Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1229-poster
release date March 5 1943
studio Universal Pictures
director Roy William Neill
writer Curt Siodmak
starring Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya

Synopsis

Graverobbers open the grave of the Wolfman and awake him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full, so he tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, to kill him, but Frankenstein is dead and only his Monster is alive and this one wants to live, not to die like the Wolfman.

Official Review

Long before FREDDY VS. JASON, ALIENS VS. PREDATOR, or even KING KONG VS. GODZILLA, Universal Pictures revolutionized franchise horror by pitting two of their most famous, frightening creatures against one another in one epic film. When werewolf Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr.) is revived by the rays of the moon after his tomb is plundered by thieves, he seeks the help of old gypsy women Maleva, who takes him to the castle of Frankenstein in hope that the infamous scientist might have some insight into how to end Talbot’s tortured existence. While the mad doctor himself is dead, his monstrous creation remains frozen in the caves beneath the ruins. Talbot frees the monster and soon, with the help of a concerned doctor and the heiress to the Frankenstein legacy, sets out to unlock its creator’s secrets. …Read More

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Official Score: 4 / 5