{"id":18502,"date":"2011-07-12T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18502"},"modified":"2021-01-26T21:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:24:08","slug":"frankensteins-daughter-1958","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18502","title":{"rendered":"Frankenstein&#8217;s Daughter (1958)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The Frankensteins were monsters who brought life from death &#8212; and that&#8217;s a true achievement.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Poster-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Poster-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Poster.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe insane grandson (Donald Murphy) of Dr. Frankenstein relies on the help of a zealous gardener (Wolfe Barzell) to create a modern-day female version (Sally Todd) of his grandfather&#8217;s fabled creature. Meanwhile, the niece (Sandra Knight) of Murphy&#8217;s employer (Felix Locher) complains to her boyfriend (John Ashley) about seeing visions of monsters roaming the streets.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nHawaiian-born director <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Richard_E._Cunha\">Richard Cunha<\/a> is best-known for the four low-budget sci-fi\/horror flicks he helmed in the 1950s &#8212; including this infamously awful entry in the prolific genre of Frankenstein-themed films. The title refers not to the <em>actual<\/em> daughter of Dr. Frankenstein (that designation would go to the character played by Ilona Massey in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18511\">1943&#8217;s <em>Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man<\/em><\/a>), but rather to the dubiously female &#8220;creature&#8221; &#8212; hence, <em>daughter<\/em> &#8212; created by mad Dr. Frank (Murphy). (It&#8217;s challenging to keep all these Frankensteins and their progeny &#8212; both biological and mutant &#8212; straight!) Meanwhile, any casual viewer doing a Google image search would be forgiven for believing that somehow Sandra Knight&#8217;s character: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-1024x794.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-1024x794.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-128x99.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-768x595.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight-348x270.png 348w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Knight.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>is the hideous beast in question, given that images of her pert teenage face made up with gruesomely bushy brows and rotten, crooked teeth dominate the virtual landscape. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-1024x785.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-1024x785.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Makeup.png 1311w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But no: while Dr. Frank does try out his potion (?) on her, the ACTUAL monster is supposedly crafted from Knight&#8217;s snooty blonde rival (Sally Todd):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-1024x786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Todd.png 1307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; though the monster him\/herself was actually played by a man (Harry Wilson):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-1024x786.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"491\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-1024x786.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-768x589.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster-352x270.png 352w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Monster.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the make-up designer, Harry Thomas, didn&#8217;t realize until after the fact that he was designing a mask for a female, and there was no money left to create another one. (Thanks to Goremasterfx for this info.) <\/p>\n<p>Well, you get the point. Watch at your own peril. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laughably awful acting, make-up, and script<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-1024x784.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"490\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-66246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-1024x784.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-300x230.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-128x98.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-768x588.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2-353x270.png 353w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Frankensteins-Daughter-Still2.png 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; definitely skip this one unless you&#8217;re a fan of Z-grade &#8220;chillers&#8221;. Listed as a Camp Classic in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0051631\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitallyobsessed.com\/displaylegacy.php?ID=369\">Digitally Obsessed Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1657&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monstersfromthevault.com\/SchlockBox3.html\">Monsters From the Vault Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s130frank.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Frankensteins were monsters who brought life from death &#8212; and that&#8217;s a true achievement.&#8221; Synopsis: The insane grandson (Donald Murphy) of Dr. Frankenstein relies on the help of a zealous gardener (Wolfe Barzell) to create a modern-day female version (Sally Todd) of his grandfather&#8217;s fabled creature. Meanwhile, the niece (Sandra Knight) of Murphy&#8217;s employer (Felix Locher) complains to her boyfriend (John Ashley) about seeing visions of monsters roaming the streets. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Frankenstein Horror Films Mad&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18502\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18502"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18502\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66247,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18502\/revisions\/66247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}