1939 film by Rowland V. Lee
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Cultists, five years after the previous entry in the series, and three years since they'd made a horror movie at all, Universal convinced Karloff to sit in Jack Pierce's make-up chair for one last outing as the iconic monster. Minus director James Whale's subversive edge but with Dracula star Bela Lugosi and future Sherlock Holmes star Basil Rathbone, Son Of Frankenstein marked a turning point in the Universal Horror Series. Please join us for the Dissection. Dissection Topic https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031951/?ref_=ext_shr Son of Frankenstein https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B005EYG0HO/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r Unholy Sacrament Oktoberfresh, Fresh Hopped Marzen, Zoiglhaus Brewing Co https://untp.beer/NXgKA Vault Of Darkness Altered Carbon (Kalogridis, 2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2261227/?ref_=ext_shr https://www.netflix.com/title/80097140 https://www.richardkmorgan.com/writing/altered-carbon/ Young Frankenstein (Brooks, 1974) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072431/?ref_=ext_shr Young Frankenstein [Blu-ray] https://a.co/d/4Dd5Myj #sonoffrankenstein, #frankenstein, #brideoffrankenstein, #youngfrankenstein, #rowlandvlee, #boriskarloff, #belalugosi, #basilrathbone, #jackpierce, #kennethstrickfaden, #ygor, #igor, #drfrankenstein, #henryfrankenstein, #wolffrankenstein, #inspectorkrogh, #universalmonsters, #universalhorror, #classicmonsters, #classichorror
Send us a textAs the last four years, it's time for our annual salute to Scary Season on the pod --- a little film nosh to whet your appetite for the fun of Halloween ahead. Last season we went down one of the paths of the classic Universal Pictures lineup of horror films, with the foundational Dracula. This season, we're headed down another path of classics from the golden days of Universal, but the third in the series of this particular horror group. Not the film Frankenstein, not Bride Of Frankenstein, but the third and a nice addition (and the last that made sense) in the trail of the monster created by scientist Henry Frankenstein, the story of his human progeny. It's Son Of Frankenstein! You knew that was coming next! Why start with the third in the series? The first two, directed by James Whale, were great and foundational in their own right. But we do dislike Colin Clive chewing the scenery as Henry Frankenstein in the first two films, as well as a thin set of supporting actors. If we're going to have an actor chewing the scenery, how about Basil Rathbone? Or Bela Lugosi? Also, many scenes in Son are immediately recognizable, as Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder mined so much of the story and characterizations for their inimitable film Young Frankenstein. Sure, the blind man played by legendary Gene Hackman in Young rose from a story line in Bride --- credit where credit is due. But most of the rest is Son. It's just fun to watch and mark… Okay, that's settled…Website and blog: www.thosewonderfulpeople.comIG: @thosewonderfulpeopleTwitter: @FilmsInTheDark
Son of Frankenstein (1939) - The 31 DAYS OF DREAD 2025
Son of Frankenstein (1939) - The 31 DAYS OF DREAD 2025
This week on Toon'd In!, Jim Cummings welcomes the legendary and endlessly fascinating Donnie Dunagan! Best known as the original voice of young Bambi in Disney's 1942 classic Bambi, Donnie's story is anything but ordinary—from child star in Golden Age Hollywood to decorated Marine Corps major with a career full of surprises.In this heartfelt and eye-opening episode, Donnie reflects on what it was like being a young actor working with Walt Disney himself, how he became the voice behind one of the most tender and iconic characters in animation history, and why he kept that part of his life a secret for decades—even from fellow Marines!Jim and Donnie dive deep into the power of animation to transcend generations, the lasting impact of Bambi's emotional storytelling, and the unexpected intersections between art and service. With warmth, wisdom, and a few jaw-dropping anecdotes, Donnie proves that sometimes, the most incredible lives unfold far beyond the frame.
