I can only imagine the horrors Pretorius saw or did to make him so nonchalant about death and bodily experimentation. Like when he was laughing at a skull while smoking a cigar, like he's having a full blown conversation with it. Scary dude.
FRANKENSTEIN: "Mind the steps. Quite slimy, I expect." PRETORIUS: "I think it's a charming house!" I fucking love the character of Pretorius. Ernest Thesiger was a genius.
"Bride of Frankenstein" is my favorite of the Karloff films just for Pretorius. He's the best part of the movie and why they didn't give him a spin-off solo film while Ernest Thesiger was still alive is beyond me.
First in "Frankenstein ", Dwight Frye as Fritz goes fetching for a brain, but only brings back an abnormal one instead. ............Now here with "Bride of Frankenstein ", the same actor but this time as a goblin-like ghoul named Karl was sent to get a fresh human heart. ...... Well if any doctors wanna be known as "QUACKS ", just keep relying on these bumbling types & reach your goals!!!
This doesn't relate to the movie, but to save the VIEWER'S time, please know that the ads for cheap insurance are a total SCAM. After filling out forms some clowns call you and ask you a barrage of questions. Then you talk to one of the major insurance companies who offer you a policy for(probably) more money than you are currently paying!
Frankenstein: What we need is a female victim of sudden death. Can you do it? Karl: You promised me a thousand crowns! Pretorius: It'll be well worth it. And the Baron will pay. Frankenstein: Yes, yes. Go and get it. Karl: I'LL TRYYYYYYY