USA, 1935
75m
35mm, black and white, 1.37:1
mono
Reviewed at The EOFFTV Review
An American science fiction/horror film directed by James Whale as a sequel to his earlier Frankenstein (1931).
Plot Summary
Dr Frankenstein and his creation have survived the destruction of Frankenstein's castle. Frankenstein wants to abandon his experiments and settle down with his wife Elizabeth – but the arrival of the bizarre Dr Pretorius and the return of the monster leads to the birth of a new creature – a bride for the original monster.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: James Whale
Copyright MCMXXXV [1935] by Universal Pictures Corp., Carl Laemmle, president
A Universal picture. Carl Laemmle presents a James Whale production
Produced by: Carl Laemmle Jr
Screenplay: William Hurlbut
Suggested by the original story written in 1816 by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and…
Adapted by: William Hurlbut, John Balderston
Photographer: John J. Mescall
Film Editor: Ted Kent
Musical Score: Franz Waxman
Sound Recordist: Gilbert Kurland [uncredited]
Make Up: Jack P. Pierce [uncredited]
Special Electrical Properties: Ken Strickfaden [uncredited]
Photographic Effects: John P. Fulton
Art Director: Charles D. Hall
Studio: Universal Studios, Hollywood, California, USA
Cast
Karloff [real name: Boris Karloff] (the monster)
Colin Clive (Dr Henry Frankenstein)
Valerie Hobson (Elizabeth Frankenstein)
Elsa Lanchester (Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
O.P. Heggie (Hermit)
Una O'Connor (Minnie)
Ernest Thesiger (Doctor Pretorius)
Gavin Gordon (Lord Byron)
Douglas Walton (Percy Bysshe Shelley)
E.E. Clive (Burgermeister)
Lucien Prival (Albert the butler)
Dwight Frye (Karl)
Reginald Barlow (Hans)
Mary Gordon (Hans' wife)
Ann Darling (shepherdess)
Ted Billings (Ludwig)
? [real name: Elsa Lanchester] (the monster's mate)
Robert Adair, John Carradine, John Curtis, Frank Terry [hunters – uncredited]
Norman Ainsley [little Archbishop – uncredited]
Billy Barty [tiny baby in jar – uncredited]
Alternative Titles
The Bride of Frankenstein – US advertising title
De Bruid van Frankenstein – Dutch title
La Fiancée de Frankenstein – French title
Frankenstayn'in nisanlisi – Turkish title
Frankenstein Lives Again! – working title
Frankenstein menyasszonya – Hungarian title
Frankensteinin morsian – Finnish title
Frankensteins Braut – German title
Frankensteins brud – Swedish title
Frankensteins Rückkehr – Austrian title
I Mnisti tou Frankenstein – Greek title
La moglie di Frankenstein – Italian title
Narzeczona Frankensteina – Polish title
A Noiva de Frankenstein – Brazilian, Portugese title
La novia de Frankenstein – Spanish title
I Nyfi tou Frankenstein – Greek DVD title
The Return of Frankenstein – working title
Links
Sequel to
Frankenstein (1931)
Sequels
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Dracula (1945)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Extracts included in
100 Years of Horror (1996)
The American Nightmare (2000)
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Bride of Monster Mania (2000)
The Celluloid Closet (1995)
Coming Soon (1982)
The Funhouse (1981)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
Here Come the Munsters (1995)
The History of Horror: Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood (2010)
The Horror Hall of Fame (1990)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Terror in the Aisles (1984)
Universal Horror (1998)
Remake
The Bride (1985)
See also
Young Frankenstein (1974)
References
Periodicals
American Cinematographer vol.66 no.1 (January 1985) pp.33-41 – illustrated article (Jack Pierce – Forgotten make-up genius by Frank Taylor)
American Cinematographer vol.79 no.1 (January 1998) pp.102-109 – credits, illustrated article
Bright Lights no.1 (Autumn 1993) pp.5-6 – illustrated article
Castle of Frankenstein no.1 pp.42-49 – illustrated article (Master of horror: Karloff by Keneth Beale)
Castle of Frankenstein no.7 p.11 – note (Frankenstein TV movieguide)
