Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Directed by Rowland V. Lee
One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
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What critics compared Son of Frankenstein to
James Whale's "Frankenstein" (1931) and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), and the follow-up, "Son of Frankenstein" (1939), were the primary targets, but "Dracula" (1931), "The Wolf Man" (1941) and "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954) also provide ample fodder.
Director/co-writer Brooks and star/co-writer Gene Wilder brilliantly spoof the Universal Frankenstein films (lovingly skewering Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, and Son of Frankenstein) while creating their own emotional, comedic take on Mary Shelley's classic tale.
"Of course, he screwed up the sequel by being himself, but that does little to dilute the ideological righteousness of the first," our own Alex Jackson wrote of Burton's more prototypical Batman Returns, and while I actually prefer that film to this one, the switch from Batman's Art Deco to Batman Returns' Edward Gorey-cum-German Expressionism recalls the jarring transition from the gothica of The Bride of Frankenstein to the Caligari backdrops of Son of Frankenstein.
Also, Bloquet’s character, Frenchie, feels like he could have been plucked right off the set of Son of Frankenstein, and that was something else I truly admired about this project.
Son of Frankenstein (2 ¾ stars, 1939, directed by Rowland V. Lee)…