Tivoli at The Nelson: Young Frankenstein

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Gene Wilder stars in one of his most notable roles by far! Wilder’s character inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein — whose work he believed to be delusional. But when the young Frankenstein discovers a book detailing the mad doctor’s methods of reanimation, he soon changes his mind.