I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN (1957) is B-Movie gold, perfect for 1950s drive-in nonsense. The Grue-Crew discuss the film's goofy yet gory monster, the mastery of tempered scene chewing that is Whit Bissell, and the extreme lack of teenagers in this teenage monster movie. Is it a good movie? Nah, not really. But that doesn't mean it isn't a brilliantly fun movie of its time. There's plenty to enjoy. And, as Bill noted, somehow when viewing I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN now, it is both better and worse than remembered. Check this review out and enjoy.

I WAS A TEENAGE FRANKENSTEIN (1957)
Episode 238 - Decades of Horror The Classic Era

Quote: "Speak. I know you have a civil tongue in your head because I sewed it back myself." - Professor Frankenstein

Synopsis: Professor Frankenstein, a university lecturer with an alligator pit under his house, steals body parts of dead athletes from the wreckage of a crashed airplane. He builds a hunky male monster with a hideously disfigured face, which goes on a killing spree.

Director: Herbert L. Strock
Writers: Herman Cohen (as Kenneth Langtry), Aben Kandel (as Kenneth Langtry)
Selected Cast:
Whit Bissell as Prof. Frankenstein
Phyllis Coates as Margaret
Robert Burton as Dr. Karlton
Gary Conway as Bob/Teenage Monster
George Lynn as Sgt. Burns
John Cliff as Sgt. McAffee

Every 2 weeks we'll be focusing on a specific film released between 1920 and 1969. Next up, chosen by Jeff, is Santo vs. Vampire Women (1962).

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