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 assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye),.. Read more
| Starring | Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles |
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| Director | James Whale |
| Genres | Horror |
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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 assistant, Fritz (Dwight Frye), embark on an unholy mission by stealing a body from a graveyard and a human brain from a medical college. Unbeknownst to Frankenstein, however, Fritz takes a violent and murderous abnormal brain. Henry's strange letters about his experiments worry his fiancee, Elizabeth (Mae Clark), and friends Victor (John Boles) and Dr. Waldman (Edward Van Sloan). They arrive at Frankenstein's laboratory to find the spectacular scene of creation under way--and Frankenstein intoxicated with his own godlike power. FRANKENSTEIN is in many ways the original horror classic, virtually creating the genre itself, leading to numerous sequels and myriad imitators. Whale's ability to give humanity to the Monster is one of the film's most stunning successes.
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: (1935)
The sequel to FRANKENSTEIN is considered one of the best horror films of all time. After the Monster is trapped in a windmill fire, Dr. Henry Frankenstein assumes that the fiendish murderer has perished...but he's not dead yet. Rising from the rubble, the Monster is on the loose again--lonely and misunderstood, and killing those who cross him. Frankenstein wants to forget his creation, but the evil Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) has a diabolical plan to create a mate for the Monster, and Frankenstein must comply or else.
| Starring | Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye |
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| Director | James Whale |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 9 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 7 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Collections | American Film Institute's top 100 |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1931 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 17 Mar 2011 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 01 Dec 2003 |
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Whole books have been written about this film and its sequels. Apart from being a fascinating if primitive cinematic work in its own right, it set its director and star on interesting paths and established a Hollywood attitude towards horror (mostly borro
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Classic Horror
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It's Alive!!
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An icon with enduring appeal!
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