Erle C. Kenton directed this entry, that sees the monster(now played by Lon Chaney Jr.) being dug out of the dried-out sulfur pit by Ygor(played again by Bela Lugosi) who somehow survived his gunshot wounds(!) and takes the monster to Henry Frankenstein's older son Ludwig(played by Cedric Hardwicke) to be cured of his chronic sickness. Ludwig at first wants nothing to do with his father's legacy, but gets an inspiration to replace the monster's sick brain with an educated one, though Ygor wants his brain put in the monster's body, since his body is dying, and he wants to be immortal. He is helped in this by the treachery of his associate Dr. Bohmer(played by Lionel Atwill) leading to a horrifying climax... Evelyn Ankers plays Ludwig's daughter Elsa, and Ralph Bellamy plays her fiancée Erik.
Good sequel falls short of the first three, being a cheaper and less ambitious production, yet it is well acted and has a good story, and remains an enjoyable addition to the growing mythology.
Good sequel falls short of the first three, being a cheaper and less ambitious production, yet it is well acted and has a good story, and remains an enjoyable addition to the growing mythology.