apr 19, 1935 - The Bride of Frankenstein
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The Bride of FrankensteinDirected by James Whale
Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.
Screenplay by William Hurlbut
Story by
William Hurlbut
John L. Balderston
Based on Premise suggested by Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Starring
Boris Karloff
Elsa Lanchester
Colin Clive
Valerie Hobson
Music by Franz Waxman
Cinematography John J. Mescall
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Universal Pictures
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date
April 19, 1935 (Chicago)
April 20, 1935 (United States)
Running time
75 minutes[1]
Country United States
Language English
Budget $397,000[2]
Box office $2 million
The Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American science-fiction horror film, the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 hit Frankenstein. It is considered one of the few sequels to a great film that is even better than the original film on which it is based. As with the first film, Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as The Monster.[3] The sequel features Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of Mary Shelley and the Monster's mate at the end of the film. Colin Clive reprises his role as Henry Frankenstein, and Ernest Thesiger plays the role of Doctor Septimus Pretorius.
The movie starts as an immediate sequel to the events that concluded the earlier film, and is rooted in a subplot of the original Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein (1818). In the film, a chastened Henry Frankenstein abandons his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally coerced by his old mentor Dr. Pretorius, along with threats from the Monster, into constructing a mate for the Monster.
The preparation to film the sequel began shortly after the premiere of the first film, but script problems delayed the project. Principal photography began in January 1935, with creative personnel from the original returning in front of and behind the camera. Bride of Frankenstein was released to critical and popular acclaim, although it encountered difficulties with some state and national censorship boards. Since its release the film's reputation has grown, and it has been hailed as Whale's masterpiece. In 1998, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry, having been deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant"
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apr 19, 1935
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