Our Summer Semester rolls on as we tackle our favorite film of this Summer Sequel Sizzler so far: Son of Frankenstein! We discuss the effect of German immigration on the look of the film, the lost Bela Lugosi screen test and his finest hour as Ygor, the film's obvious influence on Young Frankenstein and more! We also talk about the latest set photos from Crystal Lake and Erykah Badu's "Tyrone" before the film discussion, so skip ahead 15 or so minutes to about the time we are talking about Jack White punching the lead singer of the Von Bondies in the early 2000s and then you should be good. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
When It Was Cool Dark looks back at 1939's Universal Monster movie Son of Frankenstein where the son of the original Dr. Frankenstein comes to claim his family estate and discovers The Monster has been saved by Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi of Dracula fame) and is being used as a weapon against Ygor's enemies. Karl and Tonya (from When It Was Cool website) discuss the movie and the changes in macabre films over the years and what are the modern equivalents of this type cinema.
Hey everybody! It's the final installment of my spotlight n Universal horror! Joining me is writer, musician, and all around great guy, Scott West! If you've heard us talk Tomb of Dracula then you know you're in for a good time. Scott has a real love for this oft overlooked film, and he and I are giving it its due right here. So join us for a conversation about Karloff, Lugosi, Atwill, Rathbone, and more! As usual, if you'd like to leave any feedback for the show, you can do so through email at Magazinesandmonsters@gmail.com or to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious or on the show's FB page. You can find Scott on Twitter @ScottMWest and on his Substack (https://sarcastanaut.substack.com/), and by checking out his books on Amazon! Thanks for listening.
We're going over the third entry in the Universal Monsters Frankenstein series, Son of Frankenstein.
Jim discusses the sequel to "Son Of Frankenstein with 1942's "The Ghost Of Frankenstein," starring Lon Chaney Jr, Cedricke Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Janet Ann Gallow, Barton Yarborough, and Olaf Hytten. Produced by George Waggner and directed by Erle C. Kenton, this sequel picks up where "Son" left off except Ygor seeks out the "second" son of Frankenstein for help reviving "The Monster." Find out more on this episode of MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Jim discusses the sequel to “Son Of Frankenstein with 1942’s “The Ghost Of Frankenstein,” starring Lon Chaney Jr, Cedricke Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Janet Ann Gallow, Barton Yarborough, and Olaf Hytten. Produced by George Waggner and directed by Erle C. Kenton, this sequel picks up where “Son” left off except […] The post The Ghost Of Frankenstein | Episode 436 appeared first on The ESO Network.
We discuss the Universal Frankenstein sequels, with a focus on SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, GHSOT OF FRANKENSTEIN and THE HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. We discuss the films of Writer/Director Bruce McDonald and focus on ROADKILL, HARD CORE LOGO and PICTURE CLAIRE. Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalogue, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast), THE VERY FINE COMIC BOOK PODCAST (www.theveryfinecomicbookpodcast.com) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as well as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us).
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton (Silver Scream Spook Show) join Jim for a rollicking discussion of the 1939 classic "Son Of Frankenstein," starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, LionelAtwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, and Edgar Horton. Wolf Frankenstein goes to the village where his father years earlier had created "The Monster." But surpirses await the doctor. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.
Madeline Brumby and Shane Morton (Silver Scream Spook Show) join Jim for a rollicking discussion of the 1939 classic “Son Of Frankenstein,” starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, LionelAtwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, and Edgar Horton. Wolf Frankenstein goes to the village where his father years earlier had created “The Monster.” But […] The post Son Of Frankenstein| Episode 430 appeared first on The ESO Network.
Dave and Christian talk about Horror podcasts and the community, future promotion, Spiderman: Across The Spiderverse, summer blockbusters, recent watches, and then talk Son of Frankenstein (1939), resurrect the Fangoria segment, and finish off with Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002). Intro 0:00 - 1:24:03 Son of Frankenstein (1939) 1:24:03 - 1:41:57 Return of Fangoria 1:41:57 - 1:59:26 Hellraiser: Hellseeker (2002) 1:59:26 - 2:28:10 Thanks for listening!
