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Frankenstein is a 1931 American gothic 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.
Back at Universal, he was cast as Imhotep who is revived in The Mummy (1932), an original story inspired by the unsealing of Tutankhamun's tomb—though essentially narratively a remake of Dracula set in Egypt—conceived to continue the success of the Dracula and Frankenstein adaptations.
Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein. Boris Karloff (1887–1969) was an English actor. He became known for his role as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 Frankenstein (his 82nd film), leading to a long career in film, radio, and television.
Strange was cast in the 1944 film House of Frankenstein in the role first played by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931), coached by Karloff personally after hours. [10] Karloff later said he was dissatisfied with Strange's performances as the monster, commenting, "Well, he wasn't as lucky as I was. I got the cream of it, being the first.
A depiction of the malformed Igor. Igor, or sometimes Ygor, is a stock character, a sometimes hunch-backed laboratory assistant to many types of Gothic villains or as a fiendish character who assists only himself, the latter most prominently portrayed by Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein (1939) and The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942).
With the help of Dr. Euphronios, Frankenstein reanimates the corpse of a murdered woman to bring his titular bride to life. Stars who round out the cast: Jessie Buckley, Annette Bening, Penélope ...
Frankenstein rises! Christian Bale is once again taking on an iconic role from the pop culture landscape. On Thursday, the first images of the 50-year-old Oscar winner playing Frankenstein in the ...
Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) Frankenstein Unbound (1990) Frankenstein (1992 film) (1992) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film) (1994) Frankenstein (US TV miniseries) (2004) Frankenstein (2004) Frankenstein (2007) Frankenstein (2015) Adaptations loosely based on the novel: Frankenstein 1970 (1958) Young Frankenstein (1974)