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Director:
Writers:
Mary Shelley (novel)
Peggy Webling (play)
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Release Date:
21 November 1931 (USA) more
Tagline:
A Monster Science Created - But Could Not Destroy! more
Plot:
Horror classic in which an obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Colin Clive | ... | Dr. Henry Frankenstein | |
| Mae Clarke | ... | Elizabeth | |
| John Boles | ... | Victor Moritz | |
| Boris Karloff | ... | The Monster (as ?) | |
| Edward Van Sloan | ... | Dr. Waldman | |
| Frederick Kerr | ... | Baron Frankenstein | |
| Dwight Frye | ... | Fritz | |
| Lionel Belmore | ... | Herr Vogel | |
| Marilyn Harris | ... | Little Maria |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Frankenstein (Austria) (Germany) [de]
El doctor Frankenstein (Spain) [es]
Frankenstayn (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Frankenstein (Greece) [el]
Frankenstein (Poland) [pl]
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Runtime:
71 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
UK:A (original rating) (cut) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:PG (video rating) (2002) | UK:PG (video rating) (1986) (cinema version) (cut) | Finland:K-15 (2004) | Iceland:16 | Spain:13 | South Korea:12 | Canada:(Banned) (Quebec) (original rating) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Norway:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | USA:Unrated
Filming Locations:
Backlot, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA more
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Trivia:
After bringing the monster to life, Dr. Frankenstein uttered the famous line, "Now I know what it's like to BE God!" The movie was originally released with this line of dialogue, but when it was re-released in the late '30s, censors demanded it be removed on the grounds that it was blasphemy. A loud clap of thunder was substituted on the soundtrack. The dialogue was partially restored on the video release, but since no decent recording of the dialogue could be found, it still appears garbled and indistinct. The censored dialog was partially returned to the soundtrack in the initial "restored version" releases. Further restoration has now completely brought back this line of missing dialog. A clean recording of the missing dialog was reportedly found on a Vitaphone disc (similar to a large phonograph record). Modern audio technology had to be used to insert the dialog back into the film without any detectable change in the audio quality. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scene in the film where the monster is dragging a supposedly unconscious Henry up the stairs inside the windmill, on the final stairway, you can clearly see unconscious Henry walking up the stairs alongside the monster, making it easier for the monster to "carry" him up the stairs. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Dr. Henry Frankenstein:
Down! Down, you fool!
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in "Duck Dodgers: Diva Delivery/Castle High (#2.10)" (2005) more
FAQ
How many other movie remakes of Mary Shelley's original story have been made?When is it acceptable to call Frankenstein's monster "Frankenstein"?
Is "Frankenstein" based on a book?
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MORD39 RATING: **** out of ****
Dark, cloudy nights. Thunder and lightning. Colin Clive's Frankenstein shouts: "It's Alive!", and Boris Karloff lurches forth in Jack Pierce's greatest monster makeup of all time....What more can be said about this classic?
It's one of the first (and greatest) horror movies of all time and required viewing. Karloff's sympathetic monster can evoke fear as well as break our hearts. This film made him a huge star after years of working as an unknown in tons of features.
James Whale is a masterful director, though there are less "light moments" in FRANKENSTEIN than some of his later horror films. Interestingly enough, the lack of a music score in this movie actually works in its favor.
Tight, brisk, and oozing with the stuff nightmares are made of, this grandaddy of all monster films needs no further selling.