Unleash the Monster! Celebrating Sir Basil Rathbone in Son of Frankenstein! Listen now as Karen and Greg of the Scary Spirits podcast raise a chilling toast to the legend, Sir Basil Rathbone, on the anniversary of his birth (June 13th). Dive deep into the chilling world of Universal's Son of Frankenstein (1939) – a film that boasts both Rathbone's iconic performance and the return of Boris Karloff's monster. In true Scary Spirits fashion, they'll be mixing up a spooky sip – the Brandy Alexander – to complement the thrills and chills. Join them for a night of classic horror!
The thirteenth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1939 features our future cult classic pick, Universal horror sequel Son of Frankenstein. Directed by Rowland V. Lee from a screenplay by Willis Cooper and starring Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lionel Atwill and Josephine Hutchinson, Son of Frankenstein was the third movie in Universal's franchise based on Mary Shelley's classic novel.The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from B.R. Crisler in The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1939/01/30/archives/the-screen-son-of-frankenstein-with-boris-karloff-seen-at-the.html), Variety, and Basil Wright in The Spectator (http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/10th-march-1939/16/the-cinema).Visit https://www.awesomemovieyear.com for more info about the show.Make sure to like Awesome Movie Year on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/awesomemovieyear and follow us on Twitter @AwesomemoviepodYou can find Jason online at http://goforjason.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/JHarrisComedy/, on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jasonharriscomedy/ and on Twitter @JHarrisComedyYou can find Josh online at http://joshbellhateseverything.com/, on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/joshbellhateseverything/ and on Twitter @signalbleedYou can find our producer David Rosen's Piecing It Together Podcast at https://www.piecingpod.com, on Twitter at @piecingpod and the Popcorn & Puzzle Pieces Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/piecingpod.You can also follow us all on Letterboxd to keep up with what we've been watching at goforjason, signalbleed and bydavidrosen.Subscribe on Patreon to support the show and get access to exclusive content from Awesome Movie Year, plus fellow podcasts Piecing It Together and All Rice No Beans, and music by David Rosen: https://www.patreon.com/bydavidrosenAll of the music in the episode is by David Rosen. Find more of his music at https://www.bydavidrosen.comPlease like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 1939 installment, featuring our audience choice poll winner, the Marx Brothers' At the Circus.
This week we're back for the last of Karloff's turns as the Monster in the Universal Frankenstein movies. Mike, Brian and Jessica are joined by returning guest Nat Brehmar (author of PUPPET MASTER COMPLETE: A FRANCHISE HISTORY) for a candid talk about this often overlooked gem. Karloff himself would be overshadowed by Bela Lugosi playing Ygor, the hunchback friend that gave the Hungarian superstar his first juicy role in years after falling on difficult times. We talk about the Monster's self-rejection, the difficulty of living up to the family legacy, the gorgeous visuals of Son, and of course, its lasting imprint and influence on Young Frankenstein decades later. We also talk character actor Lionel Atwill, who turns up for the first of five roles in the series, and his, let's say, colorful off screen life. Please check out Brian's writing on Frankenstein over on Manor Vellum including "Faces of Frankenstein: The Universal Years." If you like what you're listening to make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcast feeds. Please take a moment to rate and review us on the Apple Podcast app, or rate us on the Spotify app. Reviews and five star ratings help new listeners find us every day, and we greatly appreciate the feedback and support. Check out our website for easy access to our full catalog of shows, with hundreds of hours of free content. You can search the catalog, leave a review and even leave us feedback all from the site. Go to www.podandthependulum.com to check it out. If you have the means, consider becoming a patron today and support the show. Patreon members get exclusive full length episodes, audio fan commentaries, exclusive mini-sodes and more. Join today at patreon.com/podandthependulum.
Well, that's one way to break a hung jury! Boris Karloff ends his run as a Universal Monster by getting the Son of Frankenstein to perfect the electrical waves powering his reanimated body. But can the operation be considered a success if the green guy continues to leave a trail of corpses in his wake? And has Bela Lugosi become the real monster of the franchise as new assistant Ygor, despite doing nothing more sinister than playing encouraging flute tunes for his oversized friend? Listen Now as Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie debate whether this 1939 sequel restores honor to the Frankenstein name.
