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* CommonKnowledge: There's something of a tendency among people who have never seen the film to dismiss it as a parody that marked the nadir of the Universal Monster films. While the film features plenty of comedy from the titular duo, the monsters are played just as seriously as they were in their original films.

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* CommonKnowledge: There's something of a tendency among people who have never seen the film to dismiss it as a parody self-parody that marked the nadir of the Universal Monster films. While the film features plenty of comedy from the titular duo, the monsters are played just as seriously as they were in their original films.films.
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* HarsherInHindsight: CommonKnowledge: There's something of a tendency among people who have never seen the film to dismiss it as a parody that marked the nadir of the Universal Monster films. While the film features plenty of comedy from the titular duo, the monsters are played just as seriously as they were in their original films.
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* SalvagedStory: After Main/{{Dracula}}'s limited roles in ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula'' where he didn't get to interact with the other monsters, he's firmly the BigBad here with Creator/BelaLugosi returning to the role he originated in ''Film/Dracula1931''

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* SalvagedStory: After Main/{{Dracula}}'s limited roles in ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula'' where he didn't get to interact with the other monsters, he's firmly the BigBad here with Creator/BelaLugosi returning to the role he originated in ''Film/Dracula1931''''Film/Dracula1931''.
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* IAmNotShazam: Aside from the title, Wilbur calls the Monster "Frankie" when he tries to reason with it, but otherwise averted, as characters who should know better (such as Dracula) refer to the Monster as "Creature" or such.

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* IAmNotShazam: Aside from the title, Wilbur calls the Monster "Frankie" when he tries to reason with it, but otherwise averted, as the characters who should know better (such as Dracula) correctly refer to the Monster as "Creature" or such.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first makeup test for the Wolf Man in this movie had a more wolf-like creature, with pointed ears and a somewhat longer snout.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first makeup test for the Wolf Man in this movie had a more wolf-like creature, with pointed ears and a somewhat longer snout.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Creator/BelaLugosi played Dracula (sort of) in a comedic work. He did so earlier in the 1933 Creator/{{Paramount}} short film ''Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'', appearing as a wax statue of himself as the Count which comes to life and menaces a live-action WesternAnimation/BettyBoop.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Creator/BelaLugosi played Dracula (sort of) in a comedic work. He did so earlier in the 1933 Creator/{{Paramount}} short film ''Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'', appearing as a wax statue of himself dressed as the Count which comes to life and menaces a live-action WesternAnimation/BettyBoop.
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** Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplay for this and several other A&C films, was murdered in 2004 at the age of 91, by a homeless man who broke into his house and decapitated him in an apparently drug-fueled rage.

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** Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplay for this and several other A&C films, was murdered in 2004 at the age of 91, by a homeless man who broke into his house and decapitated him in an apparently apparent drug-fueled rage.
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** In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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** In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Larry Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.
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* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Dracula's transformations are genuinely impressive pieces of animation.

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* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: Dracula's transformations to and from a bat are genuinely impressive pieces of animation.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Creator/BelaLugosi played Dracula in a comedic work. He did so earlier in the 1933 Creator/{{Paramount}} short film ''Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'', where he menaced WesternAnimation/BettyBoop.

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* OlderThanTheyThink: Believe it or not, this isn't the first time Creator/BelaLugosi played Dracula (sort of) in a comedic work. He did so earlier in the 1933 Creator/{{Paramount}} short film ''Hollywood on Parade No. A-8'', where he menaced appearing as a wax statue of himself as the Count which comes to life and menaces a live-action WesternAnimation/BettyBoop.
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** Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplay for this and several other A&C films, was murdered at the age of 91 by a homeless man who broke into his house and decapitated him in an apparently drug-fueled rage.

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** Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplay for this and several other A&C films, was murdered in 2004 at the age of 91 91, by a homeless man who broke into his house and decapitated him in an apparently drug-fueled rage.

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* HarsherInHindsight: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.friend.
** Robert Lees, who wrote the screenplay for this and several other A&C films, was murdered at the age of 91 by a homeless man who broke into his house and decapitated him in an apparently drug-fueled rage.



