Bela Lugosi, Cedric Hardwicke, Lionel Atwill
Bela Lugosi shines as Ygor, in this fourth of the Universal Studios Frankenstein flicks. This time, Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein (Cedric Hardwicke) thinks the monster (Boris Karloff) could be cured, if onl...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 1, 1993
Stats: 78 reviews
The fourth of Universal's classic Frankenstein films, Ghost of Frankenstein is notable for several reasons.
First, it was the first Universal film to feature a non-Karloff monster. It seems Boris was doing well in a Broadway production of "Arsenic and Old Lace" and the...( read more)
When Karloff left the role of Frankenstein the series fell down fast. Lon Chaney picks up the mantle on Ghost of Frankenstein, but it's not the same. Not even close.
Bela Lugosi does return as Igor, waiting and looking to revive his friend. After finding him and taking him to a ...( read more)
These all blend together after a while, but they're fun. Alcohol usually helps, but still...
It was wearing a bit thin but the way the Monster was portrayed was superb and always will be. Lugosi is a legend.
This looks like the place where the Frankenstein series jumped the shark and nuked the fridge. That said, it really isn?t as bad as some of the other Universal horror sequels. It?s strange that this series managed to have the staying power it did, most of the other franchises o...( read more)
The fourth installment ruins the story; it's boring and has no more Boris Karloff. Bad idea as well.
58/100
It's still alive! Yes, after "Son of Frankenstein", the monster (Lon Chaney Jr.) is still alive and in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" Ygor (Bela Lugosi) finds the him in the ruins of the Frankenstein castle. Ygor goes to the second son of Frankenstein, Ludwig and force him to help h...( read more)
Chaney looks a little to jowly to be a reanimated corpse...but Bela is fine,and the film is fun.
Frankenstein is missunderstood. Again. This one's for fans only. "The Bride of..." is a better choice if you wanna see just one of the Frankensteins.
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