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Two sons of Frankenstein?

posted 19 years ago by MetalMisfit
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I watched 'Son of Frankenstein' a few years and ago and plan on watching 'Ghost of Frankenstein' soon... But I am confused about Dr. Frankenstein apparently having two sons who come back to try to revive the monster. There is a Wolf Frankenstein and also a Ludwig Frankenstein?

I am fuzzy on the details of 'Son of Frankenstein', so if I'm missing something, please excuse me. Does Ludwig make any mention of his brother Wolf's previous attempt? Or is that ignored in 'Ghost of Frankenstein'?

Thanks!

[–] kotg_ac 19 years ago

Ludwig never makes any mention, and in fact tries to disassociate himself from both his father and brother's maniacal reputations. He is a successful surgeon living far away, and is only coaxed into assisting ygor through blackmail.

The beginning of the film the back stories are told by the villagers to sort of catch the audience up.

[–] simeon_flake 19 years ago

Mention is made of Ludwig's brother at least twice during the scene when Ygor first appears in the doctor's home:

You wouldn't want me to tell them that you the son of the Frankenstein who created him, that your brother made the thing live after it had been dead for years...

Ever since the day my father put life into that creature it has been a curse. The terrible consequence of his actions killed my father & drove my brother into exile...

[–] wwkentucky 19 years ago

Ludwig mentions his brother YET AGAIN when he tells Ralph Bellamy (Eric the prosecutor), "I have replaced an evil brain with a good one. I have made amends for the great tragedy that my father and my brother unintentionally brought to this community. I have restored the good name of Frankenstein."

(But of course, Ludwig was under the mistaken impression that Dr. Kettering's brain had been placed inside the Monster's skull when it was really Ygor's brain, and that's what made the Monster go blind because the blood types didn't....ah hell, cue the angry villagers.)

Alas, Ludwig doesn't refer to his brother by name. But then, if I had a brother named Wolf, I wouldn't tell anybody either.

Ludwig's daughter Elsa is portrayed in this film by Evelyn Ankers (hubba-hubba). The following year, Elsa was portrayed by Ilona Massey (chubba-chubba) in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). In that film, she referred to the experiments of her father & grandfather. I don't think she mentioned her Uncle Wolf. But then, if I had an uncle named Wolf......

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[–] shotgunnergauge5150 18 years ago

Hillarious!!! Thank You So much wwkentucky.I needed those laughs.You certainly have the gift of a rapier wit!!

"Do not let thorns in your side become nails in your coffin".-Bruce Richard Bundy 10/2006

[–] leroykevin 13 years ago

"I had a brother named Wolf, I wouldn't tell anybody either."

ESPECIALLY IN A UNIVERSAL FRANKENSTEIN MOVIE! (snicker)

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[–] porfle 18 years ago

>>Ilona Massey (chubba-chubba)<<

Oh man, you need glasses.

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[–] barron0skar 18 years ago

Yes henrich von frankenstein had 2 sons Ludwig mentions his brother in the library when he talks to igor..after the monster blew up in the lab with the bride..Yes he mentions wolf attempt by reading wolf diary ..
Whats wrong with the ghost(even though i loved it )
was that wolf was suppose to be in this one instead of ludwig ..
I got the original script of it and he uses a a ray to bring the monster back to life

[–] Harold_Robbins 17 years ago

And if a third son had been needed for another sequel, guess what?

"I don't use a pen: I write with a goose quill dipped in venom!"---W. Lydecker

[–] millsey72 (9721) 10 months ago

Boris Karloff in House of Frankenstein was the 3rd son.

[–] jquirk-1 17 years ago

"The Ghost of Frankenstein" is terribly underrated. If you had a choice to watch an old black-and-white Universal Frankenstein film with people who knew nothing about them and really didn't care about horror films in general, you would either throw "Bride of Frankenstein" into the DVD player or this one. These two are the most fun and are loaded with action and laughs. Don't get me wrong, the original was great, as was "Son of Frankenstein," but the first one lacks a musical score and drags in spots, while "Son" is longer than most other horror films in Universal's collection.

"Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" is fun, too, but it suffers terribly because of the missing Lugosi dialogue. "House of ..." is great, too, but the monster is reduced to a mindless glob that doesn't do anything until the end. "House of Dracula" might as well have never been made, what with all the footage it used from previous films. Now "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" is a hoot, and also could be included with the Universal Frankenstein films to show to people who know nothing about them.

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