Frankenstein (1931 film) in "The Ghost of Frankenstein" (1942) after his apparent murder in the earlier film). This character — a deranged blacksmith whose neck was broken and twisted due to a botched hanging — befriends the monster and later helps Dr. Wolf Frankenstein, leading to the "hunchbacked assistant" called "Igor" commonly associated with "Frankenstein" in popular culture. Frye also appears in later films in the series, such as in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man" (1943). Guillermo del Toro had expressed interest in directing the reboot film for Universal. Del Toro said his "Frankenstein" would be a faithful "Miltonian tragedy", citing Frank Darabont's
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