummy" series was also continued with "The Mummy's Hand" (1940), "The Mummy's Tomb" (1942), "The Mummy's Ghost" and "The Mummy's Curse" (both 1944) with Chaney Jr. as the Mummy in the last three films. "House of Frankenstein
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Lon Chaney


"The Wolf Man" (1941). In October 1997, both Chaneys appeared on commemorative US postage stamps as the Phantom of the Opera and the Wolf Man, with the set completed by Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster and the Mummy. Chaney is also the subject of the 2000 documentary feature, "Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces". The film was produced by silent film historian Kevin Brownlow and narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Lon Chaney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,
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Weird Woman


with Chaney in "Ghost of Frankenstein," when Chaney played the monster, and "The Wolf Man", when Chaney played the wolf man. Professor Norman Reed (Chaney, Jr.) falls in love with and marries a woman named Paula (Gwynne) while on vacation in the South Seas. When they return to his hometown, she is greeted coolly by much of the community, especially Ilona (Ankers), who felt that Reed was hers. Strange things begin to happen, including the death of a colleague
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army


sequel, which was newly scheduled to be released in summer of 2008. Production was scheduled to begin in April 2007 in Etyek, Hungary (near Budapest) and London, England. Director Guillermo del Toro explored several concepts for the sequel, initially planning to recreate the classic versions of Frankenstein, Dracula and The Wolf Man. He and comic book creator Mike Mignola also spent a few days adapting the "Almost Colossus" story, featuring Roger the Homunculus. They then found it easier to create an original story based on folklore
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