Starring Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, Martha O'Driscoll, Lionel Atwill, Onslow Stevens
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
(actor & director credits courtesy IMDB.com)
A scientist tries to cure Count Dracula and The Wolf Man of their afflictions, but is transformed into an evil creature himself, and determined to revive the Frankenstein monster.
The final Universal horror rally film before the studio's most popular monsters were teamed for one last hurrah with Abbott & Costello, it's a somewhat lackluster production, following the blueprint of the previous year's House Of Frankenstein a little too closely. Once again we have Dracula, The Wolf Man, Frankenstein's monster, a mad scientist, and a hunchback, and although each has their own story and some respectable moments within the film, none of the monsters end up fighting each other. I still was engaged, enjoyed the performances of Stevens and Carradine, as well as those great Universal music cues, but didn't find the film to be a fitting coda for the long running series.
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