Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Frankenstein - 1970 (1958)

Directed by Howard W. Koch
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Bros)

Boris Karloff is the whole show here, at times it is almost a Karloff soliloquy in his laboratory as he slowly resurrects the Frankenstein monster stashed away in the basement of his castle. Upstairs, a film crew is working on a TV show, but their real purpose is to provide raw materials for the mad doctor downstairs, as they disappear one by one. The monster is wrapped from head to toe in bandages, and looks more like a mummy than the typical Frankenstein. He is also missing eyes, a sore point with the doctor, but still manages to nab frightened guests in dark corners.



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