House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Boris Karloff
Doctor Gustav Niemann
Lon Chaney Jr.
Larry Talbot
J. Carrol Naish
Daniel
John Carradine
Dracula aka Baron Latos
Anne Gwynne
Rita Hussman
Peter Coe
Carl Hussman
Lionel Atwill
Inspector Arnz
George Zucco
Professor Bruno Lampini
Elena Verdugo
Ilonka
Sig Ruman
Hussman
William Edmunds
Fejos (uncredited)
Erle C. Kenton
Director
Charles Miller
Toberman (uncredited)
Philip Van Zandt
Muller (uncredited)
Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Writer
Curt Siodmak
Writer
Julius Tannen
Hertz (uncredited)
Hans Herbert
Meier (uncredited)
Paul Malvern
Producer
Dick Dickinson
Born (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter
Composer
George Robinson
Cinematographer
George Lynn
Inspector Gerlach
Philip Cahn
Editor
Michael Mark
Strauss (uncredited)
Olaf Hytten
Hoffman (uncredited)
Frank Reicher
Frederick Ullman (uncredited)
Brandon Hurst
Dr. Geissler (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
Frankenstein Monster
George Blagoi
Villager (uncredited)
Paul Bradley
Villager (uncredited)
Edmund Cobb
Coachman (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Man in Audience at Dracula Exhibit (uncredited)
Joe Kirk
Schwartz (uncredited)
Belle Mitchell
Urla - Gypsy Woman (uncredited)
Anton Northpole
Villager (uncredited)
Jose Portugal
Villager (uncredited)
Anne G. Sterling
Gypsy Girl (uncredited)
Charles Wagenheim
Jailer (uncredited)
Bram Stoker
Characters
Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration
Carey Loftin
Stunts
Charles Previn
Music
Vera West
Costume Design
Bernard B. Brown
Sound Director
John B. Goodman
Art Direction
Martin Obzina
Art Direction
Mary Shelley
Characters
Media.
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 1944
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Content RatingNR
Budget$354,000
Genres
Wiki.
House of Frankenstein is a 1944 American horror film starring Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr. and John Carradine. Based on a story by Curt Siodmak, it was directed by Erle C. Kenton and produced by Universal Pictures. The film is about Dr. Gustav Niemann, who escapes from prison and promises to create a new body for his assistant Daniel. Over the course of the film, they encounter Count Dracula, Larry Talbot, the Wolf Man, and Frankenstein's Monster.
Universal had initially planned a film titled Chamber of Horrors to include several of their horror-themed characters, but this project was halted with the idea later revived as House of Frankenstein. Filming began on April 4, 1944, with the highest budget set for a Universal Frankenstein film at that time. Filming ended in early May with screenings starting in New York on December 15, 1944. It was not among the highest-grossing films for Universal that year, but it managed to outgross other Universal horror-related output such as Ghost Catchers (1944) and The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944).
Upon its release, film historian Gregory W. Mank notes that the critics "made mincemeat" out of it. Retrospective reviews focused on the absurdity of connecting the monsters together and the lack of scares in the film. A sequel titled House of Dracula that involved much of the same cast and crew was released in 1945.