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13 January 1939 (USA)
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Tagline:
The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !
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Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim his inheritance...
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Basil Rathbone | ... | Baron Wolf von Frankenstein |
 | Boris Karloff | ... | The Monster |
 | Bela Lugosi | ... | Ygor |
| Lionel Atwill | ... | Krogh |
| Josephine Hutchinson | ... | Elsa von Frankenstein |
| Donnie Dunagan | ... | Peter von Frankenstein |
| Emma Dunn | ... | Amelia |
| Edgar Norton | ... | Benson |
| Perry Ivins | ... | Fritz |
| Lawrence Grant | ... | Burgomaster |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Lang |
| Michael Mark | ... | Ewald Neumüller |
| Caroline Frances Cooke | ... | Mrs. Neumüller (as Caroline Cooke) |
| Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... | Burgher |
| Lorimer Johnston | ... | Burgher (as Lorimer Johnson) |
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99 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Finland:K-15 (2004) |
Canada:PG (Ontario) |
Finland:(Banned) (1955) |
Spain:13 |
South Korea:12 |
Norway:16 (cut) |
Norway:16 (1955) |
Finland:(Banned) (1939) |
USA:Approved (PCA #4987) |
Sweden:7
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Both Claude Rains and Peter Lorre reportedly were considered for the role of Wolf von Frankenstein; Lorre's casting was publicly announced.
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Continuity: When Wolf von Frankenstein is arguing with Krogh in the castle lobby (73 minutes), he removes his hat and throws it at the high-backed chair to the left of the fireplace. It lands on the floor in front of and to the left of the chair. Later in the scene, the hat switches to the right of and behind the chair. Later still, in the same location, the hat has now flipped upside down. Frankenstein's coat, which was thrown on the floor to the left of the chair also shifts position (to the seat of the chair, in this case).
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Baron Wolf von Frankenstein:
It appears that my father thought that he could extract from lightning some super-violet ray of life-giving properties.
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Referenced in "Enterprise: Horizon (#2.20)" (2003)
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Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main
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Is "Son of Frankenstein" based on a novel?A Note Regarding Spoilers
What has the Frankenstein monster been doing all those years?
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A strong cast (including Boris Karloff in his last screen appearance as the Monster) makes the second sequel to Frankenstein memorable. This time Henry Frankenstein's son, Wolf (Basil Rathbone) revives the dormant monster with the help of Ygor (Bela Lugosi, in his most underrated performance). This is an impressive, intelligent production that scores highly in all departments. 9/10