Grave robbers open the grave of the wolf man and awaken him. He doesn't like the idea of being immortal and killing people when the moon is full so tries to find Dr. Frankenstein, in the hopes that the doctor can cure him. Dr. Frankenstein has died; however, his monster is found.
Acting
Lon Chaney Jr.'s weary, tragic Wolf Man steals every scene.
Production
Atmospheric ruins that practically drip with studio-era smoke.
Practical Effects
Bela Lugosi lumbering with Glenn Strange's body—don't ask.
Director
Roy William Neill
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
Rex Evans
Vazec the Innkeeper
Dwight Frye
Rudi a Vasarian
Don Barclay
Franzec a Vasarian
Harry Stubbs
Guno a Vasaria Policeman
Cyril Delevanti
Freddy Jolly the 1st Grave Robber (uncredited)
Adia Kuznetzoff
Festival Singer (uncredited)
Doris Lloyd
Cardiff Hospital Nurse (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bela Lugosi played Ygor in the previous film, not the Monster—he only took this role after Boris Karloff refused, and his dialogue was mostly cut.
This film established the 'monster crossover' template that would dominate Universal's declining horror cycle and eventually inspire Godzilla vs. Kong.
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