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: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

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

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Tech Info:

Budget:: $420,000
Revenue:: $0
Color Info:: B&W

Aspect Ratio:: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Spherical
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm
Film Length:: (11 reels)
Shooting Dates:: Oct 1938 - ?
Production Dates:: 07 Nov 1938 - 04 Jan 1939

Trivia:

This film marks the final time Boris Karloff would play the "Monster". The next Frankenstein film Karloff appeared in, House of Frankenstein, he plays Dr. Gustav Niemann. Thus, he played the "Monster" three times in his career.
Make-up artist Jack P. Pierce estimated it took four hours to transform Boris Karloff into the monster.

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