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Bride of Frankenstein

  • 19351935
  • 1818
  • 1h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
50K
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.

IMDb RATING
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50K
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    • James Whale
  • Writers
    • Mary Shelley(suggested by: the original story written in 1816 by)
    • William Hurlbut(adapted by)
    • John L. Balderston(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Elsa Lanchester
    • Colin Clive
    • James Whale
  • Writers
    • Mary Shelley(suggested by: the original story written in 1816 by)
    • William Hurlbut(adapted by)
    • John L. Balderston(adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Boris Karloff
    • Elsa Lanchester
    • Colin Clive
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 321User reviews
    • 142Critic reviews
    • 95Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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    The Bride of Frankenstein
    Trailer 1:26
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    'The Invisible Man' Almost Disappeared Before Materializing on Top
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    Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Una O'Connor and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Boris Karloff and O.P. Heggie in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Colin Clive and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Una O'Connor in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Colin Clive and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Ernest Thesiger and Joan Woodbury in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Boris Karloff, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive, and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    • The Monster
    • (as Karloff)
    Elsa Lanchester
    Elsa Lanchester
    • Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley…
    Colin Clive
    Colin Clive
    • Henry Frankenstein
    Valerie Hobson
    Valerie Hobson
    • Elizabeth
    Ernest Thesiger
    Ernest Thesiger
    • Doctor Pretorius
    Gavin Gordon
    Gavin Gordon
    • Lord Byron
    Douglas Walton
    Douglas Walton
    • Percy Bysshe Shelley
    Una O'Connor
    Una O'Connor
    • Minnie
    E.E. Clive
    E.E. Clive
    • Burgomaster
    Lucien Prival
    Lucien Prival
    • Butler
    O.P. Heggie
    O.P. Heggie
    • Hermit
    Dwight Frye
    Dwight Frye
    • Karl
    Reginald Barlow
    Reginald Barlow
    • Hans
    Mary Gordon
    Mary Gordon
    • Hans' Wife
    Anne Darling
    Anne Darling
    • Shepherdess
    • (as Ann Darling)
    Ted Billings
    • Ludwig
    Robert Adair
    • Hunter in Woods
    • (uncredited)
    Norman Ainsley
    • Archbishop
    • (uncredited)
      • James Whale
    • Writers
      • Mary Shelley(suggested by: the original story written in 1816 by)
      • William Hurlbut(adapted by) (screenplay)
      • John L. Balderston(adapted by)
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    • Trivia
      Not long before filming began, Colin Clive broke a leg in a horse riding accident. Consequently, most of Henry Frankenstein's scenes were shot with him sitting.
    • Goofs
      In the prologue explaining what happened in the first Frankenstein (1931), a man is shown in close-up being strangled by the monster; however, the monster's sleeves are torn and his arms already burned by the windmill fire. Clearly this close-up was newly filmed and inserted as if from the 1931 movie.
    • Quotes

      Doctor Pretorius: To a new world of gods and monsters!

    • Crazy credits
      The closing credits have the heading "A good cast is worth repeating".
    • Alternate versions
      The Director's cut was 87 minutes long, but Producer Carl Laemmle Jr. imposed a number of cuts, to tame down the Director's "excesses". The Prologue was cut (making difficult to understand the present dialogue), the body count was reduced from 21 to 10, two love scenes between the couple and a toy representing the Monster with a child have been deleted. This ammount of 12-minute footage has subsequently been lost, making it impossible to reconstruct the initial idea by 'James Whale'.
    • Connections
      Edited into House of Dracula (1945)
    • Soundtracks
      Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6
      (1842) (uncredited)

      Written by Felix Mendelssohn

      Danced by Marie DeForrest

    User reviews321

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    10/10
    The Monster is More True to Shelley's Vision
    When Ernest Thesiger points and says, "The bride of Frankenstein," rolling his r's, he creates one of the greatest scenes in cinematic history. I do consider the second film superior to the first (though I love them both) because of the complexity of the characters and, more specifically, the monster. In Shelley's book the monster is lonely but articulate. He seeks out a bride. Frankenstein creates one but then destroys her, making his creature furious and vengeful. This monster actually has a kind part to him. For him to be blunt force thug can only go so far. It works in the first film but how much more growling and stomping could there be? The scenes of him wandering in the countryside, meeting the lonely old blind man in the house in the woods, and being shown kindness by him is very touching. The monster is allowed some humanity; some privacy. We know this can't last because his creator has doomed him. We often see Victor as some kind of hero, but, in reality, he has committed an incredible sin against another being. He wants a companion, but she turns on him and destroys his hope.

    The setup, with Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley, talking with the foremost romantic poets of the time, Percy Shelley and Lord Byron (who also rolls his r's), is a great lead in as she brags about writing a story that will make your skin crawl. She must have been something in that male dominated society. Of course, her mother was one of the first to demand rights for women. When she reappears as the Bride, it is awesome. And who came up with the hair. It is one of those things like the monster's neck bolts, that has become such an icon for our culture.

    These early Universal films deserve to be judged as major movies. Just because the subject is horror, doesn't mean they should be dismissed. James Whale was a great director with an amazing vision.
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    10
    • Hitchcoc
    • Mar 7, 2006

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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1936 (Netherlands)
      • United States
      • Facebook
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Court of Miracles, Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • 1 hour 15 minutes
      • Black and White

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