The Evil of Frankenstein Page #2

Now...

you are the monster

of the wicked

Baron Frankenstein.

[people gasp]

[man laughs]

Stop!

Come to me.

Look at me.

Look me in the eye.

Now....

Wake up.

[people clapping]

Thank you.

Now, if you'd kindly join your

friends in the audience...

and let them tell you

of all the things

l made you do.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

And now for

my next experiment,

ladies and gentlemen...

l shall require the services

of two gentlemen

from the audience.

Two gentlemen volunteers.

There we are!

ln the corner there,

the two gentlemen

in the masks.

lf you would kindly

step this way.

We are most honored,

ladies and gentlemen.

Most honored.

l assure you gentlemen,

no harm will come to you.

On the stage, please.

Thank you.

And now, for this experiment,

ladies and gentlemen...

we must have absolute silence.

Absolute silence,

ladies and gentlemen,

so that l may exercise...

the full force

of my fantastic will power.

Now, gentlemen....

Stop! Stop the performance.

Everybody to leave

by that doorway there.

How dare you break in

here like this?

You have no right

to come here.

How dare you interrupt

a public performance?

l shall report you!

l shall report you

to the Burgomaster.

Do you have a license

to perform here?

License? What license?

l take it you

do not hold a license.

What do l need with a license

as l'm a great artist?

Universally known.

Right! You're under arrest.

Ach!

Outside.

You'll pay for this.

Coming to bed, my dear?

Yes, my little one.

l won't be long.

(man)

You can't go in there.

l said, you can't get in.

You can't go in.

l tried to stop him,

Your Honor....

(Burgomaster)

What do you....

l've come for my property,

Burgomaster.

My ring, for instance!

l don't know what you--

My chairs, my desk,

my carpet.

Even my bed!

Hark! My clothes!

How convenient for you

that we're both the same size!

You have no right

to be in this town,

let alone in my house!

You had no right

to enter my house

and take what you please!

Your property was confiscated.

Confiscated? Stolen!

[Burgomaster's wife screaming]

Be quiet, woman!

l'll send for the police.

(police chief)

There won't be any need.

l thought

l recognized you earlier,

Baron.

Arrest him.

lt's a pleasure, sir.

You're going to be very sorry

you ever came back.

[pounding on door]

Good night.

Frankenstein!

Come on.

Back to the chateau?

No, the police will be there

before we could reach it.

We're getting out

of this place altogether.

Where are we going?

Up there.

Up there?

lt's the only way out.

[panting]

l have to stop.

l can't go on.

Why do you stay with me, Hans?

To tell you the truth,

l often wonder that myself.

You get nothing

but misery with me.

No. There is something else.

Knowledge.

You could get

that at the university.

Not the knowledge

that you have.

l think you have discovered

what all the others

are searching for.

l think you have found

the true secret of life.

[thunder rumbling]

Thunder.

There's a storm coming up.

A sudden burst

could start an avalanche.

We must find some shelter.

Look, sir.

[inaudible]

[thunder cracking]

Let's follow her.

[inaudible]

[thunder rumbling]

The storm's building up.

We may have to stay here

for some time.

Better get some rest

while we can.

Thank you.

But have you enough

for yourself?

[mumbling incoherently]

She can't hear you.

[thunder cracking]

[birds chirping]

[girl muttering]

[mumbling]

Hans.

Hans, come here!

Hans, come on!

What is it?

Perfectly preserved.

He must have fallen

into the glacier.

lt's as if

he was waiting for you.

Waiting.

Waiting for my return.

l'll restore the life

that belongs to him.

We must get him back.

Back where?

To the chateau, of course.

Where else can l work?

[rain pattering]

[thunder rumbling]

That's it.

Stand clear.

Get up on the roof, Hans.

All right?

l hope so.

[storm raging]

[electricity surges]

Switch off, quickly!

Switch on.

Let's have some chloroform.

No response.

There's no response, Hans!

Those blundering idiots

destroyed his brain

with their bullets.

But you repaired

the brain.

l patched it up and put

the pieces together again,

but the life spark, Hans...

the life spark

has been destroyed.

He's alive,

but his brain is dormant.

Anything they

don't understand...

anything that doesn't

conform to their stupid

little pattern...

they destroy!

They have to destroy it.

ls there nothing

you can do, sir?

So near....

But they haven't beaten me.

l won't let them beat me.

The brain is intact.

l know that.

The cellular structure

complete, the whole

metabolism is as it should be.

Then why will his brain

not function?

Once it starts,

it will continue.

l'm sure of that.

But how?

Some kind of physical shock?

l've just passed

the full force of a bolt of

lightning through his skull.

lsn't that shock enough? No.

lt needs some

direct mental shock.

Some direct contact

with his mind.

Hans. That man at the fair.

[knocking on door]

Can't you leave me alone?

l'm doing the best l can.

All right, l'm coming.

All right!

May l come in? Thank you.

You were expecting

someone else?

Yes. The police.

They've been plaguing me

all day. What's it got

to do with you?

lt might have a great deal

to do with me.

l know you.

The other day at the fair.

You came up on the stage

the day l was run in...

for not having my license.

You're nothing to do

with the police, are you?

l am Baron Frankenstein.

You've got a nerve,

haven't you?

How do you mean?

Coming here.

You're not supposed

to be here.

l heard

you've been thrown out.

l've been kicked out, too.

And you're going?

You're right, l'm going.

lf l'm not out of here

by sundown,

l'm to be done for 20 crowns.

That's what his honor,

the Burgomaster,

said at the trial.

Trial.

l've come to offer you

a challenge. A challenge for

your professional skill.

lf you accept,

you will be safe in my house.

And welcome.

You want me

to hypnotize someone.

ls that it?

Exactly.

Who?

Not a girl.

l'm in enough trouble

already.

A man.

lf you can.

lf l can?

l've not failed yet.

Who is he?

You can meet him now,

at the chateau Frankenstein.

Up there? You're mad.

l've got to be out

of this place by sundown.

You'll still have time

if you fail.

Fail? Me fail?

There isn't a man born

or woman that

l can't put under.

Then this experiment

should prove very interesting.

Come in, man.

There's nothing

to be afraid of.

Hans, you remember

Herr Zoltan?

Professor Zoltan.

ls this the....

No, over here.

(Baron)

There's your subject,

Professor.

My God!

[grunts]

That's not human.

That's a monster.

Nevertheless...

he has a good brain

and excellent eyes.

l won't tell you

where l got them, but l can

assure they are perfect.

What do you want me to do?

l want you to stimulate

his brain.

Start some train of thought.

Anything to act as a catalyst.

What?

Accelerate a reaction

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