Sad State of the Union

He had hopes that his dreams she'd fulfill
But the dope's self-esteem rolled downhill 
Just one peek at his face
And she'd shriek, not embrace
There's no coping with screaming so shrill.

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Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Theisinger and Boris Karloff as the monster in Bride of Frankenstein (James Whale; 1935).