Double Feature
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Hollywood’s best-known monsters collide in one of the great classic horror films of the 1940’s. This terror-packed story features Bela Lugosi as the Frankenstein monster and Lon Chaney, Jr. as the cursed Wolf Man. Beginning as a moody chiller, director Roy William Neill sets the stage for an unforgettable clash. The resurrected Wolf Man, seeking a cure for his malady, enlists the aid of mad scientist Patric Knowles, who claims he will not only rid the Wolf Man of his nocturnal metamorphosis but will also revive the frozen body of Frankenstein’s inhuman creation. Co-starring Maria Ouspenskaya, Lionel Atwill and Ilona Massey, this is a chiller for fans of all ages. (Universal Pictures)
- Director
- Roy William Neill
- Writer
- Original screenplay by Curt Siodmak
- Starring
- Lon Chaney Jr., Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Maria Ouspenskaya
- Year
- 1943
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 73 minutes
House of Frankenstein
Boris Karloff and Lon Chaney Jr. star in House of Frankenstein, the classic horror thriller about revenge and madness. A deranged scientist, Gustav Niemann (Karloff), escapes from prison and overtakes the director of a traveling chamber of horrors. Niemann pulls the stake out of a skeleton, reviving the infamous Count Dracula (John Carradine) and commands him to kill the man responsible for his imprisonment. Journeying to the ruins of Frankenstein’s infamous laboratory, Niemann finds the frozen forms of the Frankenstein Monster (Glenn Strange) and the Wolf Man (Chaney) buried in an underground cavern. Niemann revives both creatures seeking revenge on those who testified against his macabre experiments with corpses but his plans backfire leading to a thrilling culmination. (Universal Pictures)
- Director
- Erle C. Kenton
- Writer
- Screenplay by Edward T. Lowe Jr., Story by Curt Siodmak
- Starring
- Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., J. Carrol Nash, John Carradine, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Lionel Atwill, George Zucco
- Year
- 1944
- Country
- USA
- Format
- 35mm
- Running Time
- 70 minutes