Hi Randy,

You are not alone in remembering scenes that never existed. Very often I combine elements of two separate films and create a scene that I am sure I saw somewhere only to be surprised when I eventually see the film in question and realize it is my feeble aging brain playing tricks on me. :)

Another good example is the urban legend that Mantan Moreland said "Feets Don't Fail Me Now" in a Chan film. People swear up and down they've seen this yet there is not a single shot in any Chan film that matches this and nobody can cite a single Moreland film that has this line. It's like the line that Bogie never said "Play it again, Sam".

Perhaps the scene you remember occured in another Karloff film? It does seem like the Frankenstein reference was used on multiple occasions as a comic in-joke reference.

Steve