The Ghost of Frankenstein
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The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 Universal Pictures horror film in the classic Frankenstein series, featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Monster and continuing the studio’s iconic monster-movie legacy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ghost of Frankenstein canonical | 5 |
| Ghost of Frankenstein | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4422788 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghost of Frankenstein Context triple: [Son of Frankenstein, followedBy, The Ghost of Frankenstein]
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A.
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
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B.
I, Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein is a 2014 dark fantasy action film that reimagines Mary Shelley's monster amid a war between gargoyles and demons in a modern gothic setting.
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C.
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 Universal horror film directed by James Whale, widely regarded as one of the greatest classic monster movies and a landmark of early cinematic horror.
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D.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a classic 1931 Universal horror film, directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, that popularized the iconic cinematic image of Mary Shelley’s monster.
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Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ghost of Frankenstein Target entity description: The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 Universal Pictures horror film in the classic Frankenstein series, featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Monster and continuing the studio’s iconic monster-movie legacy.
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A.
The Curse of Frankenstein
The Curse of Frankenstein is a 1957 British Hammer Horror film that reimagines Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein story and helped launch Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing to international horror stardom.
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B.
I, Frankenstein
I, Frankenstein is a 2014 dark fantasy action film that reimagines Mary Shelley's monster amid a war between gargoyles and demons in a modern gothic setting.
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C.
Bride of Frankenstein
Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 Universal horror film directed by James Whale, widely regarded as one of the greatest classic monster movies and a landmark of early cinematic horror.
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D.
Frankenstein
Frankenstein is a classic 1931 Universal horror film, directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, that popularized the iconic cinematic image of Mary Shelley’s monster.
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E.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is an 1818 Gothic novel by Mary Shelley that tells the story of scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a sentient creature in a groundbreaking but tragic experiment, and is widely regarded as a foundational work of science fiction and horror literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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black-and-white film ⓘ film ⓘ horror film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Frankenstein by Mary Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Milton R. Krasner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Erle C. Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Edward Curtiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Frankenstein's monster
NERFINISHED
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Ludwig Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Ygor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresPerformanceBy |
Bela Lugosi as Ygor
NERFINISHED
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Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankenstein's monster ⓘ |
| filmingProcess | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Universal Classic Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Son of Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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monster film ⓘ |
| hasMonster | Frankenstein's monster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family legacy
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identity transfer ⓘ mad science ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Universal horror cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRatingSystem | unrated (original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Hans J. Salter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | first portrayal of Frankenstein's monster by Lon Chaney Jr. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Universal Frankenstein film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedes | Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Waggner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 68 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | W. Scott Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Europe
NERFINISHED
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village of Vasaria ⓘ |
| stars |
Bela Lugosi
NERFINISHED
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Cedric Hardwicke NERFINISHED ⓘ Evelyn Ankers NERFINISHED ⓘ Lionel Atwill NERFINISHED ⓘ Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Bellamy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Ghost of Frankenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ghost of Frankenstein Description of subject: The Ghost of Frankenstein is a 1942 Universal Pictures horror film in the classic Frankenstein series, featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Monster and continuing the studio’s iconic monster-movie legacy.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghost of Frankenstein