Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Mary Shelley: It's a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters.
Dr. Pretorius: We shall drink to our partnership. Do you like gin? It is my only weakness.
The Monster: Alone: bad. Friend: good!
The Monster: We belong dead!
Dr. Pretorius: To a new world of gods and monsters!
Trivia:
The musical soundtrack for this film proved so popular, it was used again in the Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe.
Shot in 46 days at a cost of approximately $400,000. Boris Karloff sweated off 20 pounds labouring in the hot costume and make-up.
In the opening and closing credits the cast list says "The Monster's Mate" followed by a question mark.
When the castle is self-destructing, the Doctor can be seen against the far wall. Yet he is next seen outside in the arms of his beloved, watching the explosions. There were two endings originally: the first had Doctor Frankenstein dying within the castle and this was filmed. But the producers judged this a bit harsh and wanted a happy ending, so they shot the extra footage (too expensive to re-film the explosions).
Not long before filming began, Colin Clive broke a leg in a horse riding accident. Consequently, most of Dr. Frankenstein's scenes were shot with him sitting.
DVD Easter Eggs: (Hidden So You Don't See Anything You Don't Want To See)
Go to the cast biography section under Boris Karloff. When you see the listing for "Frankenstein" (1931), click up and you will get the Realart reissue trailer. (Not the original trailer).
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