The Ghost of Frankenstein 1942
“NEW THRILLS as the Monster stalks again!”
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 68 minutes
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
- Network
- Universal Pictures
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies
What is The Ghost of Frankenstein?
Topic: Film "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942). Constraint 1: Use ONLY verifiable facts from provided SYNOPSIS and SOURCES.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1942
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 68 minutes
- Release date
- Mar 13, 1942
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Universal Pictures
- Budget
- $200,000
- Genres
- Horror, Science Fiction
- Updated
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- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 5.8/10 from 179 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~68 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Universal Pictures
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Title: The Ghost of Frankenstein
Year: 1942
Release Date: 03/13/1942 (US)
Genre: Horror and Science Fiction
Runtime: 1h 8m
Director: Erle C. Kenton
Cast: Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Evelyn Ankers, Janet Ann Gallow, Barton Yarborough.
Plot: Dr. Bohmer (Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague) plans to transplant Ygor's brain into the monster's body to rule the world. The plan fails when Bohmer becomes malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Status/Context: American horror film; noted as a B-movie with reduced budgets and reused actors.
Draft 1 (Mental Outline):
The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 American horror and science fiction film directed by Erle C.
Should you watch it?
“An unscrupulous doctor plots a brain transplant to rule the world using the monster's body.”
- It is the fourth film in the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures.
- It stars Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr., and Bela Lugosi.
- It is directed by Erle C. Kenton.
- The plan goes sour when it turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
Watch it if you want to see the 1942 American horror film following Son of Frankenstein.
It is a horror and science fiction film with a runtime of 1 hour and 8 minutes.
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Whether it is worth watching?
It is the fourth film in the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures and features a cast including Cedric Hardwicke, Lon Chaney Jr., and Bela Lugosi.
What is the runtime or duration?
The film has a runtime of 1 hour and 8 minutes.
What is the essential viewing order?
It is the follow-up to Son of Frankenstein (1939) within the Frankenstein series by Universal Pictures.
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