Monday, October 14, 2019

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 film, 5th in the classic Universal Frankenstein series and a direct sequel to The Wolf Man. Lon Chaney, Jr. comes back as Wolf Man Larry Talbot and Maria Ouspenskaya returns as gypsy woman Maleva. Bela Lugosi is Frankenstein's Monster, Dwight Frye (a favorite around here) is a villager, and Lionel Atwill is the village's mayor. This isn't the best of the monster movies, but I'm a firm believer they should each be seen at least once.




Classic Horror opens with this:
From the first bubble of the elixir that forms the credits in chemical smoke to the last crash of the final battle of titans, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is quite a treat for the Universal fan. Not only do you get two exciting monsters for the price of one, but they're placed in a vigorous storyline that, while slight, is too much fun to dislike.
Empire Online says,
Silly but enormous fun, complete with gypsy musical numbers and an insane battle royal finish as the monsters rip each other apart while some loon dynamites the dam and the castle is swept away in a flood. This is one of the most-often excerpted films in movie history
DVD Journal calls it "stylishly effective, rollicking good fun". DVD Talk says it " is fast and fun and has some nice thrills". 1000 Misspent Hours calls it, "the beginning of the end for Universal in its role as America’s top horror studio." Rotten Tomatoes has an audience score of 55%, so over half of us like it, making it worth watching once anyway.

11 comments:

  1. The classic horror movies are just the best

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    1. You can't go wrong with those oldies-but-goodies :)

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  2. Sounds like fun! Valerie

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    1. They milked that franchise for all it was worth lol

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  3. Ah! These old black and white ones. A girlfriend loved to watch them, but they used to scare her a little so I watched them with her. I thought they were a hoot. They used to play them on Saturday nights. That is how I saw most of the really old horror movies back in the day. :) Wasn't there a lady called Vampira who hosted? So long ago--LOL!

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    1. I remember The Wasp Woman, and Dr. Sardonicus, and The Screaming Skull. Eeeek!!! There was a local show on late Saturday nights called Fantastic Features hosted by Sivad (real name Davis), "your monster of ceremonies". He introduced the films. He was a spooky character himself and arrived on the scene in a coach driven through a local forest. He wore a black top hat and cloak and had the vampire teeth. He used to do public appearances at theaters and for school groups, and he was beloved :) The other hosts I've seen are campy comics who interrupt the show with commentary, and I'm not a fan of those. I've never seen Vampira so don't know what type she was. They also showed some horror films here on the weekday afternoon slot.

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  4. I've seen this and enjoy this vintage style film. Good pick for the season. Hugs-Erika

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  5. I have left comments on all of your posts this week but don't see them here? Valerie

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    1. I hope they've all posted by now. These computer issues have been a real trial :(

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    2. You can say that again!

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