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The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.The Wolf Man and Count Dracula beg Dr. Edelman to cure them of their killing instincts but Dracula schemes to seduce the doctor's nurse.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 3 nominations
Lon Chaney Jr.
- Lawrence Talbot
- (as Lon Chaney)
- …
Ludwig Stössel
- Siegfried
- (as Ludwig Stossel)
Joseph E. Bernard
- Brahms - Coroner
- (uncredited)
Fred Cordova
- Gendarme
- (uncredited)
Dick Dickinson
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Carey Harrison
- Gendarme
- (uncredited)
Boris Karloff
- Frankenstein Monster in Dream Sequence
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Harry Lamont
- Villager
- (uncredited)
Gregory Marshall
- Johannes
- (uncredited)
Robert Robinson
- Villager
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Edward T. Lowe Jr.
- Dwight V. Babcock(uncredited)
- George Bricker(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaLionel Atwill was terminally ill with lung cancer during filming. Production wrapped on 25 October 1945, and he died 22 April 1946.
- GoofsSome scenes of the Frankenstein monster use stock footage from Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) wherein the differences between Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and Glenn Strange in the same role become apparent.
- Quotes
Miliza Morelle: You like it?
Count Dracula: It breaths the spirit of the night. They played it the evening we met at the concert.
Miliza Morelle: I'd forgotten... until I saw you again.
Count Dracula: Perhaps I wanted you to remember.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits ooze down from the top of the screen, ending in a straight line of words.
- ConnectionsEdited from Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- SoundtracksPiano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 'Moonlight'
Written by Ludwig van Beethoven
Featured review
An Overabundance of Monsters
Count Dracula (John Carradine) and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney Jr) seek a cure for their afflictions; meanwhile, a hunchbacked woman (Jane Adams), a mad scientist and Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange) have their own troubles.
Somebody at Universal thought it would be a good idea to combine Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, a hunchback and basically a knockoff of Jekyll and Hyde. In theory, this sounds great -- why not pack the screen with monsters? More monsters, more fun. But actually doing it within the 67 minutes allotted and having a coherent plot... well, that is another matter entirely.
If you are watching the films in Universal's Dracula Legacy collection, this film comes after "Son of Dracula". It actually comes after "House of Frankenstein", but you would not know that from the way it is bundled. And it seems weird that Chaney shows up looking exactly like he did for his Dracula / Alucard role, only to return as Larry Talbot again. Mixing monsters and switching actors is confusing!
Then there is Dracula. Now, either you have Dracula wanting to be cured of his vampirism, which makes absolutely no sense, or the character is not actually Dracula but a baron as he claims in the beginning. If that is the case, it seems that the nobility are especially susceptible to becoming the undead. A pity.
To recap, if you want a variety of monsters running around a lab going crazy, this is a pretty good story. But if you actually want a film that makes sense, this probably is not the one for you -- it is just too packed with monsters to really develop a story. Overall, really fun but no depth. The story was probably written in 15 minutes.
Somebody at Universal thought it would be a good idea to combine Dracula, the Wolfman, Frankenstein's monster, a hunchback and basically a knockoff of Jekyll and Hyde. In theory, this sounds great -- why not pack the screen with monsters? More monsters, more fun. But actually doing it within the 67 minutes allotted and having a coherent plot... well, that is another matter entirely.
If you are watching the films in Universal's Dracula Legacy collection, this film comes after "Son of Dracula". It actually comes after "House of Frankenstein", but you would not know that from the way it is bundled. And it seems weird that Chaney shows up looking exactly like he did for his Dracula / Alucard role, only to return as Larry Talbot again. Mixing monsters and switching actors is confusing!
Then there is Dracula. Now, either you have Dracula wanting to be cured of his vampirism, which makes absolutely no sense, or the character is not actually Dracula but a baron as he claims in the beginning. If that is the case, it seems that the nobility are especially susceptible to becoming the undead. A pity.
To recap, if you want a variety of monsters running around a lab going crazy, this is a pretty good story. But if you actually want a film that makes sense, this probably is not the one for you -- it is just too packed with monsters to really develop a story. Overall, really fun but no depth. The story was probably written in 15 minutes.
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- gavin6942
- Aug 11, 2013
Details
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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