Joe Dante on HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN

In 1944, Erle C. Kenton’s creature-feature may have seemed like a cash grab or pandering to monster-loving ticket-buyers—but who cares? Take our cash! Pander! Though just 70 minutes the film contains enough plot for four movies and features a once in a lifetime cast including Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, and John Carradine. It was cowboy actor Glenn Strange’s first appearance as Frankenstein’s creation and his memorably stiff-legged gait inspired a generation of adolescent imitators.
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[racerx]

This was the Avengers of the Universal Monsters Era.

[danthsmith]

I absolutely love this one. Its my go to comfort viewing as its so short. I love Karloff explaining brain transplants in his prison cell at the beginning

[willlyon]

This what the original cinematic universe.

[themaninc]

Good to see you Mr Dante

It hard to believe it’s 3 years since you covered the 1939 Son of Frankenstein and the original 1931 film from James Whale the following year.

Was anticipating you doing the final film of Classic Universal Monsters HOUSE OF DRACULA but forgotten you’ve already done this an decade ago

[SirSmoldham]

The first Universal horror film I ever saw as a child. Kind of like seeing Marvel's "Infinity War" before "Captain America". I guess this is why Glenn Strange was the scariest Frankenstein Monster to me.

[keithbrown]

Always a favorite when they ran the monster movies on a Saturday afternoon on my local TV station when I was a kid in the 60's !

[AnthonySmith-tyij]

Mr. Dante, why don't you do the trailers from the Hammer Frankenstein films following Curse of Frankenstein and the Revenge of Frankenstein? Thank you for doing all the Universal Frankenstein films.

[RendersFX.]

Thank you sir, I got to meet you finally in Richmond Va recently, and not wanting to bother you about how big a fan of yours I am of your film work, all I could think to mention was original film Psycho. You were a good sport, I don't get star struck at all with actors, but monster makers/FX artists and Directors... in being a lifelong fan of your work, it got me good. I should have, wished I had thanked you for "Trailers from Hell", so I am doing so now. Creature from the Black Lagoon is my favorite film of all time, and the universal classic movies to me are and always will be the true kings of the mountain. Thanks for all you do

[Jimvanhise]

Although Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman is on Youtube for free, this one you have to rent.

[zandorvorkov]

This one was definitely better than "House of Dracula"!

[maxthepupp]

Thank you Joe! Looking good my man.😎
This one was always a good time even if it lacks the profundity of what's makes those Universal monsters SO great!
Its always great to see King Karloff.❤

[manmonkee]

Ha, The Monster, the wolfman, Dracula, The mad Scientist and in the same bracket, the disfigured Hunchback, Poor guy, he's only got a bit of Scoliosis.

[DrDespicable]

Do Glenn Strange really get any TIME for character development, in this one? Honestly, I think, this is his best performance as The Monster, certainly better than the almost cameo he got in HOUSE OF DRACULA. And can we talk about Karloff's performance? Among his darkest, as a mad scientist whose loyalties are only to himself - as soon as you're no longer useful, that's it, for you! The only real disappointment was Chaney's performance - he just seems more petulant than tortured. And Carradine... He asked for the full Stoker Dracula; Universal let him have the mustache.

[Retrorevelations]

The "House" films were definitely part of their last gasp, and nothing compared to the best of the bunch. But they're still decent fun. Though not AS fun as the purposefully goofball Abbott & Costello film.

[borusa]

Nice to see you doing another one. I enjoyed F v W for the dust up at the end but by the time this one came out it had all got a bit much

[mikesilva]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition😂

[OdsnFilms]

Both House of Frankenstein & Dracula had Dracula die in the middle of the film, which never showed all 3 characters meeting... Both were the weakest in the Universal horror franchise...🧐

[nichttuntun]

Oh, oh, Hollywood and its franchise series ... 😢😅

[JamesSimmons-dt]

Good analysis. JC Naish was Irish and did offensive stereotypes of everyone else's culture or disability. Supporting Oscar as Italian soldier in brilliant Bogie film SAHARA...in which Lloyd Bridges is first to die...similar film to The Last Patrol. Mr. Dante spoke poorly...ill? THANX