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The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942 · 68 min · Director: Erle C. Kenton ★ IMDb 6.1 · 8,166 ratings

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Frankenstein's unscrupulous colleague, Dr. Bohmer, plans to transplant Ygor's brain so he can rule the world using the monster's body, but the plan goes sour when he turns malevolent and goes on a rampage.

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The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 29%, Fear 26%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear26%
  2. Anger11%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Fear, Tension. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Disturbing

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Curiosity
Disturbing
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityDisturbing
2.5 %≈ 2′Tension58 %55 %32 %23 %
7.5 %≈ 5′Tension59 %53 %39 %26 %
12.5 %≈ 9′Curiosity53 %41 %46 %23 %
17.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity51 %43 %40 %16 %
22.5 %≈ 15′Tension60 %56 %33 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 19′Tension61 %60 %38 %29 %
32.5 %≈ 22′Tension54 %54 %38 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 26′Tension57 %57 %28 %26 %
42.5 %≈ 29′Tension68 %66 %26 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 32′Sympathy68 %61 %40 %49 %
52.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity66 %58 %56 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 39′Tension65 %61 %59 %54 %
62.5 %≈ 43′Tension64 %64 %53 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 46′Tension66 %66 %49 %36 %
72.5 %≈ 49′Tension71 %71 %45 %46 %
77.5 %≈ 53′Tension76 %76 %44 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 56′Tension75 %75 %50 %60 %
87.5 %≈ 60′Tension78 %78 %54 %51 %
92.5 %≈ 63′Tension80 %77 %46 %59 %
97.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing73 %67 %38 %65 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

JA
Janet Ann Gallow

BY
Barton Yarborough

Doris Lloyd

Martha the Housekeeper

LH
Leyland Hodgson

LH
Leyland Hodgson

Chief Constable

OH
Olaf Hytten

Adolph Hussman

Holmes Herbert

Magistrate

Richard Alexander

Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)

LB
Lionel Belmore

Councilman (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Villager (uncredited)

CC
Colin Clive

Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Mob Leader (uncredited)

GE
George Eldredge

Constable (uncredited)

DF
Dwight Frye

Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)

LG
Lawrence Grant

Mayor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Written by
Scott Darling
Type
Movies
Released
1942
Runtime
68 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 8,166 ratings
Feels mostly
Disturbing
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