Frankenstein (1931 film)

Frankenstein is a 1931 horror film from Universal Pictures loosely based on the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The film tells the story of a scientist named Dr. Henry Frankenstein, whose work takes him into the dark side of life after death. It stars Colin Clive as Henry, as well as horror-film regulars Dwight Frye (as the dwarf Fritz), Edward van Sloan (as Dr. Waldman), and Boris Karloff as the monster Henry creates. The film also stars Mae Clarke as Henry's fiancee Elizabeth, and John Boles as Henry's best friend Victor Moritz.

Sequels and parodies

Frankenstein was followed by a string of sequels, beginning with Bride of Frankenstein (1935), which is generally considered the best film of the series. The next sequel, 1939's Son of Frankenstein made, like all those that followed, without Whale or Clive, and featuring Karloff's last performance as the Monster--was inferior, and began the series' long slide that ended in 1948 with the deliberately-farcical Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. Mel Brooks' comedy Young Frankenstein parodied elements of the first three Universal Frankenstein movies.

Related Topics:
Bride of Frankenstein - 1935 - 1939 - Son of Frankenstein - 1948 - Farcical - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein - Mel Brooks - Young Frankenstein - Universal

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