Glenn Strange, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill

Another horror feast featuring the Wolfman, Dracula and the Frankenstein monster, with a female hunchbacked assistant thrown in for good measure. They have all come to Dr. Edelman seeking cures for th...( read more  read more... )eir monstrous conditions, but the angry villagers, torches ready, don't appreciate the good doctor's clientele. Sequel to HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and the last Universal monster picture until ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN.

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G, 1 hr. 7 min.

Directed by: Erie C. Kenton, Erle C. Kenton

Release Date: November 1, 1945

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  • November 9, 2008
    i really reall do not like this guy as dracula he is a worm compaired to bela lagousi!
  • November 6, 2008
    The classic Universal monster films end with House of Dracula, a film that has a misleading title because it isn't really Dracula's House. Dr. Edelman must be a renowned doctore because Dracula shows up wanting a cure, then the Wolf Man shows up wanting a cure and then Frankenste...( read more)in ends up being buried beneath the castle. yes, all three are in this and yes, it fails miserably. The only cool thing is a female hunchback, but other than that House of Dracula is a blah B-movie that doesn't really go anywhere.
  • October 15, 2007
    Fun, breezy, brainless Universal Monster Mash with Lon Chaney Jr as the Wolf Man, morose and drepressed, wanting to be cured of lycanthropy or, if that fails, die; John Carradine as a sophisticated, suave, top-hatted Dracula, also looking for a cure for his "disease"; Glenn Stran...( read more)ge as the Frankenstein Monster, strapped to a table with VERY little to do for almost all of the running time. This is probably the least of Universal's Monster Mashes (the others being Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and House of Frankenstein) but it does have a fairly intriguing story and good performances and undeniably has that special Universal touch. The photography and sets are wonderful and the directing is fine, it's just that, by this time, you can tell that Universal was starting to really get bored with their monsters. Still, a fun romp. Check it out.
  • August 12, 2007
    This moody, creepy horror flick begins on a castle atop a cliff overlooking the sea, a great setting, as a vampire bat flies in and creeps toward a sleeping doctor (Onslow Stevens). The bat changes into a man known as Baron Latos, in reality Count Dracula (John Carradine). He see...( read more)ks Dr. Edelmann's help to cure him of his vampirism. Eventually the good doctor also wants to help his hunchbacked nurse-assistant (Jane Adams), the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney), and Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange). But Dracula's trickery contaminates the doctor's blood, and he becomes a Jekyll/Hyde vampire himself. This is somewhat better than the prior year's "House of Frankenstein", being less episodic and more exciting visually. There's a hauting scene where Dracula tries to lure the second nurse (Martha O'Driscoll) into his world, where she is initially playing "Moonlight Sonata" on the piano, which soon gives way to terrifying music. Director Erle Kenton uses expressionistic shadows and eerie music to frame many sequences, including a wonderful montage sequence that the studio frequently used in their horror features. Two performers are of note: Stevens, with his wonderful voice, is at first sympathetic, then convincingly menacing. Adams, her beautiful face in alarming contrast to her twisted body, exhibits great pathos and sympathy. It all ends in a slam-bang climax, typical of 1940s Universal horror, a little abrupt, with footage borrowed from "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942). I hope Universal releases it soon on DVD (it was left out of their Double-Feature releases).
  • December 31, 2006
    Good Flick, better than average.
  • October 22, 2009
    Epic fail. Goodbye horror, enter efforts of explaining supernatural with science. The three characters in one movie could have been executed so much better.
  • March 28, 2009
    Classic Horror in B&W
  • March 17, 2009
    John Carradine and his sons were the best, hands down!
  • March 13, 2009
    Again a good old horror movie to pass away some late night time before bed.
  • January 25, 2009
    No classic-but lots of fun! Count Dracula (John Carradine) calls upon A doctor to help cure him of Vampirism. I dunno why-he seems to have so much fun fucking people over and just being an all around sneaky,back stabbing (as well as neck bitining) s.o.b. Also seeking help is Larr...( read more)y Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) aka the Wolfman. Larry really does want help....he is constantly bemoaning his fate to every body within earshot. Fed up with waiting for the doc to get around to finding a cure-he jumps into the ocean(?) where he finds the Frankenstien Monster (Glenn Strange)comatose in a cave. The Countgets his due by being dragged into the sun...but not before he infects the good doc with his blood,which has him turning into a Mr.Hyde type of semi vampire...who,of course,brings the monster back to reek havoc.
    Yeah...it's got a comic book plot...but so what? The gangs all here,and Onslow Stevens is a stand-out as the Doc gone loco-laffing like a lunatic,jumping over walls,and being over the top .And Jane Nigh as the huncback(yet beautiful!) assistant nurse is wonderful!!! Trivia:Look for breif clips from BRIDE of FRANKENSTIEN in the dream secquence,and Lon Chaney from GHOST of FRANKENSTIEN getting klled in the finale!
    This was the second to last outing for the Universal Monsters,coming after HOUSE of FRANKENSTIEN (which featured Karloff as a mad doc and Carradine as Drac)and before ABBOT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTIEN (in which Lugosi reclaimed the throne as King of the Vampires.)

    Good Creature Feature fun!

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