Frankenstein (1931 film) the deliberately farcical "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" (1948). Though it is unrelated to the Universal series, the later "Frankenstein 1970" has the scientist Frankenstein, here played by Karloff, animate the Monster using a nuclear reactor. Although Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant is often referred to as "Igor" in descriptions of the films, he is not so called in the earliest films. In both "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein", Frankenstein has an assistant who is played both times by Dwight Frye who is crippled. In the original 1931 film the character is named "Fritz" who is hunchbacked and walks with the aid
Wolf Frankenstein of Krogh, Peter was saved and Wolf swung on a rope and knocked the Monster into the sulphur instead. After all this, Wolf decided to move back to America with Elsa and Peter. Wolf later handed the keys to the Frankenstein estate over to the townspeople. Wolf was later mentioned in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" where Ludwig had heard about his brother's encounter with the monster. Wolf Frankenstein Baron Wolf von Frankenstein is a fictional character who appears in the Universal film "Son of Frankenstein". He is played by Basil Rathbone. Wolf Frankenstein was the elder son of Henry Frankenstein