Frankenstein

Frankenstein

70 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Horror | Nov. 21, 1931

Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.

Frankenstein

70 mins | Drama, Science Fiction, Horror | Nov. 21, 1931

Frankenstein
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Universal Pictures
Original title Frankenstein
Directors James Whale
Writers Peggy Webling, Richard Schayer, Garrett Fort, Francis Edward Faragoh, Mary Shelley

Cast

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

Marilyn Harris

as Little Maria

Ted Billings

as Villager (uncredited)

Mae Bruce

as Screaming Maid (uncredited)

Jack Curtis

as Villager (uncredited)

Arletta Duncan

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

William Dyer

as Gravedigger (uncredited)

Francis Ford

as Hans (uncredited)

Soledad Jiménez

as Mourner (uncredited)

Carmencita Johnson

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Seessel Anne Johnson

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Margaret Mann

as Mourner (uncredited)

Michael Mark

as Ludwig (uncredited)

Pauline Moore

as Bridesmaid (uncredited)

Inez Palange

as Villager (uncredited)

Paul Panzer

as Mourner (uncredited)

Cecilia Parker

as Maid (uncredited)

Rose Plumer

as Villager (uncredited)

Cecil Reynolds

as Waldman's Secretary (uncredited)

Ellinor Vanderveer

as Medical Student (uncredited)

Robert Milasch

as Villager (uncredited)