Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Colin Clive
Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Mae Clarke
Elizabeth
John Boles
Victor Moritz
Boris Karloff
The Monster
Edward Van Sloan
Dr. Waldman
Frederick Kerr
Baron Frankenstein
Dwight Frye
Fritz
Lionel Belmore
Herr Vogel, the Burgomaster
Marilyn Harris
Maria
Ted Billings
Villager (uncredited)
Mae Bruce
Screaming Maid (uncredited) / Wardrobe Assistant
Jack Curtis
Villager (uncredited)
Arletta Duncan
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
William Dyer
Gravedigger (uncredited)
Francis Ford
Hans (uncredited)
Soledad Jiménez
Mourner (uncredited)
Carmencita Johnson
Little Girl (uncredited)
Seessel Anne Johnson
Little Girl (uncredited)
Margaret Mann
Mourner (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Ludwig (uncredited)
Pauline Moore
Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Inez Palange
Villager (uncredited)
Paul Panzer
Mourner (uncredited)
Cecilia Parker
Maid (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Villager (uncredited)
Cecil Reynolds
Waldman's Secretary (uncredited) / Medical Consultant
Ellinor Vanderveer
Medical Student (uncredited)
Robert Milasch
Villager (uncredited)
James Whale
Director
Charles D. Hall
Art Direction
Garrett Fort
Screenplay
Arthur Edeson
Director of Photography
Clarence Kolster
Editor
Mary Shelley
Novel
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Francis Edward Faragoh
Screenplay
Maurice Pivar
Supervising Film Editor
E.M. Asher
Associate Producer
C. Roy Hunter
Recording Supervision
Carl Laemmle
Presenter
Richard Schayer
Script Editor
Peggy Webling
Theatre Play
Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist / Makeup Designer
Bernhard Kaun
Original Music Composer
Paul Ivano
Director of Photography
William Hedgcock
Sound Recordist
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Robert Florey
Writer
John L. Balderston
Scenario Writer
John Russell
Screenplay
Pauline Eells
Wigmaker
Joseph A. McDonough
Assistant Director
Ed Keyes
Property Master
Herman Rosse
Set Designer
Franz Dallons
Props
Oscar Dallons
Props
Paul Dallons
Props
Ken Strickfaden
Special Effects / Stunt Double
Cleo E. Baker
Visual Effects
Sherman Clark
Still Photographer
Jack Eagan
Assistant Camera
Jack Freulich
Still Photographer
Alan Jones
Second Assistant Camera
George Trafton
Assistant Camera
David Broekman
Music Director
Gilbert Kurland
Music Supervisor
Gerald L.G. Sampson
Technical Advisor
Jack Foley
Sound Effects
Media.
Details.
Release DateNovember 21, 1931
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 11m
Budget$291,000
Box Office$12,000,000
Genres
Wiki.
Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The Webling play was adapted by John L. Balderston and the screenplay written by Francis Edward Faragoh and Garrett Fort, with uncredited contributions from Robert Florey and John Russell.
Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein (Victor Frankenstein in the novel), an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster, is portrayed by Boris Karloff. The makeup for the monster was provided by Jack Pierce. Alongside Clive and Karloff, the film's cast also includes Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan.
Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was a commercial success upon release, and was generally well received by both critics and audiences. It spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs, and has had a significant impact on popular culture: the imagery of a maniacal "mad" scientist with a subservient hunchbacked assistant and the film's depiction of Frankenstein's monster have since become iconic. In 1991, the United States Library of Congress selected Frankenstein for preservation in the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".