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Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

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Frankenstein

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Director

  • James Whale
    James Whale

Writers

  • John L. Balderston
    John L. Balderston
    based upon the composition by
  • Mary Shelley
    Mary Shelley
    from the novel by (as Mrs. Percy B. Shelley)
  • Peggy Webling
    Peggy Webling
    adapted from the play by
  • Garrett Fort
    Garrett Fort
    screen play &
  • Francis Edward Faragoh
    Francis Edward Faragoh
    screen play (as Francis Edwards Faragoh)
  • Richard Schayer
    Richard Schayer
    scenario editor
  • Robert Florey
    Robert Florey
    contributor to treatment (uncredited)
  • John Russell
    John Russell
    contributor to screenplay construction (uncredited)

Cast

(in credits order) verified as complete
  • Colin Clive
    Colin Clive
    Colin Clive
    Henry Frankenstein
  • Mae Clark c. 1932
    Mae Clarke
    Mae Clarke
    Elizabeth
  • John Boles
    John Boles
    John Boles
    Victor Moritz
  • "Devil's Island" Boris Karloff 1938 Warner Bros. **I.V.
    Boris Karloff
    Boris Karloff
    The Monster
  • Edward Van Sloan
    Edward Van Sloan
    Edward Van Sloan
    Doctor Waldman
  • Frederick Kerr
    Frederick Kerr
    Frederick Kerr
    Baron Frankenstein
  • Dwight Frye, BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, Universal, 1935, **I.V.
    Dwight Frye
    Dwight Frye
    Fritz
  • Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    Lionel Belmore
    The Burgomaster
  • Marilyn Harris
    Marilyn Harris
    Marilyn Harris
    Little Maria
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Ted Billings
    Ted Billings
    Villager
    (uncredited)
  • Mae Bruce
    Mae Bruce
    Screaming Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Jack Curtis
    Villager
    (uncredited)
  • Arletta Duncan
    Arletta Duncan
    Arletta Duncan
    Bridesmaid
    (uncredited)
  • William Dyer
    William Dyer
    Gravedigger
    (uncredited)
  • Francis Ford
    Francis Ford
    Francis Ford
    Hans
    (uncredited)
  • Soledad Jiménez
    Soledad Jiménez
    Soledad Jiménez
    Mourner
    (uncredited)
  • Carmencita Johnson in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
    Carmencita Johnson
    Carmencita Johnson
    Little Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Seessel Anne Johnson
    Seessel Anne Johnson
    Little Girl
    (uncredited)
  • Margaret Mann
    Margaret Mann
    Margaret Mann
    Mourner
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Mark in Return of the Fly (1959)
    Michael Mark
    Michael Mark
    Ludwig
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Milasch
    Robert Milasch
    Robert Milasch
    Villager
    (uncredited)
  • Pauline Moore
    Pauline Moore
    Pauline Moore
    Bridesmaid
    (uncredited)
  • Inez Palange in Dodsworth (1936)
    Inez Palange
    Inez Palange
    Villager
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Panzer
    Paul Panzer
    Paul Panzer
    Mourner at Gravesite
    (uncredited)
  • Cecilia Parker
    Cecilia Parker
    Cecilia Parker
    Maid
    (uncredited)
  • Rose Plumer
    Rose Plumer
    Villager
    (uncredited)
  • Cecil Reynolds
    Cecil Reynolds
    Waldman's Secretary
    (uncredited)
  • Ellinor Vanderveer
    Ellinor Vanderveer
    Ellinor Vanderveer
    Medical Student
    (uncredited)

Producers

  • E.M. Asher
    E.M. Asher
    associate producer
  • Carl Laemmle Jr.
    Carl Laemmle Jr.
    producer

Composer

  • Bernhard Kaun
    Bernhard Kaun
    composer (uncredited)

Cinematographers

  • Arthur Edeson
    Arthur Edeson
  • Paul Ivano
    Paul Ivano
    cinematographer (uncredited)

Editor

  • Clarence Kolster
    Clarence Kolster
    film editor

Art Director

  • Charles D. Hall
    Charles D. Hall

Makeup Department

  • Pauline Eells
    Pauline Eells
    wig maker (uncredited)
  • Jack P. Pierce
    Jack P. Pierce
    makeup artist (uncredited) / makeup designer (uncredited)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Joseph A. McDonough
    Joseph A. McDonough
    assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

  • Ed Keyes
    Ed Keyes
    property master (uncredited)
  • Bruno Rehak
    Bruno Rehak
    poster artist: Germany (uncredited)
  • Herman Rosse
    Herman Rosse
    set designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

  • C. Roy Hunter
    C. Roy Hunter
    recording supervisor
  • Jack Foley
    Jack Foley
    sound effects (uncredited)
  • William Hedgcock
    William Hedgcock
    sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects

  • Franz Dallons
    Franz Dallons
    props (uncredited)
  • Oscar Dallons
    Oscar Dallons
    props (uncredited)
  • Paul Dallons
    Paul Dallons
    props (uncredited)
  • John P. Fulton
    John P. Fulton
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Ken Strickfaden
    Ken Strickfaden
    special electrical properties (uncredited)

Visual Effects

  • Brian J. McNamara
    Brian J. McNamara
    digital restoration artist (remastered version)
  • Cleo E. Baker
    Cleo E. Baker
    minatures (uncredited)

Stunts

  • Ken Strickfaden
    Ken Strickfaden
    stunt double: for Karloff as the monster under electrical sparking equipment (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Sherman Clark
    Sherman Clark
    still photographer (uncredited)
  • Jack Eagan
    Jack Eagan
    assistant camera (uncredited)
  • Jack Freulich
    Jack Freulich
    still photographer (uncredited)
  • Alan Jones
    Alan Jones
    second camera (uncredited)
  • George Trafton
    George Trafton
    assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume Department

  • Mae Bruce
    Mae Bruce
    wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department

  • Maurice Pivar
    Maurice Pivar
    supervising film editor (as Maurice E. Pivar)

Music Department

  • David Broekman
    David Broekman
    musical director (uncredited)
  • Gilbert Kurland
    Gilbert Kurland
    music supervisor (uncredited)

Additional Crew

  • Carl Laemmle
    Carl Laemmle
    presenter / president: Universal Pictures Corp.
  • Alfred Argus
    Alfred Argus
    french voice dubbing: Frederick Kerr (uncredited)
  • Mario Besesti
    Mario Besesti
    italian voice dubbing: Lionel Belmore (uncredited)
  • Colette Borelli
    Colette Borelli
    french voice dubbing: Marilyn Harris (uncredited)
  • Romolo Costa
    Romolo Costa
    italian voice dubbing: John Boles (uncredited)
  • Olinto Cristina
    Olinto Cristina
    italian voice dubbing: Frederick Kerr (uncredited)
  • André Gerbel
    André Gerbel
    french voice dubbing: Cloin Clive (uncredited)
  • Frank Graves
    Frank Graves
    electrical effects assistant (uncredited)
  • Raymond Lindsay
    Raymond Lindsay
    electrical effects (uncredited)
  • Robert Livingston
    Robert Livingston
    double: Colin Clive, closing distant shot (uncredited)
Crew verified as complete

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