Son of Frankenstein (1939) - The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !

Son of Frankenstein

The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !
( Horror / Sci-Fi )

US Runtime: 99 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jan 13, 1939 [USA]

Director:	Rowland V. Lee [Director]

Writer:	Wyllis Cooper [Screenplay]

Producer:	Rowland V. Lee [Producer]

Cinematography:	George Robinson [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Ted J. Kent [Editor]

Music Composed by	Frank Skinner [Original Music Composer]

Costume Design:	Vera West [Costume Design] Vera West [Costume Designer]

Production Company:	Universal Pictures (US) [as Universal Pictures Company Inc. )

Plot Summary:

Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. To clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him.

Cast:

Basil Rathbone Baron Wolf von Frankenstein Boris Karloff The Monster Bela Lugosi Ygor Lionel Atwill Inspector Krogh Josephine Hutchinson Elsa von Frankenstein Donnie Dunagan Peter von Frankenstein Emma Dunn Amelia Edgar Norton Thomas Benson		Perry Ivins Fritz Lawrence Grant Bürgermeister Lionel Belmore Emil Lang Michael Mark Ewald Neumüller Caroline Frances Cooke Frau Neumüller Gustav von Seyffertitz Burgher Lorimer Johnston Burgher Tom Ricketts Burgher

Uncredited Cast:

Ward Bond Gendarme at Gate (uncredited) Betty Chay Undetermined Role (uncredited) Harry Cording Bearded Gendarme (uncredited) Jack Curtis Actor (uncredited)		Fred Farrell Villager (uncredited) Jack Harris Extra (uncredited) Russ Powell Webber - Burgher (uncredited) Clarence Wilson Dr. Berger (uncredited)

Stunt Crew:

Bud Wolfe Stunts

Sound Crew:

Bernard B. Brown Sound Supervisor William Hedgcock Sound Recordist		Charles Previn Music Director

Special Visual Effects Crew:

John P. Fulton Special Effects

Art Department:

Russell A. Gausman Set Decoration Jack Otterson Co-Art Director		Richard H. Riedel Art Department Manager

Directing Crew:

Fred Frank Assistant Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Arthur Gerstle Assistant Camera

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