Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

film by Neill [1943]

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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is a 1943 American horror film. It is not a film by Neill, but rather a sequel to Universal Pictures' The Wolf Man (1941) and Frankenstein (1931).123

The film features Lon Chaney, Jr. reprising his role as Larry Talbot, the tormented werewolf, and Bela Lugosi as the Frankenstein monster. Talbot seeks a cure for his lycanthropy and travels to Europe, where he encounters the creature created by Dr. Frankenstein. The two monsters eventually clash, leading to a dramatic confrontation. The film is known for bringing together two of Universal's most iconic horror characters.123

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…had turned down in 1931—in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). He teamed with Karloff again in the eerie The Body Snatcher (1945), and he returned to the role of Dracula in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
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…had turned down in 1931—in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). He teamed with Karloff again in the eerie The Body Snatcher (1945), and he returned to the role of Dracula in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
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