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.)
Dr. Pretorius: To a new world of gods and monsters!
The Monster: Alone: bad. Friend: good!
Dr. Pretorius: We shall drink to our partnership. Do you like gin? It is my only weakness.
Mary Shelley: It's a perfect night for mystery and horror. The air itself is filled with monsters.
The Monster: We belong dead!
Trivia:
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.
The musical soundtrack for this film proved so popular, it was used again in the Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe.
When filming the scene where the monster emerges from the burnt windmill, Boris Karloff slipped and fell into the water-filled well. Upon being helped out, he realized he had broken a leg in the fall. The metal struts used to stiffen his legs (for the famous "monster lurch") helped keep the bones in place until they could be properly set.
Editing after previews resulted in the loss of a subplot in which Karl imitates the Monster's murderous modus operandi to eliminate his miserly aunt and uncle and direct the blame away from himself.
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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