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Bride of Frankenstein ()

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Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations.
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The Monster (as Karloff)
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Henry Frankenstein
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Elizabeth
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Doctor Pretorius
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Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
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Lord Byron
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Minnie
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Burgomaster
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Butler
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Hermit
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Karl
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Hans
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Hans' Wife
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Shepherdess (as Ann Darling)
Ted Billings ...
Ludwig
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Hunter in Woods (uncredited)
Norman Ainsley ...
Archbishop (uncredited)
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Baby (uncredited)
Frank Benson ...
Villager (uncredited)
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Gypsy (uncredited)
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Neighbor with Ax (uncredited)
Mae Bruce ...
Villager (uncredited)
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King (uncredited)
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Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
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Procession Leader (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
J. Gunnis Davis ...
Uncle Glutz (uncredited)
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Ballerina (uncredited)
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Gypsy's Mother (uncredited)
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Gypsy's Wife (uncredited)
Neil Fitzgerald ...
Rudy (uncredited)
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Mother (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Girl (uncredited)
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Murdered Girl's Friend (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Sympathetic Villager (uncredited)
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Little Mermaid (uncredited)
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Victim in Flashback (uncredited)
Edwin Mordant ...
Coroner (uncredited)
Charles Murphy ...
Guard (uncredited)
Joseph North ...
Servant (uncredited)
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Communion Girl (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Auntie Glutz (uncredited)
Sarah Schwartz ...
Marta (uncredited)
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Devil (uncredited)
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Neighbor (uncredited)
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Lost Hunter at Hermit's Cottage (uncredited)
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Villager (uncredited)
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Maid (uncredited)
Lucio Villegas ...
Priest (uncredited)
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Queen (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Whale

Written by

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Mary Shelley ... (suggested by: the original story written in 1816 by) (as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
 
William Hurlbut ... (adapted by) and
John L. Balderston ... (adapted by) (as John Balderston)
 
William Hurlbut ... (screenplay)
 
Josef Berne ... (adaptation) (uncredited)
 
Lawrence G. Blochman ... (adaptation) (uncredited)
 
Robert Florey ... (story) (uncredited)
 
Philip MacDonald ... (adaptation) (uncredited)
 
Tom Reed ... (contributing writer) (uncredited)
 
R.C. Sherriff ... (adaptation) (uncredited)
 
Edmund Pearson ... (screenplay) (uncredited)
 
Morton Covan ... (adaptation) (uncredited)

Produced by

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Carl Laemmle Jr. ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

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John J. Mescall ... (photographer)

Editing by

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Ted J. Kent ... film editor (as Ted Kent)

Editorial Department

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Maurice Pivar ... supervising film editor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Charles D. Hall

Costume Design by

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Vera West ... (uncredited)

Makeup Department

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Irma Kusely ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Otto Lederer ... makeup associate (uncredited)
Jack P. Pierce ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Fred Frank ... assistant director (uncredited)
Harry Mancke ... assistant director (uncredited)
Joseph A. McDonough ... assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Brian J. McNamara ... Digitial Restoratin Artiest / Digitial Restoration Artist

Sound Department

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William Hedgcock ... sound technician (uncredited)
Gilbert Kurland ... sound supervisor (uncredited)
Edwin Wetzel ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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David S. Horsley ... special effects assistant (uncredited)
Ken Strickfaden ... special electrical properties (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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John P. Fulton ... photographic effects
Cleo E. Baker ... miniatures (uncredited)
Jack Cosgrove ... matte paintings (uncredited)
David S. Horsley ... optical effects (uncredited)
Russell Lawson ... matte paintings (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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William Dodds ... assistant camera (uncredited)
Alan Jones ... second camera operator (uncredited)
Fred Stoll ... grip (uncredited)

Music Department

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C. Bakaleinikoff ... orchestral conductor (as Bakaleinikoff)
Larry Aicholtz ... music recordist (uncredited)
Gilbert Kurland ... music supervisor (uncredited)
Abe Meyer ... music coordinator (uncredited)
Clifford Vaughan ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Oliver Wallace ... musician: organ (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Flo Brummel ... script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Carl Laemmle ... presenter / president: Universal Pictures Corp.
Buddy Daggett ... secretary: Carl Laemmle Jr. (uncredited)
George DeNormand ... double: Reginald Barlow (uncredited)
Monte Montague ... double: Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
Peter Shaw ... double: Ernest Thesiger (uncredited)
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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Baron Henry Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil-experiment business, but when mad scientist Dr. Pretorius kidnaps his wife, Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. Written by John Oswalt

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Taglines WHO will be The Bride of Frankenstein WHO will dare? See more »
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Also Known As
  • Frankenstein Lives Again! (United States)
  • The Return of Frankenstein (United States)
  • La Fiancée de Frankenstein (France)
  • Frankensteins Braut (Germany)
  • La novia de Frankenstein (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 75 min
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Budget $397,024 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Colin Clive's alcoholism had worsened since the first film, but James Whale did not recast the role because his "hysterical quality" was necessary for the film. See more »
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. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into House of Dracula (1945). See more »
Soundtracks Frühlingslied (Spring Song) Op.62 #6 See more »
Crazy Credits In the opening and closing credits, "The Monster's Mate" is listed as being played by " ? " . Elsa Lanchester is only billed as playing Mary Shelley. See more »
Quotes Doctor Pretorius: To a new world of gods and monsters!
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