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Names The Same is now a disambiguation


* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. When his cover is blown, Victor tries to pass himself off as a plain member of the Frankenstein family rather than as ''the'' Baron Victor Frankenstein, explaining that he changed his last name to Stein to escape the notoriety of having such a name.

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* PowderKegCrowd: The patients at the pauper hospital treat Frankenstein coldly, never letting him touch or treat them and glare at him malevolently. Then one of them clubs the doctor from behind, an act that incites the rest to attack and fatally beat Frankenstein to a pulp.



* PowderKegCrowd: The patients at the pauper hospital treat Frankenstein coldly, never letting him touch or treat them and glare at him malevolently. Then one of them clubs the doctor from behind, an act that incites the rest to attack and fatally beat Frankenstein to a pulp.
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Followed by ''Film/TheEvilOfFrankenstein'' in 1964.

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* TheIgor: Karl, Frankenstein's hunchback sidekick.

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* TheIgor: Karl, Frankenstein's hunchback sidekick.sidekick who is WorkingForABodyUpgrade.



* PaperThinDisguise: At the very end, Victor of course, after getting away scott free, has a new identity and has grown a mustache. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he has also traveled to London, far from the events of the film.

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* PaperThinDisguise: At the very end, Victor of course, after getting away scott scot free, has a new identity and has grown a mustache. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he has also traveled to London, far from the events of the film.


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* PunchPunchPunchUhOh: The thuggish janitor catches Karl breaking into Dr. Frankenstein's lab and starts tossing him around the lab. Karl is scared of him until the janitor punches him in the face and it has absolutely no effect. The is a rapid reversal of fortunes and when Frankenstein and Hans arrive at the lab, they find the lab trashed and the janitor dead.
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* WorkingForABodyUpgrade: The hunchback Karl helps Dr. Frankenstein escape the guillotine and acts as TheIgor for him in exchange for having his brain transplanted into a normal body constructed for him by the doctor.
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* HighClassGlass: At the end of the film, Dr. Frankenstein adopts a new identity as a Harley Street society physician named Dr. Frank. In this new identity, he wears a monocle.
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* CaneFu: The first blow in the attack on Frankenstein at the pauper hospital is landed by an old man with a walking stick. Several other patients the attack him with crutches and canes.
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* PaperThinDisguise: At the very end, Victor of course, after getting away scott free, has a new identity and has grown a mustache.

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* PaperThinDisguise: At the very end, Victor of course, after getting away scott free, has a new identity and has grown a mustache. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he has also traveled to London, far from the events of the film.
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* CassandraTruth: After giving a series of [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] to his cohort why he needs his assistance to go graverobbing for a client, Fritz mentions that he can't dig up the grave on his own because his heart is in poor health. The cohort thinks it's another lie and only goes when he is told the job will now pay ten marks instead of the usual six. Later, when he is alone and Frankenstein appears to him alive, Fritz is so frightened the terror induces a fatal heart attack.

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* CassandraTruth: After giving a series of [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] excuses to his cohort why he needs his assistance to go graverobbing for a client, Fritz mentions that he can't dig up the grave on his own because his heart is in poor health. The cohort thinks it's another lie and only goes when he is told the job will now pay ten marks instead of the usual six. Later, when he is alone and Frankenstein appears to him alive, Fritz is so frightened the terror induces a fatal heart attack.
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* PaperThinDisguise: At the very end, Victor of course, after getting away scott free, has a new identity and has grown a mustache.
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* AffablyEvil: In contrast to Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein where he was FauxAffablyEvil, Frankenstein is genuinely polite. One could argue that he's more of an AntiHero in this film as he doesn't have any sinister goal in mind.
* AntiVillain: Victor Frankenstein. Unlike Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein where he was the VillainProtagonist, here the doctor's characterisation mellows out to the point his only other crimes besides creating a new monster and stealing limbs is the murder of the priest in the prologue.

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* AffablyEvil: In contrast to Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein ''Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein'' where he was FauxAffablyEvil, Frankenstein is genuinely polite. One could argue that he's more of an AntiHero in this film as he doesn't have any sinister goal in mind.
* AntiVillain: Victor Frankenstein. Unlike Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein ''Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein'' where he was the VillainProtagonist, here the doctor's characterisation mellows out to the point his only other crimes besides creating a new monster and stealing limbs is the murder of the priest in the prologue.



* BuryYourDisabled: Karl, the hunchback, gets his brain transplanted into a new, healthy body, but later redevelops his deformities in his new body and dies.

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* BuryYourDisabled: Karl, the hunchback, gets his brain transplanted into a new, healthy body, but later redevelops re-develops his deformities in his new body and dies.



* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Victor Frankenstein.]] ''[[spoiler: Twice.]]''

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* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Victor Frankenstein.]] ''[[spoiler: Twice.]]'' ''Twice.'']]



* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Karl, being a hunchback, volunteers his brain for Frankenstein's new experiment at making a new creature to gain a new, healthy body, but the new body eventually breaks down and he redevelops his deformities before dying.

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* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Karl, being a hunchback, volunteers his brain for Frankenstein's new experiment at making a new creature to gain a new, healthy body, but the new body eventually breaks down and he redevelops re-develops his deformities before dying.



* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bastards]]: Upon knowing who Frankenstein really is, all of the doctor's rich clients turn away from him while his patients at the pauper hospital attack him, despite him actually giving them genuine care for the entire time he's been in practice.

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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bastards]]: UngratefulBastard: Upon knowing who Frankenstein really is, all of the doctor's rich clients turn away from him while his patients at the pauper hospital attack him, despite him actually giving them genuine care for the entire time he's been in practice.
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* AffablyEvil: In contrast to Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein where he was FauxAffablyEvil, Frankenstein is genuinely polite. One could argue that he's more of an AntiHero in this film as he doesn't have any sinister goal in mind.

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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bastards]]: Upon knowing who Frankenstein really is, all of the doctor's rich clients turn away from him while his patients at the pauper hospital attack him, despite him actually giving them genuine care for the entire time he's been in practice.



** In his final moments, Karl calls out Frankentein by his true name, thereby blowing the doctor's cover.

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** In his final moments, Karl calls out Frankentein Frankenstein by his true name, thereby blowing the doctor's cover.
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* AntiVillain: Victor Franknstein. Unlike Film/The CurseOfFrankenstein where he was the VillainProtganoist, here the doctor's characterisation mellows out to the point his only other crimes besides creating a new monster and stealing limbs is the murder of the priest in the prologue.

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* AntiVillain: Victor Franknstein. Frankenstein. Unlike Film/The CurseOfFrankenstein Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein where he was the VillainProtganoist, VillainProtagonist, here the doctor's characterisation mellows out to the point his only other crimes besides creating a new monster and stealing limbs is the murder of the priest in the prologue.



* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite picking up right after the first film, neither Paul or Elizabeth are revisitied or mentioned.

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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite picking up right after the first film, neither Paul or Elizabeth are revisitied revisited or mentioned.



** Hnas Kleve recognises Frankenstein from seeing three years earlier at Professor Bernstein's funeral.

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** Hnas Hans Kleve recognises Frankenstein from seeing him three years earlier at Professor Bernstein's funeral.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Frankenstein mentions one of his experiments to Hans where he transplanted the brain of an orangutan into Otto the chimp's body, turning him from onivore to vegetarian. Hans has an OhCrap moment later when he remembers during a conversation with the pauper hospital caretaker that he saw Otto devouring meat, meaning the transplant has inevitably failed and wonders aloud to Frankenstein if the same thing would happen to Karl. Frankenstein refutes this, stating it is impossible as long as Karl avoids damage to the brain.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Frankenstein mentions one of his experiments to Hans where he transplanted the brain of an orangutan into Otto the chimp's body, turning him from onivore omnivore to vegetarian. Hans has an OhCrap moment later when he remembers during a conversation with the pauper hospital caretaker that he saw Otto devouring meat, meaning the transplant has inevitably failed and wonders aloud to Frankenstein if the same thing would happen to Karl. Frankenstein refutes this, stating it is impossible as long as Karl avoids damage to the brain.



* ObliviousToLove: A boy is tto busy studying ants to notice the girl who is accompanying him is flirting with him.

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* ObliviousToLove: A boy is tto too busy studying ants to notice the girl who is accompanying him is flirting with him.

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* AntiVillain: Victor Franknstein. Unlike Film/The CurseOfFrankenstein where he was the VillainProtganoist, here the doctor's characterisation mellows out to the point his only other crimes besides creating a new monster and stealing limbs is the murder of the priest in the prologue.



* {{Blackmail}}: Hans Kleve gets Frankenstein to take him as his student through this. Although affronted and threatened by the gesture, Frankenstein happily goes along with it.



* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Karl, being a hunchback, volunteers his brain for Frankenstein's new experiment at making a new creature to gain a new, healthy body, but the new body eventually breaks down and he redevelop his deformities before dying.

