The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

A Brilliant Conflict

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

So Frankenstein had another son. And this one is willing to destroy his father's creation until the ghost appears to him, pleading with him to fix him. He tries and... well I don't want to give away too much, Karloff wisely turned this one down, having played the monster three times. This is where quantity started to hurt quality.

The village of Frankenstein considers itself cursed. The villagers attack the Frankenstein Castle where Ygor (Béla Lugosi) is living. Ygor escapes through the tunnels and helps release the monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) uncovered by the explosions. They go to Visaria to find Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein who is experimenting with assistant Dr. Kettering and disgraced mentor Dr. Theodore Bohmer. The monster is arrested and the court calls on Dr. Frankenstein to appraise his mental capacity. Elsa is Frankenstein's kind-hearted innocent daughter.Lon Chaney Jr. is pretty good as the new monster. He is not quite as menacing but generally has the presence. Ludwig is not broad enough. He is more of a mid-level business executive than a mad scientist. There is a memorable moment of the monster carrying the little girl demanding to have the brain transplant. Otherwise, it's a functional monster B-movie.

This was more like it,I enjoyed this movie a lot more then the last sequel, This movie startedwhen the town is thinking it cursed , so they blow the monster house down but not knowing they escape.The whole movie felt really fast pace and with a lot action with the monster.I really liked how the story moved forward and came to a end There was some great acting from the whole cast.I am going to give this a 8 out of 10

Ygor resurrects The Monster and brings him to Ludwig Frankenstein for help. Ludwig wants to replace The Monster's brain with a brain that does good deeds. Ygor wants to give the Monster his brain. I thought this sequel wasn't bad. It keeps your attention throughout and offers some decent suspense. They also learned from their mistake from Son of Frankenstein, trimming it from over 90 minutes back to over 60. As technically sound as this sequel is, this series was really beginning to feel tired. Karloff is no longer here and the magic is gone. It really seemed like they were doing anything to keep making money off the franchise. The Monster is no longer special. Lon Chaney Jr. is pretty good as The Monster, but he can't fill Karloff's shoes. It didn't feel genuine at all. Bela Lugosi is a lot of fun and was one of the main reasons why this was as watchable as it was. Cedric Hardwicke is solid as Ludwig. He's always reliable. Lionel Atwill returns as a different character, which I didn't understand. Evelyn Ankers is one of my favorite horror actresses, so I'm biased. This is perfectly acceptable for a sequel, but the thrills are gone. This series was running out of gas at this juncture. It was far from being done though. 6.3/10