When Universal was filming "Frankenstein" (this was a story "made up" by the Shelleys and Byron when they were chatting, it was later recorded in the name of Mrs. Shelley. "Dracula" "also "The product of this conversation), Robert was the first to announce that he was in charge of the filming. In the original Hollywood, of course, a director with a position of authority had the right to select and announce that he was in charge of the script in the filming plan of his film company. However, Robert may not have achieved a status similar to that of Todd Browning. Robert even revamped the script for Frankenstein, bringing in Lucas to experiment with costumes, including auditioning for scenes in Dracula. He wanted to be able to shoot in the style of "Dr. Caligari's Cabin", stylized, expressive, and abandoned the so-called camera realism. (With his and Lugosi's zeal, perhaps the wave of terrorism in 1931 will be a little bit earlier, that's all uncertain.)
Yet another person emerged. Someone bigger than Robert: James whale, The Blue Bridge should need no introduction, and of course The Journey's End, which has already been a success in London. It was also "Soul Broken Blue Bridge" that moved the boss of Universal, and Weir obtained the right to arbitrarily select films in Universal's shooting plan. It seems that the investors have not changed for decades. Ware chose Frankenstein for a reason that was as simple as joking with Robert: Because it wasn't a war movie. Obviously, there are other non-war films in Universal's plans. Facts have proved that Vail's vision is very good, talented, and his enthusiasm is no worse than others. "Frankenstein" and "Dracula", "Dr. Incarnate", "Freak" became the "Four Kings of Fighting and Abstinence" in 1931. , opening up a castration-like "reproduction". The more controversial film, released four years later, was still directed by Weir: "The Bride of Frankenstein." Fate does not play tricks or favor anyone.
"Frankenstein" brought not only a wave of horror movies, but also family-style theme development. Terence Fisher made Frankenstein Created Woman, a man who was created to create a woman. Tim Borton, who was full of darkness and loneliness, filmed Frankenstie, completing the lineage. Mel Brooks fiddled with time, filming "Young Frankenstein." These few films alone complete a Frankenstein family space-time system, including, of course, the 1994 "rebirth" version starring "Black Super" Robert De Niro.
Robert didn't stop there, and fate didn't take anything away from it. He came back in 1932, with not only a Murders in the Rue Morgue, but also Lugo West, who was also abandoned by Frankenstein. "Murder in the Rue Morgue" is based on Edgar Allan Poe's novel. If it must be marked as an adaptation, it is better to say that it is based on "Dr. Caligari's Cabin". One is that Dr. hypnotist leads a sleepwalker. ("Dr. Caligari's Cabin"), one is a charlatan with an ape, ("Murder in the Rue de Morgue"), both are murderers with unconventional "weapons". There is hardly any trace of Edgar Allan Poe in the film, because Edgar Allan Poe's contribution was to open up such a Gothic subject. (Speaking of which, Mr. and Mrs. Shelley and Mr. Byron should also have a place in the palace of Gothic culture and artistry)
Robert finally completed a pure tribute, but, at the time, no one paid much attention to this, and people were more discussing the morbidity of the film and similar films of the time, which induced the audience (especially those who liked to chase the ambulance and fire trucks). the eccentric taste of those who come to entertain). The actress who plays the girl chased by the apes is named Arlene Kazanjian. She was on vacation. Her entire dialogue was "Who are you?" and "Your cold hands make me scared!", which was deleted by the censors at the time. She's tied to a cross in shredded "underwear" (in fact, only her two arms and right calf are exposed), as shown in a cutout at New York's Phil Cinemas. Arlene Kazanjian's father, New York portrait photographer Aram kazanjian saw a heavy and poetic telegram sent to his daughter:
I saw you half-naked on Broadway
Stop
our friends saw you like that
Stop
go home right away
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