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first makeup test for the Wolf Man in this movie, had a more wolf-like creature, with pointed ears and a bit longer snout.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first makeup test for the Wolf Man in this movie, movie had a more wolf-like creature, with pointed ears and a bit somewhat longer snout.snout.
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* SalvagedStory: After Main/{{Dracula}}'s limited roles in ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula'' where he didn't get to interact with the other monsters, he's firmly the BigBad here with Creator/BelaLugosi returning to the role he originated in ''Film/Dracula1931''
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: After regaining consciousness, was [[spoiler:Sandra]] free of her mind control, and trying, [[HeelFaceDoorSlam and failed]], to save Wilbur, or [[VillainousValour was she trying to control the monster and tried to get him to back off]]?
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first makeup test for the Wolf Man in this movie, had a more wolf-like creature, with pointed ears and a bit longer snout.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Main/{{Dracula}}'s limited roles in ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula'' where he didn't get to interact with the other monsters, he's firmly the BigBad here with Creator/BelaLugosi returning to the role he originated in ''Film/Dracula1931''
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: HarsherInHindsight: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/VincentPrice's cameo in the end is even funnier now than it was back then. While Price had starred in ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'' several years earlier, it was a one-off and Price was not known at the time as a horror film star. It would be another five years after this movie before he was cast in another horror film (''Film/{{House of Wax|1953}}''), and it would be another five years after ''that'' before he began to regularly star in them. Today, Price's cameo feels like the passing of the torch from one generation of horror film stars to the next.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/VincentPrice's cameo in the end is even funnier now than it was back then. While Price had starred [[spoiler:starred in ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'' ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'']] several years earlier, it was a one-off and Price was not known at the time as a horror film star. It would be another five years after this movie before he was cast in another horror film (''Film/{{House of Wax|1953}}''), and it would be another five years after ''that'' before he began to regularly star in them. Today, Price's cameo feels like the passing of the torch from one generation of horror film stars to the next.
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: After Main/{{Dracula}}'s limited roles in ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein'' and ''Film/HouseOfDracula'' where he didn't get to interact with the other monsters, he's firmly the BigBad here with Creator/BelaLugosi returning to the role he originated in ''Film/Dracula1931''
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* OneSceneWonder: Vincent Price as [[spoiler:the Invisible Man]].

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* OneSceneWonder: Vincent Price Creator/VincentPrice as [[spoiler:the Invisible Man]].
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife Lon Chaney had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife Lon Chaney RealLife, Creator/LonChaneyJr had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.



* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/VincentPrice's cameo in the end is even funnier now than it was back then. While Price had starred in ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'' several years earlier, it was a one-off and Price was not known at the time as a horror film star. It would be another five years after this movie before he was cast in another horror film (''[[Film/HouseOfWax1953 House of Wax]]''), and it would be another five years after ''that'' before he began to regularly star in them. Today, Price's cameo feels like the passing of the torch from one generation of horror film stars to the next.
* IAmNotShazam: Aside from the title, Wilbur calls The Monster "Frankie" when he tries to reason with it, but otherwise averted, as characters who should know better (such as Dracula) refer to the Monster as "Creature" or such.

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* HilariousInHindsight: Creator/VincentPrice's cameo in the end is even funnier now than it was back then. While Price had starred in ''Film/TheInvisibleManReturns'' several years earlier, it was a one-off and Price was not known at the time as a horror film star. It would be another five years after this movie before he was cast in another horror film (''[[Film/HouseOfWax1953 House (''Film/{{House of Wax]]''), Wax|1953}}''), and it would be another five years after ''that'' before he began to regularly star in them. Today, Price's cameo feels like the passing of the torch from one generation of horror film stars to the next.
* IAmNotShazam: Aside from the title, Wilbur calls The the Monster "Frankie" when he tries to reason with it, but otherwise averted, as characters who should know better (such as Dracula) refer to the Monster as "Creature" or such.
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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chuck and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chuck comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife Lon Chaney had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In a scene set immediately after [[Film/TheWolfMan1941 Talbot]] first shows up, Chuck Chick and Wilbur walk into his room the morning after he wolfs out and find it completely wrecked. Chuck Chick comments, "Man, what a bender ''he'' was on!" In RealLife Lon Chaney had a drinking problem and, according to the film commentary, spent his weekends getting drunk and getting into room-smashing brawls with a friend.

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