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Frankenstein review by from Manchester

Monster Mash 16 May 2004
...imitive, slightly silly film, made nearly 75 years ago. But make no mistake, James Whale's 'Frankenstein' is great. Having only tenuous links to Mary Shelly's novel (Ke... Read customer review

The Bride Of Frankenstein review by from London

James Whale's Masterpiece 28 August 2004
...r 'groom'. But once again, the success of this film is down to the genius of James Whale. Whale employs wonderful special effects(still impressive), unusual camera angl... Read customer review

The Invisible Man review by Gutterboy from Shef', England

Classic Golden Age 2 August 2007
... HG Wells (War of the Worlds, The Time Machine), RC Sheriff (Journey's End) and James Whale (Frankenstein). Not quite as great as Dracula or Frankenstein but a wonderfull... Read customer review

The Bride Of Frankenstein on DVD (1935)
Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester
Director: James Whale
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Director James Whale's definitive Frankenstein's monster movies from the 1930s.FRANKENSTEIN: (1931)This is James Whale's first stylish, expressionist film to grace the Universal horror cycle of the 1930s and 1940s (DRACULA, THE MUMMY). Scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and his hunchbacked ..read more »

71% from 2,333 members

The Invisible Man on DVD (1933)
Starring: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers
Director: James Whale
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A mysterious stranger, his face swathed in bandages and his eyes obscured by dark spectacles, has taken a room at a cozy inn in the British village of Ipping. Never leaving his quarters, the stranger demands that the staff leave him completely alone. Working unmolested with his test tubes, the ..read more »

71% from 942 members

The Old Dark House (1932)
Starring: Boris Karloff, Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton
Director: James Whale
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One of the most literate and visually striking horror films of the Thirties, The Old Dark House was directed by award-winning James Whale the year after he made the seminal Frankenstein, which starred Boris Karloff as the monster. An artful mixture of chills and exceedingly dry gallows humour, The ..read more »

68% from 421 members
Not available for rental

Frankenstein (1931)
Starring: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke
Director: James Whale
Certificate:
Director James Whale's definitive Frankenstein's monster movies from the 1930s.FRANKENSTEIN: (1931)This is James Whale's first stylish, expressionist film to grace the Universal horror cycle of the 1930s and 1940s (DRACULA, THE MUMMY). Scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) and his hunchbacked ..read more »

71% from 3,108 members
Not currently released

The Bride Of Frankenstein - 3.5 stars
The Invisible Man - 3.5 stars
The Old Dark House - 3.5 stars
Frankenstein - 3.5 stars

The Bride Of Frankenstein - 3.5 stars
Frankenstein - 3.5 stars
The Invisible Man - 3.5 stars
The Old Dark House - 3.5 stars

The Old Dark House - 3.5 stars
The Invisible Man - 3.5 stars
Frankenstein - 3.5 stars
The Bride Of Frankenstein - 3.5 stars

Boris Karloff - 4 times - show films
Ernest Thesiger - 2 times - show films
Una O'Connor - 2 times - show films
Charles Laughton - 2 times - show films
Melvyn Douglas - 2 times - show films