TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) Anton Diffring plays Dr. Frankenstein in this unsold TV pilot. The Frankenstein monster, played by Don Megowan, is in Karloff-styled classic make-up. A joint venture between Universal and Hammer studios. THE PROFESSOR (1958) A Communist agent planted in America creates werewolves in order to start a panic in the U.S. that will lead to a Communist takeover.