House of Frankenstein (1944)

The American horror film House of Frankenstein (1944) stars Boris Karloff, directed by Erle C. Kenton. After attempting to replicate Dr. Frankenstein’s experiments, Dr. Gustav Niemann is imprisoned and meets the hunchback Daniel. He convinces him to become his assistant and promises to create a new body for him. During an earthquake, they escape and stumble upon Professor Lampini’s traveling show. Wanting revenge on Burgomaster Hussman, Niemann revives Count Dracula from his corpse in the horror exhibit. The vampire hypnotizes Hussman’s granddaughter-in-law Rita and kills the Burgomaster. Hussman’s grandson alerts the police, who go after Dracula as Niemann and Daniel make their getaway in a carriage.

They come across the police chasing after Dracula, so they ditch his coffin and flee with Daniel driving the carriage.  With dawn approaching, Dracula desperately tries to get back inside of his coffin but succumbs to the rays of sunlight that kill him instantly. Niemann and Daniel journeyed to the flooded remains of Castle Frankenstein in Visaria. Along the way, Daniel came across a Romani woman, Ilonka, who was being whipped by her companion during a dispute over money. Mesmerized by Ilonka, Daniel persuades her to accompany them on their trip. At the castle, they stumble upon preserved bodies of Frankenstein’s monster and Larry Talbot in an icy cavern below. Niemann thaws their bodies, causing Talbot to transform back into his human form.