Frankenstein (1931) | |
| Director(s) | James Whale |
| Producer(s) | E.M. Asher (associate), Carl Laemmle Jr. |
| Top Genres | Horror, Science Fiction |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Mad Scientists, Monster, Pre-Code Cinema |
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Frankenstein Overview:
Frankenstein (1931) was a Horror - Science Fiction Film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. and E.M. Asher.
The film was based on the novel Frankenstein (aka The Modern Prometheus) written by Mary Shelley published in 1818.
SYNOPSIS
The monster that mocked the sanctity of God's creation and brought ruin to his mad-scientist master firmly established a fertile movie genre and saved a studio in the bargain. Though the definitive monster movie, it succeeds purely because of the glimmer of humanity that Karloff allows us to see through the stitching and bolts, and the pathos of a barely human consciousness trapped in a hideous body. The versions available since the late '80s have restored the famously brutal sequence of the monster's encounter with a little girl at a lake shore. The laserdisc offers trailers, photos, and study sequences.
(Source: available at Amazon AMC Classic Movie Companion).
.Frankenstein was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1991.
BlogHub Articles:
Abbott and Costello Films: Naughty Nineties, Time of Their Lives, A&C Meet Frankenstein
By 4 Star Film Fan on Jan 6, 2023 From 4 Star FilmsThe next genre Abbott and Costello took on in The Naughty Nineties was the show boat-style musical. Henry Travers fits as a kindly old ship captain who promises family-friendly entertainment headlined by his daughter and a very familiar leading man (Bud Abbott).??Costello crops up in a local band po... Read full article
Rating The Universal Frankenstein Films
By Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 8, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogIn May of this year I wrote a couple blog posts ranking the Frankenstein & Dracula films produced by Hammer Films. Now I'm going to rank the Frankenstein & Dracula films produced by Universal, specifically the ones made during the studio's classic monster period (1931-1948). Looking back on ... Read full article
FRANKENSTEIN (1984)
By Dan Day, Jr. on Jul 30, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogThe excellent English actor David Warner passed away recently. While reading various internet tributes about him, I discovered that he played the Frankenstein monster in a 1984 British TV adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel. I was not aware of this production, and I was even more stunned to find out ... Read full article
Ranking The Hammer Frankenstein Films Starring Peter Cushing
By Dan Day, Jr. on May 26, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogOn this day in 1913, Peter Cushing was born. I usually write a Cushing-themed post on this day, and for this year I decided to rank the six Hammer films in which the actor portrayed Baron Frankenstein. Playing Victor Frankenstein in Hammer's first color Gothic film, THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, change... Read full article
CMBA’s Laughter is the Best Medicine blogathon: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
By Carol Martinheira on Oct 22, 2021 From The Old Hollywood GardenCMBA’s Laughter is the Best Medicine blogathon: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) On October 22, 2021 By CarolIn Uncategorized The wonderful silliness of the ?Abbott and Costello Meet?? series of films is an absolute joy to behold! And because this... Read full article
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Quotes from
Victor Moritz: Henry - In the name of God!
Henry Frankenstein: Oh, in the name of God! Now I know what it feels like to be God!
Henry Frankenstein: Quite a good scene, isn't it? One man, crazy - three very sane spectators!
Victor Moritz: You're crazy!
Henry Frankenstein: Crazy, am I? We'll see whether I'm crazy or not.
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Facts about
According to The People's Almanac, at one point the movie was to have included a line of dialogue giving the Monster the name, Adam. The Almanac indicates that an early print of this film may have indeed been released with just such a scene, but that it was cut when audiences began referring to the Monster by the name Frankenstein.
John Carradine, who later played Dracula in the Universal horror films, once claimed he was considered for the role of the Monster.
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