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Son of Frankenstein (1939)

APPROVED 99 min  -  Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama  -   13 January 1939 (USA)
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One of the sons of Frankenstein finds his father's monster in a coma and revives him, only to find out he is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

Director:

Rowland V. Lee

Writers:

Mary Shelley (suggested by the story written in 1816), Wyllis Cooper (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Basil Rathbone ...
Boris Karloff ...
Bela Lugosi ...
Lionel Atwill ...
Josephine Hutchinson Josephine Hutchinson ...
Donnie Dunagan Donnie Dunagan ...
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn ...
Amelia
Edgar Norton Edgar Norton ...
Benson
Perry Ivins Perry Ivins ...
Fritz
Lawrence Grant Lawrence Grant ...
Lionel Belmore Lionel Belmore ...
Lang
Michael Mark Michael Mark ...
Caroline Frances Cooke Caroline Frances Cooke ...
Mrs. Neumüller (as Caroline Cooke)
Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz ...
Lorimer Johnston Lorimer Johnston ...
Burgher (as Lorimer Johnson)
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Storyline

Wolf von Frankenstein returns to the Baronial manor from the United States with his wife Elsa and son Peter. He not made welcome by the locals who are still terrified of his father's works and the monster he created. The local Burgomaster gives him a sealed briefcase left by his father and inside, Wolf finds his father's scientific notes. At the manor house he meets his father's assistant Igor who has a surprise for him: the monster his father created is still alive, though in some sort of coma. Wolf's initial attempts to re-animate the creature seem to fail but when Peter says he saw a giant in the woods, it appears he's met success. When people are mysteriously killed in the village there is little doubt that the monster is responsible. Written by garykmcd  

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Taglines:

The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !

Genres:

Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El hijo de Frankenstein See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

The name of the town where the action takes place is "Goldstadt" in the first two films in the series, Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein. Here it is called "Frankenstein." In the two subsequent films, the stories would take place in another fictional town, "Vasaria" (or "Visaria"). See more »

Goofs

Continuity: On the train ride to his father's estate, the same tree passes by Baron Wolf Frankenstein's train window several times. See more »

Quotes

Ygor: [after faking a coughing fit and pointing to his broken neck] I'm sorry. I cough. You see, bone get stuck in throat!
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Connections

Featured in "The Girls Next Door: Heavy Lifting (#4.2)" (2007) See more »

Soundtracks

"Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main"
(uncredited)
Written by Godfrey Marks
Sung a cappella by Donnie Dunagan See more »