Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
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Cast & Crew.
Lon Chaney Jr.
The Wolf Man - Lawrence Talbot
Ilona Massey
Baroness Elsa Frankenstein
Patric Knowles
Dr. Frank Mannering
Lionel Atwill
Mayor
Bela Lugosi
Monster
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maleva
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Owen
Don Barclay
Franzec
Rex Evans
Vazec
Dwight Frye
Rudi
Harry Stubbs
Guno a Vasaria Policeman (uncredited)
Roy William Neill
Director
Cyril Delevanti
Freddy Jolly the 1st Grave Robber (uncredited)
Tom Stevenson
2nd Grave Robber (uncredited)
Curt Siodmak
Writer
Adia Kuznetzoff
Festival Singer (uncredited)
George Waggner
Producer
Doris Lloyd
Cardiff Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
George Robinson
Cinematographer
Edward Curtiss
Editor
Charles Irwin
Cardiff Police Constable (uncredited)
David Clyde
Llanwelly Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Torben Meyer
Erno a Gypsy (uncredited)
Jeff Corey
Llanwelly Cemetery Keeper (uncredited)
Martha Vickers
Maid at Inn (uncredited)
Beatrice Roberts
Barmaid (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling
Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
Sonia Darrin
Villager at Festival (extra) (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
Villager (uncredited)
George Calliga
Townsman (uncredited)
Jacob Dance
Angry Townsman (uncredited)
George Ford
Townsman (uncredited)
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Details.
Release DateMarch 5, 1943
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 14m
Content RatingNR
Budget$1,200,000
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film directed by Roy William Neill and starring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi as Frankenstein's monster. This was the first of a series of later called "monster rallies" combining characters from several film series. This film's script written by Curt Siodmak follows The Ghost of Frankenstein and The Wolf Man. The film involves Larry Talbot who is brought back to life. Seeking a way to return to his death to escape his werewolf curse, he meets with gypsy Maleva (Maria Ouspenskaya) who advises him that the only way to stay dead is to confer with Dr. Frankenstein. The doctor is long dead but his equipment is in working condition, leading Talbot to seek the help of scientist Dr. Mannering (Patric Knowles) and Frankenstein descendant Baroness Elsa Frankenstein (Ilona Massey). Talbot then attempts to have his life sucked from his body and transferred into Frankenstein's monster (Bela Lugosi).
Developed under the title Wolf Man Meets Frankenstein, the film was originally developed with Lon Chaney Jr. to portray both Frankenstein's Monster and the Wolf Man, an idea that was halted before production began because of the physical toll it would take on the actor. The script was filmed with the monster originally having lines of dialogue which were later removed after a studio pre-screening for the film which led to the production staff laughing at Bela Lugosi's delivery of the lines. This led to Lugosi's dialogue being removed from the final film. The film was released to what the authors of the book Universal Horrors described as "lukewarm reviews". The film led to a series of what were later described as "monster rallies" involving having name-brand monsters interact with each other in films. Universal would follow this with The House of Frankenstein and House of Dracula. It was the last Universal horror movie with an actual member of the Frankenstein family as a character.