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House of Frankenstein
starring: Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe (III)
directed by: Erle C. Kenton

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Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302526165
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, HiFi Sound, NTSC
ISBN: 6302526167
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Universal Studios
Release Date: September 16, 1997
Running Time: 71 minutes
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: December 01, 1944
Sales Rank: 2928

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
The first of Universal's all-star monster tag-team bouts, House of Frankenstein boasts Dracula, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein's monster, plus a menacing mad scientist (played with hammy glee by Boris Karloff) and his hunchbacked assistant (J. Carroll Naish). It's really more like two films. Karloff and Naish escape prison and find the skeleton of Dracula, resurrecting the dapper vampire (played by a dignified John Carradine) and unleashing him on an unsuspecting town. In the second half, the not-so-good doctor investigates the ruins of Castle Frankenstein (left from the cataclysmic conclusion of Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman) and finds the frozen bodies of the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney) and the Monster (Glenn Strange, picking up creature-feature tips from former flathead Karloff, no doubt). He proceeds to revive them, with the expected results: murder, mayhem, and a bad end for all. The screenplay has a slapdash quality about it, notably the Dracula sequences which dismiss Universal's most dignified monster with almost no fanfare, and Erle C. Kenton's direction only rises above perfunctory for the conclusion, a mad monster brawl with some arresting moments. But while it's hardly the best of the Universal horrors, the high monster quotient makes it a fun if undercooked entry in the genre. --Sean Axmaker

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Very flawed, but with Karloff and Chaney its still a lot of fun
Released in 1944 and directed by Erle C. Kenton, House of Frankenstein is the 2nd crossover movie and the first to feature, Frankenstein's Monster, The Wolf Man and Dracula; the previous installment Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man only featured the Monster and the Wolf Man. I suppose it was just a matter of time before the big 3 were in a movie together. After the success of Frankenstein and Dracula they soon had sequels and both started to run out of steam. To be honest outside of the original Dracula by Tod Browning I was never into the Dracula series and actually I'm not that big a fan of the original. I enjoy it, but it's my least favorite movie that I've seen by Tod Browning.

I mostly enjoyed the Frankenstein series though; the original is a brilliant masterpiece as is Bride ... Read More

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- Arguably the best Frankenstein film of them all! Details!
Director Erle (not a typo!) C. Kenton went all out on this 1944 black-and-white film to present a Frankenstein movie which all horror fans could embrace, regardless of their preference for a particular monster. Here, we get Dracula (John Carradine), Lawrence Talbot/The Wolfman (Lon Chaney, Jr.), and Frankenstein himself (Glenn Strange)!

As if that were not enough, this cake is superbly iced with Boris Karloff (as the chief protagonist, Doctor Niemann), the lovely Anne Gwynn (Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe - The Complete Saturday Morning Serial), George Zucco (playing the snake oil sideshow man, Doctor Lampini), Lionel Atwill (cast as Arnz), and J. Carrol Naish ( Dr. Renault's Secret) as Daniel, Niemann's hunch-backed, Igor-like assistant! In addition to the monsters, we get a ... Read More

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- Universal's Second Monster Mash
This 1944 follow-up to "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" lacks the moody atmosphere and slickness of its predecessor. "House of Frankenstein" wastes the Universal gallery of monsters in a terribly contrived story. Though Boris Karloff returns to the fold as Dr. Niemann, the actor wishes he were in another film - preferably a Val Lewton production. Director Erle C. Kenton would do a better job with the immediate sequel, "House of Dracula" (1945).

Rating:

- A MAD DOCTOR A HUNCHBACK AND SOME MONSTERS WALK INTO A BAR..................!
A fun action packed sequel to 'Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman', this film doesn't waste any time getting started. Karloff is back but, this time playing a mad doctor. Karloff and his hunchback assistant run into Dracula and are done with him before the first half is over. The second half of the film takes up where 'Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman' leaves off. Contrived to say the least but, tough to dislike! This is also Glen Strange's first outing as the Monster and I have read that Karloff gave him instructions on how to play the monster. It shows and I think Strange is at his best here and the best Frankenstein since Karloff. This is available on DVD on the Frankenstein Legacy collection and a double bill with 'Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman'. The DVD transfers are very good. I rate it 3 3/4 ... Read More

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- The Return of Boris Karloff...
1944's "House of Frankenstein" was one of a string of short horror films seeking to capitalize on the existing stable of classic Universal Pictures monsters. In this entry, Boris Karloff gets to play a demented mad scientist named Niemann, who escapes from prison and goes in search of the missing research of his idol, Dr. Frankenstein. Along the way, he finds Dracula (played by John Carradine), confined to a coffin by a wooden stake, and liberates him to take revenge on Niemann's enemies.

Niemann, Dracula, and Niemann's hunchbacked assistant arrive at the ruined Castle Frankenstein, where they find not only the late doctor's research notes, but also the Frankenstein and Wolfman monsters, frozen in an icy cavern under the castle. Niemann revives the two monsters and sets about his ... Read More

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