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Frankenstein

7.5

Released November 21, 1931Runtime 1h 10min

The man who made a monster.

Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

Genres

Drama

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $291,000
Revenue: $12,000,000
Profit/Loss: $11,709,000

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Cast

Colin CliveHenry Frankenstein

Mae ClarkeElizabeth

John BolesVictor Moritz

Boris KarloffThe Monster

Edward Van SloanDoctor Waldman

Frederick KerrBaron Frankenstein

Dwight FryeFritz

Lionel BelmoreThe Burgomaster

Marilyn HarrisLittle Maria

Ted BillingsVillager (uncredited)

Mae BruceScreaming Maid (uncredited)

Jack CurtisVillager (uncredited)

Arletta DuncanBridesmaid (uncredited)

William DyerGravedigger (uncredited)

Francis FordHans (uncredited)

Soledad JiménezMourner (uncredited)

Carmencita JohnsonLittle Girl (uncredited)

Seessel Anne JohnsonLittle Girl (uncredited)

Margaret MannMourner (uncredited)

Michael MarkLudwig (uncredited)

Pauline MooreBridesmaid (uncredited)

Inez PalangeVillager (uncredited)

Paul PanzerMourner (uncredited)

Cecilia ParkerMaid (uncredited)

Rose PlumerVillager (uncredited)

Cecil ReynoldsWaldman's Secretary (uncredited)

Ellinor VanderveerMedical Student (uncredited)

Robert MilaschVillager (uncredited)

Crew

James WhaleDirector

Mary ShelleyNovel

Francis Edward FaragohScreenplay

Garrett FortScreenplay

Peggy WeblingTheatre Play

Richard SchayerScript Editor

Carl Laemmle Jr.Producer

E.M. AsherAssociate Producer

Arthur EdesonDirector of Photography

Charles D. HallArt Direction

Clarence KolsterEditor

C. Roy HunterRecording Supervision

Maurice PivarSupervising Film Editor

Carl LaemmlePresenter

Jack PierceMakeup Artist

Ken StrickfadenSpecial Effects

Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer

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Reviews

Frankenstein, a movie primarily about how Doctor Henry Frankenstein deals with the fallout of his monster actually coming to life, holds up very well almost ninety years from its release. Starting with the monster itself, we find a fantastic character. Without any lines of dialogue, the filmmake...

Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God! We will always see debates about which of the original wave of Universal Monster movies is the most important. With Dracula being released just under a year before Frankenstein, that tends to give the vampire crowd a sense of just...

Not a totally faithful adaptation of the Mary Shelley book, still extremely important for not just horror movies, but movies as a whole. I thought about coming at this review from the perspective of what 1931's _Frankenstein_ meant for the future of cinema, and how it was still essentially in its i...

Very well made monster movie featuring fine performances all around, even Boris Karloff as the Monster even though he only grunts throughout. Some good set pieces and just an all around entertaining flick. **4.25/5**

**_Iconic Gothic horror tragedy_** This Universal classic from 1931 was based on the 1927 play by Peggy Webling rather than Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. For those interested in versions fairly faithful to the book, I suggest Kenneth Branagh's 1994 version with De Niro as the creature or the 2004 v...

In this version, it's not "Victor" but "Henry Frankenstein" (Colin Clive) who is convinced that medical science is obstructing his visionary plans to create the very essence of life itself! Frustrated, he retreats to an eerie tower where, with the help of his loyal servant "Fritz" (Dwight Frye) and...