Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man - SSP039

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Continuing on our month long salute to wolf movies, Karen has chosen to subject us to the 1943 Universal film “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man”, starring Lon Chaney Jr. and Bela Lugosi. The cocktail for this week is the Gin and Tonic. The recipe from AllRecipes.com is below.

Gin and Tonic Recipe

• 4 cubes ice
• 2 oz gin
• 4 oz tonic water
• 1 Tbsp lime juice
• 1 lime wedge

Instructions:

Place the ice cubes in a tall, narrow glass with the ice coming near the top.
Pour gin, tonic water, and lime juice over the ice. Stir well with a long-necked spoon.
Garnish with lime wedge, and serve immediately.

A Brief Synopsis: Lawrence Stewart Talbot is plagued by a physical oddity that turns him into a crazed werewolf after sundown. His desire to rid himself of this ailment leads him to the castle owned by mad scientist Dr. Frankenstein. Frankenstein, it turns out, is now dead, yet Talbot believes that the scientist’s daughter, Baroness Elsa Frankenstein, can help him. However, his quest to right himself puts him on a collision course with Frankenstein’s monster.

Some of the topics discussed include:

The Moon – What are some of the many ailments that the moon was thought to cause?
Ted Nugent – Greg references a Ted Nugent song.
Bob Seger – Greg and Karen share some Bob Seger lyrics.
1943 – There are lots of musical birthdays in 1943.
Cool Inventions – The Slinky and Silly Putty are just a couple of the cool inventions we had in 1943.
Lycanthropy – Could it be a real mental disorder?
Cryogenics – Who was the first person to have their body preserved?
Bela Lugosi’s Makeup – Could it pass the test on the SyFy show “Face-Off”?
Elsa – Are there any similarities between the Elsa in this film and the character by the same name in the Disney film “Frozen”?

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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