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Bride of Frankenstein

1935 · NR · 1h 15m

More fearful than the monster himself!

Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.

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Release

In theaters: April 20, 1935

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Genres

science-fictionhorror

Details

Budget$393,750

Box office$2M

Directed by

James Whale

Written by

Edmund Pearson, William Hurlbut, Robert Florey

Cinematography

John J. Mescall

Music

Franz Waxman

Starring

Boris Karloff as The Monster · Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein · Valerie Hobson as Elizabeth · Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Pretorius · Elsa Lanchester as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate · Gavin Gordon as Lord Byron · Douglas Walton as Percy Bysshe Shelley · Una O'Connor as Minnie