Frankenstein (1931)
Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) è ossessionato dall’idea di costruire un essere usando parti di cadaveri e dargli vita. Aiutato dall’assistente gobbo Fritz (Dwight Frye), si procura il necessario, ma, per l’ultimo pezzo, il cervello, Fritz prende quello di un criminale. Elizabeth (Mae Clarke), la promessa sposa di Henry, si preoccupa per lui e va a visitarlo in compagnia del luminare dottor Waldman (Edward Van Sloan), che, testimone del successo dell’esperimento di Frankenstein, decide di aiutarlo sin quando la creatura prende vita.
Direttore:
James Whale
Scrittori:
Francis Edward Faragoh, Garrett Fort.
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Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein |
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Mae Clarke as Elizabeth |
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John Boles as Victor Moritz |
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Boris Karloff as The Monster |
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Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Waldman |
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Frederick Kerr as Baron Frankenstein |
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Dwight Frye as Fritz |
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Lionel Belmore as The Burgomaster |
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Marilyn Harris as Little Maria |
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Ted Billings as Villager (uncredited) |
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Mae Bruce as Screaming Maid (uncredited) |
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Jack Curtis as Villager (uncredited) |
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Arletta Duncan as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
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William Dyer as Gravedigger (uncredited) |
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Francis Ford as Hans (uncredited) |
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Soledad Jiménez as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Carmencita Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Seessel Anne Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited) |
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Margaret Mann as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Michael Mark as Ludwig (uncredited) |
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Pauline Moore as Bridesmaid (uncredited) |
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Inez Palange as Villager (uncredited) |
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Paul Panzer as Mourner (uncredited) |
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Cecilia Parker as Maid (uncredited) |
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Rose Plumer as Villager (uncredited) |
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Cecil Reynolds as Waldman's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Ellinor Vanderveer as Medical Student (uncredited) |
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Robert Milasch as Villager (uncredited) |
| Directing | James Whale | Director |
| Writing | Mary Shelley | Novel |
| Writing | Francis Edward Faragoh | Screenplay |
| Writing | Garrett Fort | Screenplay |
| Production | Carl Laemmle Jr. | Producer |
| Camera | Arthur Edeson | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Clarence Kolster | Editor |
| Art | Charles D. Hall | Art Direction |
| Production | E.M. Asher | Associate Producer |
| Sound | C. Roy Hunter | Recording Supervision |
| Editing | Maurice Pivar | Supervising Film Editor |
| Crew | Carl Laemmle | Presenter |
| Writing | Richard Schayer | Script Editor |
| Writing | Peggy Webling | Theatre Play |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Ken Strickfaden | Special Effects |
| Sound | Bernhard Kaun | Original Music Composer |