Aedonerre I gave this film a 9 out of 10, because it was exactly what I expected it to be.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Brooklynn There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

alexanderdavies-99382 Lon Chaney Jnr. wasn't really suited to being cast as the Frankenstein creature. The owners of "Universal" studios merely cast their new star in as many different horror films as possible but weren't especially bothered if Chaney was suited to the various films or not.This film sums up the studio's attitude pretty well.However, I can't completely dislike this one: it has a reasonable pace and some very good actors. Evelyn Ankers is finally put to some use. I'm glad Bela Lugosi returned as Ygor.

LeonLouisRicci This 67 Minute Fourth Film in the Franchise has enough Terror and Monster Mayhem to make it an Entertaining Movie. Everyone Admits that the Universal "Frankenstein" Horror Show Heyday was the 1930's and the Movies after "Son" were Fun and Interesting but Lacked the Artistic Depth, Scope, and Budget of the Original Trilogy.Bela Lugosi Returns as "Ygor" and again Plays a Significant Role and the Ending is Something to Behold. Lon Chaney Jr. is the "Monster" and although Stiff and almost Expressionless does Present a Hulking Appearance.The Cast of Cedrick Hardwicke, Lionel Atwill, Evelyn Ankers, and Ralph Bellamy fill out the Playbill, but only Atwill seems Interested.There are Scenes of Pathos with the "Monster" Befriending a Little Girl that adds a Sympathetic Tone, but the "Mad-Lab" and the Brain Transplants Scenes Look Cheap and Rushed.Overall, the Studio Still Delivered a Nod to its Legacy with this one and would Continue Cashing-In for the rest of the 1940's. However, the Movies became Quicker, Cheaper, and Cluttered as the Decade unfolded.

jacobjohntaylor1 This a a sequel to Son of Frankenstein. It is a great movie. It has a great story line. It has great acting. It also has great special effects. Do not think because something is old that can not be good. This is one of the scariest movies ever made. It is very intense. Frankenstein meets the wolf man better. House of Frankenstein is also better. House of Dracula is also better. This is scarier then Frankenstein (1931). And very few movie are scarier then that one. It is scarier then The bride of Frankenstein. If this movie does not scar you then no movie will. This is scarier then Son of Frankenstein. The monster wants a new brain. So find the son of Doctor Frankenstein who is also a scientist. Very scary.

Dan Franzen (dfranzen70) Here we go again. In the grand tradition of Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939) comes the fourth in Universal's series. This time around, the crazy doctor of the title is Ludwig (Sir Cedric Hardwicke), the brother of Basil Rathbone's character in Son of and the (other) son of Colin Clive's original Dr. Frankenstein in the original and Bride of movies.A generation or so has passed since the villagers last destroyed the Monster in a sulphur pit. But, of course, he's only mostly dead, and his old pal Ygor (Bela Lugosi) holds vigil outside the old Frankenstein castle, hoping the creature will revive himself. At the same time, angry villagers are mobilizing; they decide that there's a Frankenstein curse that's prohibiting their crops from growing and businesses outside of town (named after Frankenstein, for some reason) are refusing to deal with them. The curse must be broken, so off the villagers go to burn down the castle. The explosion indeed wakes up the preserved Monster, and he's reunited with his old pal Ygor.There's another Frankenstein a village or so away, as the crow flies - Ludwig. Ludwig, who runs an insane asylum out of his house, also works for the police; when the Monster is captured and put on trial, the good doctor is called in to deal with the situation. But Ygor, he's a cunning sort, and he persuades Ludwig to get the Monster remanded to Ludwig's own castle so that Dr. Frankenstein can work on giving the Monster a nice, new brain. (There appears to be some brain damage for the big guy; he can't speak, as he could - haltingly - in previous films, and simple logic isn't his forte.) Ygor, he of the broken neck from being ineptly hanged, wants his own brain to be placed in the creature's cranium.The setting is as eerie and stark as in other Universal monster movies. Hidden rooms, long staircases, vaulted ceilings - it's a realtor's dream. Ludwig also has a grown daughter Elsa (Evelyn Ankers, another Universal staple), who's probably named after Elsa Lanchester, who starred in Bride of Frankenstein. Elsa's boyfriend is Erik Ernst (Ralph Bellamy), who's stuck between the mob rule of the town and his fondness of the Frankensteins. Lionel Atwill plays one of Dr. Frankenstein's doctor associates. Lon Chaney, Jr., by the way, grunts his way around a macabre set as the Monster itself.For a movie that's the fourth in a series, Ghost of Frankenstein (so named, perhaps, because the ghost of the original Doctor appears) is competently acted, directed, and shot. No, more than that, it's expertly done. There's some overacting (Ankers), to be sure, but overall it's a very well realized hidden gem among Universal's many horror movies of the early 20th century.