Frankenstein

The Film:   from Universal Pictures Directed by James Whale Starring Colin Clive (Dr. Henry Frankenstein) Mae Clarke (Elizabeth) John Boles (Victor Moritz) Boris Karloff (The Monster (as '?' in opening credits)) Edward Van Sloan (Dr. Waldman) Frederick Kerr (Baron Frankenstein) Dwight Frye (Fritz) Lionel Belmore (The Burgomaster) Marilyn Harris (Little Maria) Arletta Duncan (Bridesmaid) Francis Ford (Wounded Villager) Michael Mark (Ludwig, Maria's father) Pauline Moore (Bridesmaid) Cecilia Parker (Maid) Written by Francis Edward Faragoh Garrett Fort Mary Shelley (novel) Peggy Webling (play) John L. Balderston (adaptation) Robert Florey John Russell Makeup Design Jack Pierce Based on Mary Shelly's book, Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as the mad scientist Dr. Henry Frankenstein who creates a mute, man-made monster (accidentally giving him the brain of a criminal) played to perfection by Boris Karloff. Definitely the definitive monster movie. Long-censored footage was restored in1987 including the legendary scene of the hulking monster tossing a little girl into a lake. Books and more: Frankenstein [VHS Tape] Frankenstein [DVD] Other Great Films from 1931 Classic Horror Films Movie Posters Classic Movie Posters Search For Posters! Bride of Frankenstein (VHS Tape) Frankenstein (hardcover) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Frankenstein : Or, the Modern Prometheus (paperback) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Barry Moser (Illustrator) Father of Frankenstein by Christopher Bram Frankenstein (The Whole Story) by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Philippe Munch (Illustrator) James Whale : A New World of Gods and Monsters by James Curtis James Whale : A Biography, or The Would-Be Gentleman by Mark Gatiss Boris Karloff : A Bio-Bibliography by Beverley Bare Buehrer Boris Karloff by Gary J. Svehla, Susan Svehla The Frankenstein Scrapbook : The Complete Movie Guide to the World's Most Famous Monster by Stephen Jones, Boris Karloff The Karloff Collection (7 VHS Tapes) Screams of Reason : Mad Science in Modern Culture by David J. Skal The Essential Monster Movie Guide: A Century of Creature Features on Film, TV, and Video by Stephen Jones, Forrest J. Ackerman The A-Z of Horror Films by Howard Maxford Horror Film Reader by Alain Silver, James Ursini Monsters from the Id : The Rise of Horror in Fiction and Film by E. Michael Jones The Naked and the Undead : Evil and the Appeal of Horror by Cynthia A. Freeland The BFI Companion to Horror by Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell An Illustrated History of Horror and Science-Fiction Films by Carlos Clarens, J. Hoberman Horror (The Overlook Film Encyclopedia Series) by Phil Hardy, Tom Milne, Kim Newman, Paul Willemen Sinister Serials of Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. by Leonard J. Kohl, George E. Turner, Michael H. Price The Amazing, Colossal Book of Horror Trivia : Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scary Movies but Were Afraid to Ask by Jonathan Malcolm Lampley, Ken Beck, Jim Clark, Forrest J. Ackerman  Search "Frankenstein" @ Amazon.com Previous AFI 100 Film 86. Mutiny on the Bounty (1935) Next AFI 100 Film 88. Easy Rider (1969) RaveCentral Home | Top 100 Films | recent releases | coming attractions | soundtracks | features | software | feedback

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