KARLOFF LAY ON A RECLINING
board between scenes—
probably to take the heavy
costume’s weight off his bad
back (opposite). After filming
the film’s climax, in which he
carries Dr. Frankenstein uphill
to a windmill, the actor had
to be hospitalized. This page:
Karloff on the set with Whale
(center) and cinematographer
John J. Mescall (right).
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