Fritz

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Fritz is the hunchbacked assistant to Dr. Frankenstein in the 1931 horror film "Frankenstein," known for helping to procure the monster’s body parts and brain.

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Fritz canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
alignment morally ambiguous
appearsIn Frankenstein (1931)
surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)
associatedWithCharacter Elizabeth (Henry Frankenstein’s fiancée)
the Creature
surface form: Frankenstein’s monster
associatedWithTrope hunchbacked lab assistant
basedOn Fritz in Frankenstein (1931 film)
surface form: Fritz (stage character in the 1927 play "Frankenstein")
brainTypeStolen abnormal brain
costumeFeature dark, simple garments
ragged clothing
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
deathInWork killed by Frankenstein’s monster
employer Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Dr. Henry Frankenstein
surface form: Henry Frankenstein
eraOfPopularity Hollywood Golden Age
surface form: Golden Age of Hollywood horror
filmGenreContext horror
gender male
hasCreator Universal Pictures screenwriters
helpsCharacter the Creature
surface form: Frankenstein’s monster

Henry Frankenstein
inspiredLaterCharacters Igor-type hunchbacked assistants in horror films
languageOfWork English
medium film
narrativeRole assistant to mad scientist
comic relief
notableAction procuring body parts for Frankenstein’s monster
stealing a brain for Frankenstein’s experiment
notableFor assisting in the creation of Frankenstein’s monster
occupation laboratory assistant
partOfFranchise Universal Classic Monsters
personalityTrait cowardly
cruel
sadistic toward the monster
subservient
physicalCharacteristic hunchbacked
portrayedBy Dwight Frye
productionCompanyOfWork Universal Pictures
settingOfWork Europe
castle laboratory
species human
workBasedOn Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
surface form: Mary Shelley’s novel "Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"
yearOfFirstAppearance 1931

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Frankenstein (1931) character Fritz
subject surface form: Frankenstein (1931 film)