House of Frankenstein (1944)

Director:

Erle C. Kenton

Writers:

Curt Siodmak (story)
Edward T. Lowe Jr. (writer)

Release Date:

1 December 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER! WOLF MAN! DRACULA! HUNCHBACK! MAD DOCTOR!

Plot:

An evil scientist and a hunchback escape from prison and encounter Dracula, the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster.

Plot Keywords:

Dracula | Monster | Hunchback | Gypsy | Frankenstein's Monster

Cast

Boris Karloff	...	Doctor Gustav Niemann
Lon Chaney Jr.	...	Lawrence Talbot (as Lon Chaney)
John Carradine	...	Dracula / Baron Latos
Anne Gwynne	...	Rita Hussman
Peter Coe	...	Karl Hussman
Lionel Atwill	...	Inspector Arnz
George Zucco	...	Professor Bruno Lampini
Elena Verdugo	...	Ilonka
Sig Ruman	...	Burgomeister Hussman
William Edmunds	...	Fejos
Charles F. Miller	...	Tobermann (as Charles Miller)
Philip Van Zandt	...	Muller
Julius Tannen	...	Hertz
Hans Herbert	...	Meier
Dick Dickinson	...	Born

Also Known As:

Chamber of Horrors (USA) (working title)
Doom of Dracula (USA) (working title)
The Devil's Brood (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

71 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Certification:

Finland:(Banned) (1947) | Finland:K-11 (2004) | Spain:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Australia:PG | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Universal employed an actress to dub actress's screams for their horror films, but Elena Verdugo's scream worked so well, it was retained in the final version.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: When the beautiful gypsy girl loads a pistol with a silver bullet, she loads the bullet, then the wadding. It should be the other way around, which she should know since she knows how to make a bullet from scratch.

Quotes:

Daniel: Master.
Dr. Gustav Niemann: Yes?
Daniel: Now that I have helped you with Strauss and Ullman, will you give Talbot's body to me?
Dr. Gustav Niemann: What?
Daniel: He's big. He's strong.
Dr. Gustav Niemann: Talbot's body is the perfect place for the monster's brain that I will add to and subtract from in my experiments.
Daniel: Master, you made me a promise.
Dr. Gustav Niemann: No! You think I'd wreck the work of a lifetime because you're in love with a, a Gypsy girl?
Daniel: I've killed four men for you!
Dr. Gustav Niemann: Do as I say or I'll never help you.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Soundtrack:

Gypsy Tantrums

Fun, fast paced, monster rally!

Okay, let's get this straight right off the slab - not the best Universal monster movie ever made, but tons of fun! Gets an extra star due to sheer number of monsters in the film; Boris Karloff as the mad scientist, Lon Chaney Jr. as the wolfman, J. Carol Naish as the hunchback, Glen Strange as the monster, and John Carradine as Dracula! Whew! And they manage to pull it all off convincingly. What more could one ask for? This is a fun, fast paced, monster rally. Check it out - if you enjoy the Universal monster movies, you'll love this one.