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Bride of Frankenstein (1935) -- Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein (goaded by an even madder scientist) builds his monster a mate.
Frankenstein (1931) -- Horror classic in which an obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.

Overview

Date of Death:
29 May 1957, Hollywood, California, USA more
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Mini Biography:
James Whale, who grew up poor in an English mining town, learned to... more
Trivia:
The painful last years of his life in Hollywood, where he was one of the... more
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Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Holiday Preview: A Repertory Calendar
 (From IFC. 3 November 2009, 1:01 PM, PST)

MattFini's Halloween Top 10 Lists: Best Sequels
 (From Dread Central. 28 October 2009, 4:33 PM, PDT)

Alternate Names:
Henry Wales

Filmography

Director:
  1. The Invisible Man (1966) (archive footage)

  2. Hello Out There (1949)
  3. They Dare Not Love (1941)
    ... aka Otto giorni di vita (Italy) [it]
  4. Green Hell (1940)
    ... aka Die grüne Hölle (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Infierno verde (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka El templo perdido (Mexico) [es]
    ... aka Inferno verde (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Prasini kolasis (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Stin kolasi tis prasinis zouglas (Greece: reissue title) [el]
    ... aka Valkoinen nainen viidakossa (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Vit kvinna i djungeln (Sweden) [sv]

  5. The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
    ... aka Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka El hombre de la máscara de hierro (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka L'homme au masque de fer (France) [fr]
    ... aka La máscara de hierro (Spain) [es]
    ... aka La maschera di ferro (Italy) [it]
    ... aka O Homem da Máscara de Ferro (Portugal: original subtitled version) [pt]
    ... aka Rautanaamio (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka To sidiroun prosopeion (Greece) [el]
  6. Port of Seven Seas (1938)
    ... aka Marseillen satamakorttelissa (Finland) [fi]
  7. Wives Under Suspicion (1938)
    ... aka El beso revelador (Spain) [es]
    ... aka L'inesorabile (Italy) [it]
  8. Sinners in Paradise (1938)
    ... aka L'isola del paradiso (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La isla del paraíso (Venezuela) [es]
  9. The Great Garrick (1937)
    ... aka El gran Garrick (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka En natt på värdshuset (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka L'ultima beffa di Don Giovanni (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Oi erastai (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Suuri Garrick (Finland) [fi]
  10. The Road Back (1937)
    ... aka Amargo regreso (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka Paluutie (Finland) [fi]
  11. Show Boat (1936)
    ... aka Edna Ferber's Show Boat (USA: complete title)
    ... aka La canzone di magnolia (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Magnolia (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Show Boat (France) [fr]
    ... aka Showboat (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Teater båten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Teatterilaiva (Finland) [fi]
  12. Remember Last Night? (1935)
    ... aka Una notte d'oblio (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Was geschah gestern? (Germany) [de]
  13. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    ... aka The Bride of Frankenstein (USA: poster title)
    ... aka A Noiva de Frankenstein (Portugal) [pt]
    ... aka Frankenstayn'in nisanlisi (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Frankensteinin morsian (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Frankensteins Braut (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Frankensteins Rückkehr (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Frankensteins brud (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka I mnisti tou Frankenstein (Greece) [el]
    ... aka I nyfi tou Frankenstein (Greece: DVD title) [el]
    ... aka La fiancée de Frankenstein (France) [fr]
    ... aka La moglie di Frankenstein (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La novia de Frankenstein (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Narzeczona Frankensteina (Poland) [pl]
  14. One More River (1934)
    ... aka Over the River
    ... aka Yli virran (Finland) [fi]
  15. By Candlelight (1933)
    ... aka A la luz del candelabro (Spain) [es]
    ... aka A lume di candela (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Bei Kerzenlicht (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Court-circuit (France) [fr]
  16. The Invisible Man (1933)
    ... aka Der Unsichtbare (Austria) (Austria: reissue title) (West Germany) [de]
    ... aka Den osynlige mannen (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka El hombre invisible (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Görünmeyen adam (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka L'homme invisible (France) [fr]
    ... aka L'uomo invisibile (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Näkymätön mies (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Niewidzialny czlowiek (Poland) [pl]
    ... aka O Homem Invisível (Brazil) [pt]
    ... aka O aoratos anthropos (Greece) [el]
  17. The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
    ... aka Ena fili brosta ston kathrefti (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Il bacio davanti allo specchio (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Un beso ante el espejo (Spain) [es]
  18. The Old Dark House (1932)
    ... aka Överaskade av natten (Sweden) [sv]
    ... aka Das Haus des Grauens (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Das Haus des Schreckens (Austria) [de]
    ... aka El caserón de las sombras (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Il castello maledetto (Italy) [it]
    ... aka La maison de la mort (France) [fr]
    ... aka La maison grise (Belgium: French title) [fr]
    ... aka To spiti tou mystiriou (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Une soirée étrange (France) [fr]
  19. The Impatient Maiden (1932)
    ... aka En lakares moral (Sweden) [sv]
  20. Frankenstein (1931)
    ... aka Frankenstein (Austria) (Germany) [de]
    ... aka El doctor Frankenstein (Spain) [es]
    ... aka Frankenstayn (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
    ... aka Frankenstein (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Frankenstein (Poland) [pl]
  21. Waterloo Bridge (1931)
    ... aka El puente de Waterloo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka La donna che non si deve amare (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Natt över London (Sweden) [sv]
  22. Hell's Angels (1930) (uncredited)
    ... aka Angeloi tis kolaseos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Gli angeli dell'inferno (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Höllenflieger (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Hornan enkelit (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Los ángeles del infierno (Spain) [es]
  23. Journey's End (1930)
    ... aka El fin del viaje (Venezuela) [es]
    ... aka La fin du voyage (France) [fr]
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Hell's Angels (1930) (dialogue stager)
    ... aka Angeloi tis kolaseos (Greece) [el]
    ... aka Gli angeli dell'inferno (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Höllenflieger (Germany) [de]
    ... aka Hornan enkelit (Finland) [fi]
    ... aka Los ángeles del infierno (Spain) [es]

  2. The Love Doctor (1929) (dialogue director) (uncredited)
    ... aka Der Held des Tages (Austria) [de]
    ... aka Der Spezialist in Liebessachen (Austria) [de]
Writer:
  1. You May Be Next (1936) (story) (as Henry Wales)
Editor:
  1. Waterloo Bridge (1931) (uncredited)
    ... aka El puente de Waterloo (Spain) [es]
    ... aka La donna che non si deve amare (Italy) [it]
    ... aka Natt över London (Sweden) [sv]

Additional Details

Other Works:
Stage: Directed "Journey's End" on Broadway. more
Publicity Listings:
2 Biographical Movies | 1 Portrayal | 2 Print Biographies | 4 Articles more
Genres:
Drama | Comedy | Romance | Thriller more

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