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* CassandraTruth: After giving a series of [[LameExcuse lame excuses]] to his cohort why he needs his assistance to go graverobbing for a client, Fritz mentions that he can't dig up the grave on his own because his heart is in poor health. The cohort thinks it's another lie and only goes when he is told the job will now pay ten marks instead of the usual six. Later, when he is alone and Frankenstein appears to him alive, Fritz is so frightened the terror induces a fatal heart attack.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite picking up right after the first film, neither Paul or Elizabeth are revisitied or mentioned.
* ContinuityNod:
** The first film ended with Frankenstein being escorted from his cell to the guillotine. This one begins straight from there, the first and last time a ''Hammer'' Frankenstein film would maintain such tight continuity.
** Hnas Kleve recognises Frankenstein from seeing three years earlier at Professor Bernstein's funeral.
* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Victor Frankenstein.]] ''[[spoiler: Twice.]]''
* DyingAsYourself: Karl, in [[BodyHorror the most horrible and grotesque fashion]] imaginable.
* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Karl, being a hunchback, volunteers his brain for Frankenstein's new experiment at making a new creature to gain a new, healthy body, but the new body eventually breaks down and he redevelop redevelops his deformities before dying.dying.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Frankenstein mentions one of his experiments to Hans where he transplanted the brain of an orangutan into Otto the chimp's body, turning him from onivore to vegetarian. Hans has an OhCrap moment later when he remembers during a conversation with the pauper hospital caretaker that he saw Otto devouring meat, meaning the transplant has inevitably failed and wonders aloud to Frankenstein if the same thing would happen to Karl. Frankenstein refutes this, stating it is impossible as long as Karl avoids damage to the brain.



* NamesTheSame: InUniverse. When his cover is blown, Victor tries to pass himself off as a plain member of the Frankenstein family rather than as ''the'' Baron Victor Frankenstein, explaining that he changed his last name to Stein to escape the notoriety of having such a name.
* NothingIsScarier: We do not see the priest get beheaded, likely to avoid the wrath of the censors and church groups.
* ObliviousToLove: A boy is tto busy studying ants to notice the girl who is accompanying him is flirting with him.
* PoorCommunicationKills: Frankenstein purposely neglects to tell Karl what he has planned for him in the future after the transplant surgery.
* PowderKegCrowd: The patients at the pauper hospital treat Frankenstein coldly, never letting him touch or treat them and glare at him malevolently. Then one of them clubs the doctor from behind, an act that incites the rest to attack and fatally beat Frankenstein to a pulp.



* SueDonym: After escaping the guillotine, Dr. Frankenstein operates under the name Stein, then Franck.

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* SueDonym: After escaping the guillotine, Dr. Dr Frankenstein operates under the name Stein, then Franck.


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
** Thinking that Karl has volunteered for Frankenstein's whole scheme, Hans informs him post-transplant surgery that he will be exhibited to the world as proof of Frankenstein's theories. Having been looked at strangely for his entire life as a hunchback, Karl does not respond kindly to this.
** Margaret loosens the straps holding Karl to a hospital bed out of kindness. This allows him the freedom to escape Frankenstein and Kleve.
** The janitor of the building Frankenstein has leased for his laboratory thinks when he comes across Karl stealing into the lab that he's dealing with a plain old intruder and thief. He bullies Karl and strikes him over the head, resulting in trauma to the brain that tragically leads to Karl's slow degradation and death.
** In his final moments, Karl calls out Frankentein by his true name, thereby blowing the doctor's cover.
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* RevengeOfTheSequel: ''The'' '''Revenge''' ''of Frankenstein'' is the sequel of ''The Curse of Frankenstein''.
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* SueDonym: After escaping the guillotine, Dr. Frankenstein operates under the name Stein, then Franck.
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* TheXOfY: '''The''' ''Revenge'' '''of''' ''Frankenstein''.
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''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 British horror film made by Creator/HammerHorror Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Creator/PeterCushing, Michael Gwynn and Creator/EuniceGayson. It is a sequel to Hammer's ''Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein''.

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''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 British horror film made by Creator/HammerHorror Film/HammerHorror Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Creator/PeterCushing, Michael Gwynn and Creator/EuniceGayson. It is a sequel to Hammer's ''Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein''.
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''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' is a 1958 British horror film made by Creator/HammerHorror Productions. Directed by Terence Fisher, the film stars Creator/PeterCushing, Michael Gwynn and Creator/EuniceGayson. It is a sequel to Hammer's ''Film/TheCurseOfFrankenstein''.

Baron Victor Frankenstein (Cushing), sentenced to death, escapes execution with the aid of one of his followers. Three years later, Frankenstein, now going by the alias of Doctor Victor Stein, has become a successful physician in Carlsbruck. Together with Karl, the hunchback who facilitated his escape, Frankenstein continues with his experiment of transplanting a living brain into a new body, but this time one that is not a crude, cobbled-together monster. And the deformed Karl is more than willing to volunteer...
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!!This film features examples of:
* BeastAndBeauty: The deformed Karl becomes more than willing to volunteer his brain for Frankenstein's experiment to gain a new, healthy body after meeting and becoming smitten with the new assistant at the hospital, the lovely Margaret.
* BuryYourDisabled: Karl, the hunchback, gets his brain transplanted into a new, healthy body, but later redevelops his deformities in his new body and dies.
* FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome: Karl, being a hunchback, volunteers his brain for Frankenstein's new experiment at making a new creature to gain a new, healthy body, but the new body eventually breaks down and he redevelop his deformities before dying.
* TheIgor: Karl, Frankenstein's hunchback sidekick.
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