The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
179 audience votes
Key crew
- Erle C. KentonDirector
- Scott DarlingScreenplay
- Hans J. SalterOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Cedric HardwickeDr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
- Ralph BellamyErik Ernst
- Lionel AtwillDr. Bohmer
- Bela LugosiYgor
- Evelyn AnkersElsa Frankenstein
- Lon Chaney Jr.The Frankenstein Monster
- Janet Ann GallowCloestine Hussman
- Barton YarboroughDr. Kettering
- Doris LloydMartha the Housekeeper
- Leyland HodgsonChief Constable
- Olaf HyttenAdolph Hussman
- Holmes HerbertMagistrate
Stills
Themes
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