Castle of Frankenstein no.16 p.20 – illustrated article (All manner of fantasies by Peter John Dyer)
Classic Film Collector no.46 (Spring 1975) pp.50-52 (USA) – article
Classic Film Collector no.47 (Summer 1975) pp.8-9, 58 (USA) – article
Classic Images no.265 (July 1997) pp.34-36 – illustrated review
Empire no.163 (January 2003) pp.168-169 – illustrated DVD review
Fangoria no.190 (March 2000) p.75 – illustrated DVD review
film dienst vol.54 no.8 (10 April 2001) p.37 – review (by Roland Mörchen)
Film Weekly vol.13 no.350 (28 June 1935) p.31 – review
Filmfax no.68 (August/September 1998) pp.58-64 – illustrated article
Filmfax no.72 (April/May 1999) pp.40-41 – illustrated article
Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television vol.20 no.1 (March 2000) p.129 (UK) – article
Midi-Minuit Fantastique no.20 (1968) p.58 – review
Monthly Film Bulletin vol.2 no.18 (July 1935) p.83 – credits, synopsis, review
Scary Monsters no.116 (2020 Annual) pp.28-35- illustrated article (Partial to brain transplants? by Frank J. Dello Stritto)
Sight & Sound vol.10 no.2 (February 2000) p.62 – illustrated video review
Screen vol.41 no.2 (Summer 2000) pp.161-182 – illustrated article
Starburst no.33 (1981) pp.40-43 – illustrated article
Today's Cinema vol.72 no.5770 (25 February 1949) p.10 – review
TV Times vol.117 no.45 (3 November 1984) p.42 – review
We Belong Dead no.2 pp.15-22 – illustrated synopsis, production notes (by Eric McNaughton)
Books
The Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Horror by Phil Hardy (ed.) p.60-61
Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed) p.93
Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work by Scott Allen Nollen pp.98-126; 375
Censored Screams: The British Ban on Hollywood Horror in the Thirties by Tom Johnson pp.60, 82, 101, 103, 108-114, 118, 123, 124, 128, 139, 152, 166, 168, 185; 193 – notes; credits
Classic Horror Films and the Literature That Inspired Them by Ron Backer pp.13-18
A Critical Guide to Horror Film Series by Ken Hanke pp.35-38; 48
Cult Movies 2: 50 More of the Classics, the Sleepers, the Weird and the Wonderful by Danny Peary – article
Educational Institutions in Horror Film: A History of Mad Professors, Student Bodies, and Final Exams by Andrew L. Grunzke pp.32-33, 170
English Gothic: A Century of Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.21, 43, 47, 307, 358
Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby pp.246
Golden Horrors: An Illustrated Critical Filmography, 1931-1939 by Bryan Sennp.276-288
Horror and Science Fiction Films II by Donald C. Willis p.45
The Horror Factory: The Horror Films of Universal 1931-1955 by Bruce Dettman and Michael Bedford pp.55-61; 171 – article, review; credits
John Carradine: The Films by Tom Weaver pp.59-60
The Liverpool Companion to World Science Fiction Film by Sonja Fritsche (ed.) pp.89-103 – article (Invaders, Launchpads, and Hybrids: The Importance of Transmediality in British Science Fiction Film in the 1950s by Derek Johnston)
The Monster Movies of Universal Studios by James L. Neibaur pp.35-43 – illustrated credits, article
Of Gods and Monsters: A Critical Guide to Universal Studios' Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Films, 1929-1939 (2nd edition) by John T. Soister pp.208-217 – illustrated credits, article, review
Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.47 – credits
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Film Sequels, Series, and Remakes by Kim R. Holston and Tom Winchester p.185-187
Sound Films, 1927-1939: A United States Filmography Volume 1 by Alan G. Fetrow p.68 – credits, review
Top 100 Horror Movies by Gary Gerani pp.176-177 – illustrated credits, synopsis, review
Universal Horrors: The Studio's Classic Films 1931-1946 (2nd edition) by Tom Weaver, Michael Brunas and John Brunas pp.120-129 – illustrated credits, article, review
Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory pp.70-73 – illustrated article, review
Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.137
Other Sources
Trieste Film Festival 1968 brochure – review
