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Son of Frankenstein
1939
Starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill
Unrated
99 Minutes
Trailer:
http://www.videodetective.com/trailer-preview.asp?publishedid=2496
Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim his inheritance. When he arrives with his family he recieves a hostile reception from locals. While exploring his fathers laboratory he comes across crooked blacksmith - Ygor, who asks him to revive his father's creation - the MONSTER who is lying in a coma. Wolf tries to revive the monster and believes he fails but then some of the locals are found murdered soon after who just happened to be part of the jury that sent Ygor to the gallows. The villagers immediately connect the killings to Frankenstein and send the inspector to investigate. He discovers the monster is alive and is being used as tool by Ygor. Wolf then in fit of madness shoots Ygor. The then enraged monster losing his only friend kidnaps Wolf's son. In the end Wolf tracks the monster to the lab where he swings down on a chain knocking the monster into a sulpher pit and thus his demise.
Rating:6/10
The Son of Frankenstein was not as entertaining as the last two. It was quite a bit longer for a Universal monster movie. But the three leads, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, were excellent in their roles. Especially Bela Lugosi was pretty good as the villian and as the comic relief. The child who played the role of Peter, had a very annoying voice, as most child actors at that time had, or so it seemed. This wasn't a bad movie, but it really wasn't that great though either.
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