Sven- The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

 

This is the fourth of Universal's Frankenstein series, and it's pretty good.  It was the last one they made before beginning their "team up" movies with the Frankenstein monster.  I remember watching it and realizing that it followed the previous movie, especially with Ygor being the same actor (Bela Lugosi) as the last movie.  This movie involves yet another Frankenstein son returns to his homeland and of course , promptly, if a bit reluctantly, starts up the family business.  Ygor's plan is to have his brain transplanted into the monster's body, which does happen.  It is too bad he does not know anything about genetics, though, as he suddenly turns blind.

This is a good movie, and is rather unfairly compared at times to the first three films in the series.  Lon could have been a pretty good creature, had the script let him do it.  He does a good job, especially with the obligatory little girl.  He would later double for Bela as the monster in the next film, where he essentially battles himself.  Speaking of which...

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