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I hate to say it, but I'm not crazy about Colin Clive, although his acting did get better in bride. But, my props go out to Elsa Lanchester for a few all too short minutes of excellence and to Ernest Thesiger. Praetorius makes the movie much more interesting as a kind of personification of Henry's evil. He contrasts Henry's misguided science with outright black magic in the scenes with the tiny people he's created and is surprisingly subtle in his manipulating the monster. The addition of this character and the portrayal alike were fantastic. I have Bride and aren't too crazy about most of the Frankenstein, except of course for Karloff. Do you think the Frankenstein collection would be a worthwhile purchase, then? I have seen neither Son nor Ghost of Frankenstein. I'm kind of curious with the legacy collections having been brought up in earlier posts and being very fond of the Wolfman and Creature from the Black Lagoon ones I have.
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