I love inspector krogh

oh yes Krogh is bloody fantastic! props to Lionel for making what could have been a cardboard policeman such an amazingly likeable and complex character! One of the best Universal characters, and its such a shame he never returned.

I think "Son of Frankenstein" is a decent entry into the series. I have a few problems with it. As with all Universal Studio films, the ending happens too abruptly. The villagers were about to throw Rathbone's Frankenstein character to the wolves in the beginning and then magically at the end all is forgiven and forgotten. They are all waving goodbye and acting warm and embracing to him. Yeah, he shot Ygor and kicked the monster into the sulfur pit but there were still two villagers that were killed by the monster. Aren't they going to have some animosity against Wolf Frankenstein for that. Plus I can't stand the overly cute voice of the child who plays Rathbone's son Peter (young actor Donnie Dunagan). His voice is so high-pitched he almost sounds like Shirley Temple ("Well hello!"). It is hard to believe that this little sissy went on to become a marine drill sergeant!

I also loved Lionel Atwill as Inspector Krogh. Out of all the Universal Studio monster flicks he was in, this was the one that allowed him to act and actually turn out a performance. I think the funniest part is where Krogh sticks darts in his wooden arm while playing a dart game with Wolf Von Frankenstein! All the other Universal movies afterwards for Atwill were useless. He either played mad scientists (such as in "Man Made Monster" and "Ghost of Frankenstein") or more (uninteresting) police inspectors ("House of Dracula"). Inspector Krogh at least was a developed, interesting character who was given a lot of screen time.

True, Rathbone overacts in some scenes but his character was supposed to be frantic and nervous when he realized the Frankenstein Monster was alive.

I have no problem really with Karloff not talking in the movie. It is credible to say that damage happened to his brain with the explosion in "Bride" that may have cut off his verbal abilities.

I actually think all the Universal movies with Frankenstein's monster in them are decent. The weakest one is "House of Dracula".

yeah the inspector was pretty fun in this,, sort of like Columbo , but different.
are you going to bark all day little doggie,, or are you going to bite

Lugosi and Atwill put on an acting clinic in this one. The fact that we also have Rathbone and Karloff on hand (the latter singing a swan song to his signature role) is just icing on the cake.

Krogh is indeed a geat and complex character. As a victim of the Monster's violence, he brings a history to the story that casts a dark, ominous shadow over it. Wolf von Frakenstein discredits the tales of the Monster's rampages, but Krogh is a living witness to its monstrous capacities, and his story is chilling.

Buried beneath it all is a "Moby Dick" strand, with the crippled Atwill as Ahab and the Monster as his white whale. However, Krogh's determination to stop the monster is borne of fear, not vengeance.

Of course, he also manages to inject some quirkiness and humor. All in all, it's a terrific, layered, well-rounded performance.

It's not perfect, but after Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, it's probably my favorite movie in the series.

"...if that was off, I'd be whoopin' your ass up and down this street." ~ an irate Tarantino

Lionel Atwill totally rocked that great part.

What do you think this is, a signature? It's a way of life!

Lionel Atwill was always terrific in anything. Too bad he's seldom mentioned in discussions about horror icons.

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