Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

"A death fight between two beasts!"

1943 1h 14m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 230

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After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…

“A death fight between two beasts!”

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Cast

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Bela Lugosi
The Frankenstein Monster
Patric Knowles
Dr. Frank Mannering
Ilona Massey
Baroness Elsa Frankenstein
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maleva the Gypsy
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Owen
Lionel Atwill
Mayor of Vasaria
Rex Evans
Vazec the Innkeeper

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roy William Neill
Writers: Curt Siodmak
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Wolf Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roy William Neill, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hans J. Salter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi and Patric Knowles carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Roy William Neill directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Hans J. Salter scores. Edward Curtiss cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Tight 74-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $1.2M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
383 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Part of the "The Wolf Man Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Roy William Neill, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Hans J. Salter. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Edward Curtiss shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi and Patric Knowles carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A death fight between two beasts!".
10IMDB entry: tt0035899 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "monster", "gypsy", "cemetery", "full moon".

The technical file

Cinematography: George Robinson
Original score: Hans J. Salter
Editing: Edward Curtiss
Costume design: Vera West
Makeup / hair: Jack Pierce
Runtime: 74 min · 1h 14m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,200,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Part of

The Wolf Man Collection

"Even A Man Who Is Pure In Heart And Says His Prayers By Night, May Become A Wolf When The Wolfbane Blooms And The Autumn Moon Is Bright." The Universal series of The Wolfman Including The Wolfman (1941) and its sequel Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman (1943) by Universal Studios

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John Chard2015-10-09
★ 6/10
I only want to die. That's why I'm here. If I ever find peace I'll find it here. In an effort to revitalise their monster franchise at the box offices, Universal hit on the idea of of featuring more than one monster in a movie. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man was to be the first of many such ventures. Lon Chaney Jr is back as Larry Talbot/The Wolf Man, who after being awoken by unsuspecting grave robbers, is once again tortured by his curse and desperately wants an end to his misery. Seeking out the Gypsy woman Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya), the pair of them head off to find Dr. Frankenstein in the hope of finding a solution. He's dead, though, but there's another scientist on hand for help and as the villagers once again take unkindly to someone rekindling old nightmares, all while the Frankenstein Monster (Bela Lugosi) is found preserved in ice... It's in effect a sequel to both The Wolf Man and The Ghost of Frankenstein, though as would become the norm, Monster Frank is a bit part player in a film bearing his name. The film is delightfully brisk and with Chaney doing good work as the tortured Talbot - with the relationship between Maleva and himself quite touching - the story carries emotional weight. However, Lugosi doesn't look right for the role of the monster, Patrick Knowles' switcharoo to a mad scientist is ill thought out, while the big smack down finale is sadly all too brief. Nobody in the film, except maybe Chaney, was done any favours in the editing and writing rooms, but it's still a whole bunch of fun for fans of the Universal Monsters series. 6/10
CinemaSerf2022-06-26
★ 6/10
A couple of grave-robbers get much more than they bargained for when they desecrate the tomb of Wolf-Man "Larry Talbot" (Lon Chaney Jr.) who is ultimately seeking the peace of death. Teaming up with a gypsy "Maleva" who knows his secret they set off to find the one man who can fulfil his wish - "Dr. Frankenstein". He is long since dead but his daughter agrees to help find the papers in her late father's derelict castle. There they stumble upon his monster (Bela Lugosi) and free it from captivity in a block of ice. It goes on the rampage and we find ourselves in the more traditional monster-hunt scenario. Dennis Hoey is again cast as the policeman (a role he played frequently in Roy William Neill's "Sherlock Holmes" films) and Patric Knowles and Ilona Massey provide solid support in this entertaining, if predictable, short terror feature. Could have done without the song, I think, though.