Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, started as a joke.  A story man suggested they should do "Frankenstein wolfs the meat man-I mean Frankenstein meets the Wolfman."  They actually took the joke seriously.  The big loser here was Bela Lugosi.  He had rejected doing the monster back in 1931, because he thought he'd be playing a mindless brute. (In all honestly, if Lugosi had played the Frankenstein Monster, the character would have been.)  Since in "Ghost of Frankenstein" his brillaint Ygor characterization (Lugosi's most under-rated role) the brain of the shepard would be transferred into the monster's body.  Because of the difference in blood type, between the creature and the shepard, the monster (with Lugosi's voice) announced he was blind at the end of that film.  Lugosi could take comfort that the monster would speak, and being blind could have led to a fascinating take on the character.  This could have been a powerful film. Unfortunately, half way through the film, the powers to be decided the monster could see, and not speak.  So now Lugosi was throughly humiliated by playing the mindless brute he was dead set against playing, and a mish-mosh performance resulted.  The film is entertaining, but you have to overlook some of the defects it has.

Yes! I really like that movie! Addam (Oz) and I ended up watching "The Wolfman" (original) and "Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman" lastnight.... Ya just can't beat a good classic and all three of these movies are fun to watch.  

About "Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman" though, geez, there were all sorts of boo-boos in it. Ex: The wolfman wakes up in a hospital as Lawrence Talbot, decked out in his jammies, then the full moon, he turns into the wolfman, you see him morph and the next scene, he's outside in his regular clothing, killing a cop. Next shot, he's back in his hospital jammies wondering what happened... Umm, last time I checked, werewolves don't change clothes during the full moon - there are more important things to do, right? lol Oh well, it made us giggle, but still worth the viewing.