Well, that's one way to break a hung jury! Boris Karloff ends his run as a Universal Monster by getting the Son of Frankenstein to perfect the electrical waves powering his reanimated body. But can the operation be considered a success if the green guy continues to leave a trail of corpses in his wake? And has Bela Lugosi become the real monster of the franchise as new assistant Ygor, despite doing nothing more sinister than playing encouraging flute tunes for his oversized friend? Listen Now as Stuart, Jakob, and Arnie debate whether this 1939 sequel restores honor to the Frankenstein name.
Tan larga, fecunda y variada ha sido la descendencia fílmica de Frankenstein (1931) y sus secuelas —La novia de Frankenstein (1934), El hijo de Frankenstein (1939), para sólo hablar de las protagonizadas por Boris Karloff— que, al acudir a los filmes en cuestión, lo primero que sorprende es que no se trata de obras maestras ni de productos particularmente fueles al libro escrito por Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley en los albores del romanticismo. A su manera, la trilogía es producto de multitud de factores combinados: el desenfreno de la ficción victoriana, el fervor melodramático de principios del Siglo XX, la voluntad escapista gatillada por la Gran Depresión y la insospechada consecuencia del gran éxodo de técnicos alemanes a Hollywood a fines de los años 20. Fueron estos últimos quienes llevaron consigo la sensibilidad expresionista y la fundieron con multitud de relatos fantásticos del centro de Europa, produciendo así el intoxicante mix de los "Monstruos de la Universal", mitad espanto mitad entretencion, que incluso hoy, casi cien años más tarde, continúa fascinando a espectadores que, instintivamente, abrazan la obsesión prometeica del científico loco y se conduelen del destino de su criatura, mientras se dejan atrapar por viejos trucos de experimentado narrador. Ahí radica el milagro y de eso, precisamente, se habla en este podcast.
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This week, we welcome Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi back to the Universal Monster party in our Frankenstein Sequel Series! First up, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN must live up to the lofty expectations of the previous BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and must do it without James Whale. Bela Lugosi shines as Ygor but does the rest of the movie live up? Next, we rank our favorite Halloween commercials during our Intermission Special! Finally, THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN brings us Lon Chaney's first try in the neck bolts. Can he possibly live up to Karloff's iconic performance? Listen along and find out!
We are back! Happy Halloween Season everyone, hope it's full of spooks and scares. Today's episode we kickoff with a classic sequel: Son of Frankenstein from 1939. Hayden and Mark return for all the knowledge and laughs that they know and love. FOLLOW ME: ► https://twitter.com/Hurtastic_Cris ► https://www.instagram.com/cris_hurtado96/ ► https://www.tiktok.com/@figureoutfilms?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc PODCAST: ► https://www.insidethesequel.com/ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: ► https://open.spotify.com/show/1bqiZ9LQQYlKJRGWQqNGoo?si=1753d1ba6d524cf0 ►https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-sequel/id1488139336 The Channel: ► https://youtube.com/@UCTNmdheJzz_W6rqUMzAtPdw Missed Videos: ► https://youtu.be/01EAbnqoxhg ► https://youtu.be/KabtyzOBWhY ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JL-J1luSyU&t=19s ► https://youtu.be/EDN3_hGA538
When It Was Cool Dark looks back at 1939's Universal Monster movie Son of Frankenstein where the son of the original Dr. Frankenstein comes to claim his family estate and discovers The Monster has been saved by Ygor (played by Bela Lugosi of Dracula fame) and is being used as a weapon against Ygor's enemies. Karl and Tonya (from When It Was Cool website) discuss the movie and the changes in macabre films over the years and what are the modern equivalents of this type cinema.
Bill and Thom are joined once again by Scott Adsit and Dino Stamatopoulos to dissect minute 100 of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN!
Thom and Bill are joined by special guests Dino Stamatopoulos and Scott Adsit to dissect minute 100 of SON OF FRANKENSTEIN!
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