The Ghost of Frankenstein
Released: March 13, 1942Runtime: 68 min
Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.
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Cedric Hardwicke
as Ghost of Henry Frankenstein
Lon Chaney Jr
as The Frankenstein Monster
Ralph Bellamy
as Erik Ernst
Lionel Atwill
as Dr. Theodore Bohmer
Bela Lugosi
as Ygor
Evelyn Ankers
as Elsa Frankenstein
Janet Ann Gallow
as Cloestine Hussman
Barton Yarborough
as Dr. Kettering
Doris Lloyd
as Martha
Leyland Hodgson
as Chief Constable
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