Frankenstein
Horror. Victor Frankenstein discovers how to restore life to the dead and coinstructs a man from body parts stolen from graves. But the brain he's planning to use in his creature is accidentally switched for that of a criminal and the creature's startled, naive reactions to the world are mistaken for acts of violence. Frankenstein abandons his creation and prepares for his wedding but the monster is planning his revenge.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Henry Frankenstein Colin Clive
- Elizabeth Mae Clarke
- Victor Moritz John Boles
- The Monster Boris Karloff
- Dr Waldman/[prologue announcer] Edward Van Sloan
- Baron Frankenstein Frederic Kerr
- Fritz Dwight Frye
- Burgomaster Vogel Lionel Belmore
- little Maria Marilyn Harris
- [maid] Cecilia Parker
- [butler] Joseph North
- [Ludwig, Maria's father] Michael Mark
- [bridesmaid] Pauline Moore
- [bridesmaid] Arlette Duncan
- [housekeeper] Maidel Turner
- [gendarme] William Yetter
- [wounded villager] Francis Ford
- [villager] Paul Panzer
- [villager] Inez Palange
- [villager] Ted Billings
- [villager] Harry Tenbrook
- [university secretary - role deleted] Cecil Reynolds
Credits
Direction
- Directed by James Whale
- [Assistant Director] Joseph A. McDonough
- [Assistant Director] Harry Mancke
- [Script Clerk] Helen McCaffrey
Rights
Production
- Production Company Universal Pictures Corporation
- Presented by Carl Laemmle
- Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr
- Associate Producer E.M. Asher
Casting
- [Casting] Phil M. Friedman
Writing
- Scenario Editor E. Richard Schayer
- Screen Play Garrett Fort
- Screen Play Francis Edwards Faragoh
- [Continuity] Tom Reed
- [Contribution to Treatment] Robert Florey
- [Contribution to Script Construction] John Russell
- From the novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Based upon the composition by John L. Balderston
- Adapted from the play by Peggy Webling
Photography
- Cinematographer Arthur Edeson
- [2nd Cameraman] Alan Jones
- [Assistant Camera] Jack Eagan
- [Assistant Camera] George Trafton
Stills
- [Stills] Sherman Clark
- [Stills] Ray Jones
- [Stills] Roman Freulich
Special Effects
- [Special Effects] John P. Fulton
- [Electrical Effects] Frank Graves
- [Electrical Effects] Raymond Lindsay
Editing
- Supervising Film Editor Maurice Pivar
- Film Editor Clarence Kolster
Design
- Art Director Charles D. Hall
- [Settings] Herman Rosse
- [Electrical Properties] Kenneth Strickfaden
Costumes
Make-up
- [Make-up Artist] Jack P. Pierce
- [Assistant Make-up Artist] Tony Mattaracci
Titles
- [Art Titles] Max Cohen
Music
- [Music] Bernard Kaun
- [Music] Giuseppe Becce
- [Music Director] David Broekman
Choreography
- [Dances Arranged by] C. Baier
Sound
- Recording Supervisor C. Roy Hunter
- [Sound Technician] William Hedgcock
Consultant
- [Technical Adviser] Cecil Reynolds
- [Technical Adviser] Gerald L.G. Sampson