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''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is the fifth film in Universal's ''Frankenstein'' franchise, as well as a sequel to 1941's ''The Wolf Man''. The film is notable for being Universal's first "Monster Mash", in addition to introducing the iconic "Frankenstein Walk". However most people do not know the reason for this installment's odd portrayal of Frankenstein's Monster, said reason being that he originally had '''spoken dialogue''', all of which was deleted from the film.
''Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man'' is the fifth film in Universal's ''Frankenstein'' franchise, as well as a sequel to 1941's ''The Wolf Man''. The film is notable for being Universal's first "Monster Mash", in addition to introducing the iconic "Frankenstein Walk". However most people do not know the reason for this installment's odd portrayal of Frankenstein's Monster, said reason being that he originally had '''spoken dialogue''', all of which was deleted from the film.



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The only snippet of dialogue left in film.

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man is the fifth film in Universal's Frankenstein franchise, as well as a sequel to 1941's The Wolf Man. The film is notable for being Universal's first "Monster Mash", in addition to introducing the iconic "Frankenstein Walk". However most people do not know the reason for this installment's odd portrayal of Frankenstein's Monster, said reason being that he originally had spoken dialogue, all of which was deleted from the film.

History

Legendary horror film actor Bela Lugosi had previously portrayed Ygor in 1939's Son of Frankenstein and 1942's Ghost of Frankenstein. He had also been cast as the Monster in the first movie and later backed out. Regretting his decision, Lugosi was glad to be playing the Monster in this film. However at the climax of Ghost of Frankenstein, Ygor gets his brain transplanted in the Monster's body and ends up losing his eyesight. This would cause a change in the next film.

The Dialogue

The dialogue for the Monster in the film would be different than the previous dialogue from the other films. Reportedly the Monster would have a split personality switching from the Monster and Ygor. Lines included "Frankenstein gave me life and his son gave me a brain". The dialogue was a big part of the story explaining that the Monster was blind which, when cut, ended up creating the "Frankenstein Walk".

Removal

After the footage was shot the test audiences found the Monster speaking with Lugosi's natural Hungarian accent "unintentionally funny". This was what is generally assumed to be the reason that the dialogue was cut. This caused a few inconsistencies such as when the Monster is brought to "full power" his eyes flutter open and he can be seen smiling (this was meant to signify that he had regained his sight and strength, the blindness as well as the weakness which was to be explained previously). The dialogue has been lost and is assumed to have been destroyed by Universal.

Discoveries

Some years ago, YouTuber Cynthia Levin, after removing some background music, found that a small snippet of Lugosi dialogue was left in, which cannot be heard during normal viewings of Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man. The line in question is: "It's all here!".

References

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035899/