The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Erle C. Kenton.

Cast

• Cedric Hardwicke as Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)
• Ralph Bellamy as Erik Ernst
• Lionel Atwill as Dr. Bohmer
• Bela Lugosi as Ygor
• Evelyn Ankers as Elsa Frankenstein
• Lon Chaney Jr. as The Frankenstein Monster
• Janet Ann Gallow as Cloestine Hussman
• Barton Yarborough as Dr. Kettering
• Doris Lloyd as Martha the Housekeeper
• Leyland Hodgson as Chief Constable
• Olaf Hytten as Adolph Hussman
• Holmes Herbert as Magistrate
• Richard Alexander as Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
• Lionel Belmore as Councilman (uncredited)
• Chet Brandenburg as Villager (uncredited)
• Colin Clive as Dr. Henry Frankenstein (flashback) (uncredited)
• Harry Cording as Mob Leader (uncredited)
• George Eldredge as Constable (uncredited)
• Dwight Frye as Villager at Meeting / Grave Robber (flashback) (uncredited)
• Lawrence Grant as Mayor (uncredited)
• Otto Hoffman as Villager (uncredited)
• Brandon Hurst as Hans, Villager at Council Meeting (uncredited)
• Michael Mark as Councilman (uncredited)
• Jimmy Phillips as Boy Playing Indian (uncredited)
• William Smith as Boy (uncredited)
• Ernie Stanton as Constable (uncredited)
• Julius Tannen as Sektal (uncredited)
• Harry Tenbrook as Villager at Hearing (uncredited)
• Glen Walters as Mother of Hungry Children (uncredited)
• Janet Warren as Goose-herd (uncredited)
• Teddy Infuhr as Boy (uncredited)

Crew

• Elwood Bredell — Director of Photography
• Erle C. Kenton — Director
• Milton Krasner — Director of Photography
• Scott Darling — Screenplay
• George Waggner — Producer
• Hans J. Salter — Original Music Composer

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