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Apr 21 08 1:34 PM
Apr 21 08 2:08 PM
TomWeaver999 wrote: << Doesn't Henry make a comment that the brain is useless because the neck's been broken? Still trying to figure the logic on that one. << Mega-dittoes. HENRY: "The neck's broken!" .................. DUUUUUH!!!!!!!!
I would think that the hanged man's brain would be more usable than the one in a jar of chemicals.
Apr 21 08 5:36 PM
SteveZodiak wrote: The irony is that the criminal brain used was from the hanged man Henry originally passed on. The university just obtained it that morning.
Apr 21 08 7:21 PM
Doctor Lamont wrote: We all know the Monster was given Ygor's brain in Ghost of Frankenstein, but where did the original brain go? I've always imagined it lived on in the body of the monster as depicted in those old Prize Comics ( The serious ones, at least). Anybody else have any ideas?
We all know the Monster was given Ygor's brain in Ghost of Frankenstein, but where did the original brain go? I've always imagined it lived on in the body of the monster as depicted in those old Prize Comics ( The serious ones, at least). Anybody else have any ideas?
Rumor has it that these days it is resting in the head of an inhabitant of the White House..
Apr 21 08 7:33 PM
The Batman of Gotham wrote: Mongo wrote: killer meteor wrote: I like to think the original brain was used as part of a brave new experiment to restore intelligence to a child stillborn. And that child was...Wilbur Gray! That's funny, I always thought it was George W. Anyway, no wonder Mr. Ed always thought he could take advantage of poor Wilbur. That would be Wilbur Post, Mongo. ( Or, if you prefer his original name, Wilbur Pope ) Wilbur Gray is Lou Costello in ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN. - GJS : ^ )
Mongo wrote: killer meteor wrote: I like to think the original brain was used as part of a brave new experiment to restore intelligence to a child stillborn. And that child was...Wilbur Gray! That's funny, I always thought it was George W. Anyway, no wonder Mr. Ed always thought he could take advantage of poor Wilbur.
killer meteor wrote: I like to think the original brain was used as part of a brave new experiment to restore intelligence to a child stillborn. And that child was...Wilbur Gray!
That's funny, I always thought it was George W. Anyway, no wonder Mr. Ed always thought he could take advantage of poor Wilbur.
You're right, I mixed up my Wilburs. Funny I didn't catch it since I had just clicked "post".
Apr 22 08 12:39 AM
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Apr 22 08 10:31 PM
Did Dr Neumann actually get around to swapping the brain of the guy he kidnaps in House of Frankenstein? He says he's going to but I'm not sure if he gets around to it.
Apr 22 08 11:04 PM
TomWeaver999 wrote: << Rosie. << LOL! I've said it before and I'll say it again: Even as a kid watching FRANKENSTEIN, it bugged me that Fritz got heat for stealing an abnormal brain when (in the opening reel) we saw Henry makes an on-camera attempt to steal the brain of the hanged criminal for use in the Monster. Unless that guy was hanged for jaywalking or something, what's the difference?
Really good point, and I have to admit I never thought about it. And son Wolf has the gall to blame the whole sour business on the 'unforseen mistake of a stupid assistant'. It is long past time to clear Fritz's name.
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Apr 23 08 3:46 PM
Hi Tom,
Apr 23 08 9:05 PM
Apr 23 08 9:24 PM
Mongo wrote: TomWeaver999 wrote: << Rosie. << LOL! I've said it before and I'll say it again: Even as a kid watching FRANKENSTEIN, it bugged me that Fritz got heat for stealing an abnormal brain when (in the opening reel) we saw Henry makes an on-camera attempt to steal the brain of the hanged criminal for use in the Monster. Unless that guy was hanged for jaywalking or something, what's the difference? Hi Tom, Of course the guy could have been lynched for something he didn't do. Look at Spencer Tracy in "Fury", he was almost lynched for a murder he didn't commit. Perhaps Henry knew of the man's innocence? However, I wouldn't have blammed Fritz, it's quite likely that he couldn't read. Also, the abnormal brain thing wasn't applicable after the birth of the monster. In it's prior life the brain was insane, probably like Michael Myers or Jason Voorhees, but after being exposed to the most powerful dose of ECT (Electro Convulsive Therapy) treatment known at the time, the brain was quited to the extent that it thought violent thoughts as a response to violence directed at it. As we know from the movie, the Monster does not act violently until he is provoked or feels threatened. His act of violence against the little girl, Maria, while horrible, was an act of ignorance, not of intent to harm. In his mind she was a flower, ergo she would also float. The Monster, as portrayed by Karloff, was a pittiable creature.
But Mongo remember that after the monster escapes the jail in BoF he kills 3 innocent people - including a young girl. I also think it was during this rampage that he pulled Inspector Krogh's arm off. As far as what happened to the original brain I assume it was burnt in the fire at the end of GoF.
Apr 24 08 6:57 AM
As far as what happened to the original brain I assume it was burnt in the fire at the end of GoF.
Apr 24 08 11:43 AM
That would be my assumption as well. Of course, that's all it is... an assumption. I suppose that someone with some foresight could have secreted it away before the fire occured and destroyed just about everything. And, if Frankenstein's diary survived the ordeal, then I'm sure that some scriptwriter could have come up with a way for the monster's original, discarded brain to have survived as well. But, since that's an avenue they never bothered to explore, I'm going to stick to 'Destroyed in the fire at the climax of GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN.'
Apr 24 08 2:20 PM
"The brain was hermetically sealed in a mayonaise jar on the porch of Funk and Wagnall's." May the Bird of Paradise leave a surprise in your morning oatmeal!
Apr 24 08 2:57 PM
Wich2 wrote: "The brain was hermetically sealed in a mayonaise jar on the porch of Funk and Wagnall's." May the Bird of Paradise leave a surprise in your morning oatmeal!
May a crazed Holy Man set fire to your nose hairs.
Apr 24 08 3:13 PM
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