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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Horror · Science Fiction · 1943
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
Movie details
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
“A death fight between two beasts!”
1943 Horror · Science Fiction 1h 14m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.2 / 10
Community rating
After being resurrected by grave robbers, Larry Talbot searches for Dr. Frankenstein in the hopes of being cured of his lycanthropy. The mad scientist may turn out to be dead, but his monster is just waiting to be found…
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Roy William Neill
Written by
Curt Siodmak
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lawrence 'Larry' Stewart Talbot / The Wolf Man
Bela Lugosi
The Frankenstein Monster
Patric Knowles
Dr. Frank Mannering
Ilona Massey
Baroness Elsa Frankenstein
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maleva the Gypsy
Dennis Hoey
Inspector Owen
Lionel Atwill
Mayor of Vasaria
Court is in session
Put Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.