Joe Dante on SON OF FRANKENSTEIN

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4 жыл бұрын

The last "official" appearance by a 52 year-old Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster gives this 1939 entry a melancholy tone that's dispelled whenever Lionel Atwill and Bela Lugosi appear as the one-armed Inspector Krogh and the double-dealing Ygor. Basil Rathbone stars as the unflappable Wolf von Frankenstein though the notion of giving life to the comatose monster makes him as excitable as his old man. The impressively lofty sets were designed by Jack Otterson.
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@AnthonySmith-ty7ij 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Joe. Son of Frankenstein relaunched the universal horror of the 1940s. So think of no Wolf Man, no Mummy sequels, no Abbott and Costello meet the monster films and even the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Lugosi's greatest performance and great team of horror stars Karloff, Lugosi, Basil Rathbone and Lionel Atwill. Also, Lon Chaney, Jr. would not have trouble finding work for the next few years. During the making of this film, Boris Karloff's only daughter Sarah was born. Also, Claude Rains was to play the Basil Rathbone role in this film. Last, it was a triple bill of Frankenstein, Dracula, and Son of Kong that led to this film. Rowland v Lee also did Tower of London in 1939 with Rathbone and Karloff and future horror star Vincent Price.

@briansmith2163 2 ай бұрын

The sets and art direction were amazing. Unexpected.

@behindthescenesphotos5133 4 жыл бұрын

Happy to see this trailer exists.

@varanid9 3 ай бұрын

This is my favorite of the Karloff Frankenstein films.

@juanvalenzuela1183 4 жыл бұрын

A friend of the family worked at a rep movie house back when Young Frankenstein came out. Wisely they chose this movie as the first feature and it was my first time seeing both. Kenneth Mars hilarious work elevated by Atwill's.

@jlopen 4 жыл бұрын

Outstanding! I have always loved this film but knew little of its history. Thanks for the info, Joe.

@only257 4 жыл бұрын

Jesse Levy me too🙂

@animateangus 4 жыл бұрын

One of the title cards from the original 1935 BRIDE trailer shows up in the 1998 "Universal Horror" documentary.

@marshallamdur9732 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Dante, you've done it again!! Thanks!!!

@Bozek10 4 жыл бұрын

This film is a masterpiece. I like it more than Bride of Frankenstein. All three Karloff films are excellent.

@charlescampbell3895 Жыл бұрын

I have always thought SON was the best of the Frankenstein films from Universal!

@KarlBunker 4 жыл бұрын

"MY FATHER'S WORK WAS *_DOO-DOO!!_* Oh, wait; wrong movie.

@Retrorevelations 4 жыл бұрын

It was his grandfather's work. Technically speaking, Frederick is the son of Wolf, the titular "Son of Frankenstein" in this movie. :-)

@jeffsilverman6104 2 жыл бұрын

I've always been a great fan of horror and sci-fi since I was a kid, and I've always liked this movie. I think the casting is perfect, Basil Rathbone gives the story some new freshness because of how familiar and animated he is. I agree that it's also Lugosi's best performance.

@FiftyShadesOfDave6603 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Dante, what a great filmmaker. He's made some of my all time favourite films with The Burbs being close to the top. Great video on another wonderful film.

@mockmonkey1 4 жыл бұрын

I had never heard of "New Universal" before seeing this trailer. I wonder how long after 1936 they kept that name.

@JeffreySmith84 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if Dante is aware that Wyllis Cooper later wrote a story for his excellent radio drama Quiet Please inspired by his experience working on Son of Frankenstein called "Rain On New Years Eve."

@charlescampbell3895 Жыл бұрын

Wow I'd like to hear it!

@theman2017inc 4 жыл бұрын

These TFH’s are few & far between, many thanks for this post Mr Dante!!!

@lorenzodeluca9202 Жыл бұрын

Best Frankenstein ever and best cast for a film like this ever

@curtisburga943 4 жыл бұрын

I wish more comment was made on how similar Young Frankenstein is to this film. If you take out the Bela Lugosi plot, It could almost be the same movie. Basil Rathbone little pencil mustache, combined with his son’s curly hair, And you have Gene Wilder.

@Retrorevelations 4 жыл бұрын

That was deliberate on Wilder and Brooks' part. They purposefully modeled their movie after the old Universal films, and I'm sure "Son" was a direct inspiration. He is, after all, supposed to be the SON of the "Son of Frankenstein". But to be perfectly fair, he's here to talk about this movie, not the masterpiece it inspired.

@kevinmummery1606 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this, Joe...I always learn something from your TFH entries. Today I learned how unlikely we are to see an original trailer as it appeared at the time of a films release.

@ggfffgggds 3 жыл бұрын

This and Son Of Dracula are underrated

@charlescampbell3895 Жыл бұрын

I agree 100%!

@dbwindhorst1 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Also -- narration! I'm still questing to figure out when trailer narration finally became common. btw, re: "last 'official' appearance...": If it helps in a confrontation over Karloff trivia, he's revealed to be the monster at the end of "Frankenstein 1970."

@queenglamazona8789 Жыл бұрын

Sherlock Holmes Meets Frankenstein.

@Setebos 4 жыл бұрын

Donnie Dunagan's all too vocal performance drove me up the frickin' wall.

@queenglamazona8789 Жыл бұрын

Welll Hellooooooo !!!!!

@thanurisamarasinghe3601 3 жыл бұрын

Please give this film .i love this ❤❤

@bartman898 4 жыл бұрын

I have never seen this film but will have to now.

@mikesilva3868 4 жыл бұрын

It's a great sequel the 1931 classic Frankenstein is the best one in my opinion ☻😇🤯📽📼

@johnnyangel9163 4 жыл бұрын

Basil was laughing during some scenes!

@ShHeMiLeRe Жыл бұрын

0:47 I believe it was The Son of Kong not King Kong.

@davidbjacobs3598 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised he's critical of Rathbone here, since I really love Rathbone's performance. I think he pulls it off better than Clive. I feel the pull between respectable gentleman and mad scientist much more in Rathbone's performance: he's convincing as someone trying to be good who becomes tempted and corrupted.

@ploermal 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fascinating

@lylegorch5956 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Dante, yer the man!

@waltergiles86 Жыл бұрын

Basil rathbone was my first action hero😅!@

@thehalfassedhorrorcast 2 жыл бұрын

This channel is a treasure trove. Huzzah!

@mikesilva3868 4 жыл бұрын

Great movie ☻📼📽

@SirSmoldham 4 жыл бұрын

Speaking of "Young Frankenstein..." (nudge, nudge... say no more.)

@danielsweet858 Жыл бұрын

The picture quality is almost TOO sharp!

@anthonycrnkovich5241 2 жыл бұрын

I know this movie has a great cast in Rathbone, Karloff, Lugosi and Atwill, and a glossy production, but somehow it just doesn't rate very high on my list of favorite Universal horrors. For one thing, at 99 minutes it seems longer than it is only to end rather abruptly. After such a strong turn as the Monster in BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Karloff is here demoted to Lugosi's mute henchman. And then there's the annoying Donnie Dunagan.