Splendid companion-piece to James Whale's 'Frankenstein' and' Bride of Frankenstein'. Basil Rathbone was the returning heir whose legacy includes a dormant Boris Karloff (his final turn as the Monster), tended to by Bela Lugosi's malevolent hunchback Ygor (much more his signature role, for me, than his Count Dracula). Lionel Atwill was also memorable as wooden-armed police inspector Krogh.
Director Rowland V Lee created a weirdly wonderful studio Ruritania with the help of Jack Otterson's expressionist sets that cross Gothic with a touch of 1930s 'Futurism'.
The last of Universal's classic Frankensteins.
Director Rowland V Lee created a weirdly wonderful studio Ruritania with the help of Jack Otterson's expressionist sets that cross Gothic with a touch of 1930s 'Futurism'.
The last of Universal's classic Frankensteins.