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Frankenstein (1931)'s US theatrical release date is November 21, 1931. No digital rental, streaming or physical release date has been announced.

Who is in the cast of Frankenstein (1931)?

Colin Clive plays Henry Frankenstein, Mae Clarke plays Elizabeth, John Boles plays Victor Moritz, Boris Karloff plays The Monster, Edward Van Sloan plays Doctor Waldman, Frederick Kerr plays Baron Frankenstein, Dwight Frye plays Fritz, Lionel Belmore plays The Burgomaster.

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Films similar to Frankenstein (1931) on Watch Darkly include Frankenstein (2025), King Kong (1933), Re-Animator (1985), selected by shared themes and tags plus the curator scoring across fear, gore, atmosphere, intensity, and overall quality.

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Creature feature

Frankenstein

1931 · PG · 1h 10m

The man who made a monster.

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In theaters: November 21, 1931

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Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

Plot summary via TMDB

Genres

science-fictiondramahorror

Details

Budget$291,000

Box office$12M

Directed by

James Whale

Written by

Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh

Cinematography

Arthur Edeson

Music

Bernhard Kaun

Starring

Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein · Mae Clarke as Elizabeth · John Boles as Victor Moritz · Boris Karloff as The Monster · Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Waldman · Frederick Kerr as Baron Frankenstein · Dwight Frye as Fritz · Lionel Belmore as The Burgomaster