The Bride of Frankenstein

The Bride of Frankenstein

Director: James Whale Cast: Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
, Colin Clive
Colin Clive
, Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
, Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
James Whale
The Bride of Frankenstein

The Bride of Frankenstein

Director: James Whale Cast: Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff
, Colin Clive
Colin Clive
, Valerie Hobson
Valerie Hobson
, Elsa Lanchester
Elsa Lanchester
James Whale

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Overview

This greatest of all Frankenstein movies begins during a raging thunderstorm. Warm and cozy inside their palatial villa, Lord Byron (Gavin Gordon), Percy Shelley (Douglas Walton), and Shelley's wife Mary (Elsa Lanchester) engage in morbidly sparkling conversation. The wicked Byron mockingly chastises Mary for frightening the literary world with her recent novel Frankenstein, but Mary insists that her horror tale preached a valuable moral, that man was not meant to dabble in the works of God. Moreover, Mary adds that her story did not end with the death of Frankenstein's monster, whereupon she tells the enthralled Byron and Shelley what happened next. Surviving the windmill fire that brought the original 1931 Frankenstein to a close, the Monster (Boris Karloff) quickly revives and goes on another rampage of death and destruction. Meanwhile, his ailing creator Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) discovers that his former mentor, the demented Doctor Praetorius (Ernst Thesiger), plans to create another life-sized monster -- this time a woman! After a wild and wooly "creation" sequence, the bandages are unwrapped, and the Bride of the Monster (Elsa Lanchester again) emerges. Alas, the Monster's tender efforts to connect with his new Mate are rewarded only by her revulsion and hoarse screams. "She hate me," he growls, "Just like others!" Wonderfully acted and directed, The Bride of Frankenstein is further enhanced by the vivid Franz Waxman musical score; even the film's occasional lapses in logic and continuity (it was trimmed from 90 to 75 minutes after the first preview) are oddly endearing. Director James Whale was memorably embodied by Ian McKellen in the Oscar-winning 1998 biopic Gods and Monsters.

Product Details

Release Date: 09/02/2014
UPC: 0025192249563
Original Release: 1935
Rating: NR
Source: STUDIO DISTRIBUTION SERVS LLC
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Language: English
Time: 1:15:00
Sales rank: 3,332

Special Features

She's alive! Creating The Bride of Frankenstein; Feature commentary with film historian Scott MacQueen; The Bride of Frankenstein archives; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Boris Karloff The Monster
Colin Clive Henry Frankenstein,Burgomaster
Valerie Hobson Elizabeth
Elsa Lanchester Mary Wollstonecraft/The Bride
Gavin Gordon Lord Byron,Hans's Wife
Douglas Walton Percy Shelley
Una O'Connor Minnie
Lucien Prival Albert, the Butler
O.P. Heggie Hermit
Ernest Thesiger Dr. Septimus Pretorius,Dr. Septimus Pretorius
Dwight Frye Karl, the Hunchback
Reginald Barlow Hans
Ann Darling Shepherdess
Ted Billings Ludwig
Lucio Villegas Priest
Edwin Mordant Coroner
Grace Cunard Woman
Helen Gibson Woman
Arthur S. Byron Miniature King,King
Joan Woodbury Miniature Queen
Norman Ainsley Miniature Archbishop
Peter Shaw Miniature Devil
Billy Barty Miniature Baby (uncredited)
Kansas DeForrest Miniature Ballerina
Josephine McKim Miniature Mermaid
Helen Parrish Communion Girl
Robert A'Dair Hunter
Frank Terry Hunter
Brenda Fowler Mother
Walter Brennan Neighbor
Rollo Lloyd Neighbor
Mary Stewart Neighbor
Gunnis Davis Uncle Glutz,Uncle Glutz
Tempe Pigott Aunt Glutz
John Carradine Hunter at Hermit's Hut
Jack Curtis Hunter at Hermit's Hut
Neil Fitzgerald Rudy, Second Graverobber
Sarah Schwartz Marta
Edward Peil Sr. Villager
Frank Benson Villager
Anders Van Haden Villager
John George Villager
Robert Adair A Hunter
Maurice Black Gypsy
D'Arcy Corrigan Procession Leader
Elspeth Dudgeon Gypsy's Mother
Helen Jerome Eddy Gypsy's Wife
Marilyn Harris Girl
Torben Meyer Man Being Strangled By the Monster in Flashback During Prolo
Tempe Piggott Auntie Glutz
Monte Montague King
Kansas de Forest Ballerina
Franz Waxman Composer

Technical Credits
James Whale Director
John L. Balderston Screenwriter
William Hurlbut Screenwriter
Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer
John P. Fulton Special Effects
David S. Horsley Special Effects
Carl Laemmle Producer
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