Universal's Wolfman Sequels.
Hans J. Salter scores and the character actors are what make these films entertaining. Other than Long Chaney, Jr. and Patrick Knowles, the lead actors are less engaging. Karloff is stuck with a weak script and gives a tepid performance at best. The sequel to House of Frankenstein, House of Dracula, is generally regarded as the better film in terms of the performances and script. The charm of House of Frankenstein is in the novelty of its campiness, which wears out before the end. It lacks a flashback sequence to establish continuity with Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, which has much better opening and closing scenes than House of Frankenstein, and a better script for Lon Chaney, Jr. to work with. Bela Lugosi, as the Frankenstein monster, has little to do, and the same goes for Glenn Strange in the role for the "House" film, which also features John Carradine as Count Dracula. His part was replayed to much better effect in the sequel (House of Dracula), which redeems the whole "monster rally" series from the unintentional humor of the pot-holed script of House of Frankenstein. Unfortunately for gothic horror fans, Universal would later revive these characters in the atrocious Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, a film that is nothing but garbage.
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