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House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

All the Screen's Titans of Terror - Together in the Greatest of All SCREEN SENSATIONS!

19446.01h 11m

Overview

Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Written by Edward T. Lowe Jr., Bram Stoker, Curt Siodmak
Produced by Paul Malvern
Box OfficeBudget: $354K0

Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Dr. Gustav Niemann

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lawrence 'Larry' Talbot (aka The Wolf Man)

J. Carrol Naish

J. Carrol Naish

Daniel

John Carradine

John Carradine

Dracula (aka Baron Latos)

Anne Gwynne

Anne Gwynne

Rita Hussman

Peter Coe

Peter Coe

Carl Hussman

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

Inspector Arnz

George Zucco

George Zucco

Prof. Bruno Lampini

Elena Verdugo

Elena Verdugo

Ilonka

Sig Ruman

Sig Ruman

Burgomeister Hussman

Themes & Keywords

gypsyvampiretransformationmad scientistsequelescaped convictwolfmanrevengewerewolfblack and whitehunchbackgypsy girlmonster moviefrankensteindracula

About House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein is a horror, science fiction film released in 1944 exploring themes of gypsy, vampire, transformation, mad scientist, sequel, escaped convict. Directed by Erle C. Kenton, it stars Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Naish. Deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann, escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors, soon reviving the infamous Count Dracula, the frozen Frankenstein Monster, and the Wolf Man.

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