History Film / TheGhostOfFrankenstein

* BackFromTheDead: Ygor survived being shot in the last film, and The Monster returns from being plunged into a sulfur pit.
* {{Blackmail}}: Ygor threatens Ludwig to reveal Frankenstein's reputation to the citizens of Vasaria if he won't help The Monster.

''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' is the fourth entry in Franchise/UniversalHorror's ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'' films, directed by Erle C. Kenton and released in 1942.

Following the ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', we find out that Ygor (Creator/BelaLugosi) survived being shot and is still residing in the Castle Frankenstein. When the angry local villagers blow up the castle to get rid of the so-called "Frankenstein curse", the [[FrankensteinsMonster Monster]] (Creator/LonChaneyJr) is accidentally freed from the sulfur pit where it fell in the last film.

''The Ghost of Frankenstein'' is the fourth part in Creator/{{Universal}}'s ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'' films, released in 1942.

Ygor then decides to take the monster to meet Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein (Creator/CedricHardwicke), [[RememberTheNewGuy previously-unmentioned son of the original Dr. Frankenstein]], to persuade him to restore the Monster's strength.

''The Ghost'' was the last of the original ''Frankenstein'' films, and subsequent movies featuring the Monster were {{Monster Mash}}es, starting with ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan''.

Ygor then decides to take the monster to meet Ludwig Frankenstein, [[RememberTheNewGuy previously unmentioned son of the original Dr. Frankenstein]], to persuade him to restore the Monster's strength.

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[[caption-width-right:254:"...and then they will put my brain into your body!" "What?"]]

Following the ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', we find out that Ygor (Creator/BelaLugosi) survived being shot and still lives in the Castle Frankenstein. When the angry local villagers blow up the castle to get rid of the so-called "Frankenstein's curse", the FrankensteinsMonster (Creator/LonChaneyJr) is accidentally freed from the sulfur pit where it fell in the last film.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: It's never explained exactly what happened to Cloestine, the little girl the monster kidnaps. The story plays out as though she didn't survive the kidnapping, even though the last we see of her, she is safe, alive and in the care of Elsa, who objected to the thought of any harm befalling her.

%%* OminousFog

* {{Uberwald}}: Following the lead of previous movies, it's set in a nonspecific pseudo-Germanic country where lederhosen and babushka clad peasant villagers exist alongside 40's style suits and American accents.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: Dr. Bohmer used to be Ludwig's teacher, but after his failed attempt at a brain transplant disgraced him, the tables were eventually turned and he is now his formers student's assistant. He is quite resentful for this, and is eager to comply with Ygor when he promises him better thing in exchange for help.

* HappyEndingOverride: The ending of [[Film/SonOfFrankenstein the previous film]] had Wolf's doing away with Ygor and the monster improve his family name with the village of Frankenstein enough to get his applause at his sendoff. This movie opens with the villagers again in an uproar over their village being seen as cursed by the outside world, alongside revealing that both Ygor and the monster actually survived their supposed deaths.

* ForScience:

%%* ScreamingWoman: Elsa lets out a few ear-piercers when confronted by the monster.

%%* StrappedToAnOperatingTable

%%* ForScience

%%* ScreamingWoman: Elsa

%%* {{Uberwald}}

* {{Diary}}: Ludwig consults his father's diary and his brother's journal for help.

* LightningCanDoAnything: This film establishes the lightning as the Monster's power source.

* NotTooDeadToSaveTheDay: Just when he's about to destroy the sedated Monster, the late Dr. Frankenstein's ghost appears to Ludwig and convinces to let the monster live and give it an another set of brains.

* YouLookFamiliar:
** The actors who played Lang and Neumüller in the previous film appear in almost same roles (their previous characters being dead and all) in the townhall of Frankenstein. Creator/DwightFrye ([[Film/{{Frankenstein 1931}} Fritz]], [[Film/BrideOfFrankenstein Karl]]) is also among the populace there.
** Lionel Atwill, who was Krogh in the previous film, is the ambitious Dr. Bohmer.

* KilledOffForReal: Although the body lives on, as of the end of the film Ygor's brain is now in the Monster's skull, meaning the original Monster as seen since ''Series/Frankenstein1931'' is now dead.

Following the ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'', we find out that Ygor (Creator/BelaLugosi) survived being shot and still lives in the Castle Frankenstein. When the angry local villagers blow up the castle to get rid of the so-called "Frankenstein's curse", the FrankensteinsMonster (Lon Chaney Jr.) is accidentally freed from the sulfur pit where it fell in the last film.

''The Ghost'' was the last of the original ''Frankenstein'' films and subsequent movies featuring the Monster were {{Monster Mash}}es, starting with ''Film/FrankensteinMeetsTheWolfMan''.

* ZombieGait: The Monster gains his signature flailing gait with stretched arms, due to his newly received blindness.

'''''The Ghost of Frankenstein''''' is the fourth part in Creator/{{Universal}}'s ''Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}'' films, released in 1942.

* SecretPath: A hidden cell lies under a piece of heavy equipment in Ludwig's lab, where he keeps the Monster hidden from the law.

* BackFromTheDead: Ygor survived being shot in the last film, and, of course, The Monster returns from being plunged into a sulfur pit.

* HighVoltageDeath: Ygor, enraged that Bohmer "tricked" him, throws him aside, and he hits a piece of lab equipment that malfunctions, frying him with electricity and causing a chain reaction which sets the entire establishment ablaze.

-->'''Ygor:''' Bohmer. Bohmer! I can't see!

* HighVoltageDeath: Ygor, enrage that Bohmer "tricked" him, throws him aside, and he hits a piece of lab equipment that malfunctions, frying him with electricity and causing a chain reaction which set the entire establishment ablaze.