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Directed by Richard E. Cunha
USA 1958

 

So says Dr. Oliver Frank at the sight of his new creation, a hulking beast with the transplanted brain of a beautiful young woman. He has finally carried on the legacy of his late grandfather, the notorious Dr. Frankenstein!

The twist in Frankenstein's Daughter (1958) is that it takes place in ''modern'' Los Angeles, where teenagers are forever in swim gear. Even as news reports warn them about a female monster menacing the neighborhood, nothing stops these kids from partying by the poolside.

Fans of low-budget horror will see some familiar faces in the cast, including John Ashley, Harold Lloyd, Jr., and former Playboy Playmate of the Month, Sally Todd (just a year after her appearance in The Unearthly). For Director Richard E. Cunha, Frankenstein's Daughter was part of a productive year where he turned out three other cult favorites: She Demons; Giant from the Unknown; and Missile to the Moon. And though Donald Murphy lacked the schlock pedigree of his director and co-stars, his thousand-watt stare makes him a perfectly evil Dr. Frank.

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Dr. Frankenstein's insane grandson attempts to create horrible monsters in modern day L.A.

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Theatrical Release: November 15th, 1958

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Runtime 1:25:03.556         
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1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 37,914,187,202 bytes

Feature: 23,834,234,880 bytes

Video Bitrate: 33.00 Mbps

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DTS-HD Master Audio English 1560 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1560 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio English 320 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 320 kbps / DN -31dB
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Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles English, Spanish, None
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1.85:1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 37,914,187,202 bytes

Feature: 23,834,234,880 bytes

Video Bitrate: 33.00 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• Full Commentary track with Author/ Historian Tom Weaver
 • ''RICHARD E. CUNHA: FILMMAKER OF THE UNKNOWN'' - A new career retrospective from Ballyhoo Motion Pictures featuring an archival interview with director Richard E. Cunha (36:00)
 • ''JOHN ASHLEY: MAN FROM THE B'S'' - A new career retrospective featuring film historian C. Courtney Joyner (10:15)

• Full Color Booklet with original essay by Author/ Historian Tom Weaver


 Blu-ray Release Date: October 26th, 2021
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Chapters 9

 

 

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ADDITION: Film Detective Blu-ray (October 2021): Film Detective have transferred Richard E. Cunha's Frankenstein's Daughter to Blu-ray. It is on a dual-layered disc with a high bitrate. The resulting 1080P image is quite strong - pleasing detail, notable in close-ups, plenty of depth, excellent contrast... it looks solid.

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On their Blu-ray, Film Detective use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. Frankenstein's Daughter has a few aggressive monster growls and an occasionally dramatic score by Nicholas Carras (Missile to the Moon, The Astro Zombies, The Doll Squad and Girl in Gold Boots among his credits) sounding clean with consistent dialogue in the lossless transfer. Film Detective offer optional English subtitles on their Region FREE Blu-ray.

The Film Detective Blu-ray offers a new commentary by author/ historian Tom Weaver. He's always informative an fun with recollections of his past interviews, a piece by David Schecter on the film's music, and more. He's always a pleasure to indulge in. I loved the new, 36-minute, career retrospective ''Richard E. Cunha: Filmmaker of the Unknown'' featuring an archival interview from a tape of his electronics store in a California Mall with the director and much more. ''John Ashley: Man From 'B's" a new 10-minute career retrospective featuring film historian C. Courtney Joyner about the actor who went to the set of The Conqueror (1956), where he met John Wayne, who set him up with an interview with William Castle. The package also has a full color booklet with original essay by Weaver.

Richard E. Cunha's Frankenstein's Daughter is a slapdash effort but not without its nostalgic charms. Viewers have to be fairly forgiving for the overly ripe make-up. This is about the same ilk as director Cunha's Giant from the Unknown and Missile to the Moon. I adore the innocence of this genre. The draw for 50's theater audience had the, usual, enticing and descriptive title plus inaccurate posters. Frankenstein's Daughter rates high on the 'camp' scale of quirky, wholesome, desirability. It's better than some might think and the Film Detective Blu-ray has a pleasing HD presentation, a commentary and more valuable extras. Right 'up my alley' and we recommend to fans of these notoriously modest efforts.

Gary Tooze

 

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