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Although the original Frankenstein Monster, Boris Karloff, stars in this film...
...the Monster is played this time by actor-stuntman Glenn Strange.
Karloff is the mad scientist who restores the Monster to full power.
Strange, the fourth actor to star as the Monster, is memorable in the role.
In 1942, he played a werewolf in "The Mad Monster."
He would later gain television fame as Butch Cavendish on "The Lone Ranger"...
...and as Sam the Bartender in the 1960s western "Gunsmoke."
Strange enjoyed recounting how Karloff gave him advice on how to play the Monster.
Makeup master Jack Pierce had been searching for a new Monster when he spotted Strange.
The brawny actor's imposing physique and craggy features convinced Pierce he'd found his Monster.
He would play the Frankenstein Monster two more times, in "House of Dracula" (1945)...
...and "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948).
His likeness adorns much of the Frankenstein Monster merchandise...
...and even accompanied some of Karloff's obituary notices.
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7 сен 2024
