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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943): 8.5/10

*Possible Spoilers*

A solid sequel to the Wolf Man (1941). It added an interesting aspect to the mythologies of both films. It was also interesting to see the Wolf Man and Frankenstein's Monster in the same film. As expected, Lon Chaney Jr. delivered an excellent performance as Larry Talbot. Chaney was definitely the best performance of the entire film. The character of Dr. Frank seemed a little too stock to me. Him suddenly becoming like Dr. Frankenstein seemed a little too unlikely. The atmosphere was perhaps the best part of the film. I think that's what I love best about the old Universal classics. On a related note, the score complemented the film quite well. Overall, a solid Universal classic.

This film also helped explain aspects of Mel Brooks's film Young Frankenstein, which were not fully clear prior. The references made more sense now after watching this film.

On another note, viewing this film put me in a Universal Classics (referring primarily to the period of 1923-1954) mood. More specifically, a Frankenstein one. Unfortunately, the only Universal Frankenstein films I own are the 1931 film and Bride of Frankenstein (and, of course, arguably this one). Other Universal classics from Universal's Golden Age I own are The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923), The Phantom of the Opera (1925), Dracula (1931), Dracula (1931)- Spanish Version,The Mummy (1932), The Wolf Man (1941), all the Invisible Man films, and Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954). In addition, I own She-Wolf of London (1946) and Werewolf of London (1935). I ended up watching my favorite Universal classic Dracula (1931).

Note: This was my first viewing.