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Title:
Frankenstein Revisited
Plot:
The 400th anniversary coverage of Baron Von Frankenstein might just be a bad idea for a news item. Especially since the good doctor and his creation are eager to attend.
Episode:
0059
Air Dates:
First Run - March 19, 1974
Repeat - December 6, 1974
Repeat - January 7, 1978
Repeat - July 14, 1979
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The description is not quite correct. In this episode, it is revealed that Mary Shelley based "Frankenstein" on an older German legend, and it is this older legend that is commemorated in the story. (In fact, this older legend was invented for this episode.) The 400-year-old legends states that the evil Baron Von Frankenstein was killed on his castle grounds 400 years ago by a mysterious creature who reappears every century to claim a new victim, but Frankenstein did not create this monster or anything else. The idea of strange occurrences on a set of a monster movie, leading to the questioning of whether the monster is real, is an old plot device. (I first saw it in a 1940's Batman comic.) It is intriguing, if predictable. Monster thriller; questioned supernatural elements.

A film crew goes to Germany to record some film regarding the 400-year anniversary of the death of the "original" Baron Von Frankenstein, who was supposedly killed by his creature in the forest, and every 100 years they return to relive the scene. No great shakes, really, despite E.G. Marshall's assurance that we'll lose sleep after listening to the horrific story.

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