Frankenstein Wants His Mummy.

[hickman1937]

This is apparently a lost movie, never released.

In this version, Boris Karloff, offered a generous fee, evidently again volunteered to essay the role of the immortal Monster, whilst Lon Chaney, Jr., filled in the role of the Mummy that he took on after Karloff's and Tom Tyler's brief stints in the role. According to deeply placed sources, the studio was trying to "humanize" the Frankenstein Monster, in order to engender an appeal to a "wider audience"--i.e., the "family" audience. Director James Whale and Screenwriter Curt Siodmak were ordered to come up with a more sympathetic role for the Mummy as well.

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Alas, the completed film was considered a bit over-the-top, even by studio execs. The spectacle of Karloff's Monster lumbering after Chaney's Mummy because the Monster's damaged aural organs confused "mummy" with "mommy" was reportedly enough to cause Karloff to forever remove the green greasepaint and electrodes. Whale and Siodmak demanded their names be removed from the picture. This disaster also purportedly increased Chaney's use of alcohol. Supporting actors George Zucco, John Carradine, and Evelyn Ankers constantly ruined scenes with helpless laughter, and Bela Lugosi, reprising his role of Ygor (now spelled "Igor"), reportedly said, "Monogram was never this bad!"

I want to see this movie. It cannot possibly be as bad as Troll 2.

edit for http://www.horror-wood.com/incredible.htm

[hickman1937]

1. I can't believe there are no B movie fans here.

I'm so disappointed.

[AmyDeLune]

2. Your thread title sounds like the lead in to a bad joke

not a movie title; not that I have anything against bad jokes. :)

[BigMcLargehuge]

3. I think that's a joke page

from April Fools Day as there is a "Bonus" April Fool question at the bottom. As well as this indicative gem -

"All Universal Studios will release at this time, however, is the poster above...and the promise that the film will be released just as soon as all the actors in the original production can be located to sign releases. "We're having a bit of difficulty in that endeavor," a studio attorney has reportedly admitted."

For my money Universal's treatment of their signature monsters plummeted right about the time they released House of Frankenstein where Dracula (as played by John Carradine) turned his victims by placing a ring on their finger. Blech!