1931 • NR • 1h 10m
7.5/10
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Overview
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a hum Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
7.5/10
( users) Cast / Crew 
Colin Clive Dr. Henry Frankenstein 
Mae Clarke Elizabeth 
John Boles Victor Moritz 
Boris Karloff The Monster 
Edward Van Sloan Dr. Waldman 
Frederick Kerr Baron Frankenstein 
Dwight Frye Fritz 
Lionel Belmore Herr Vogel, the Burgomaster 
Marilyn Harris Maria 
Ted Billings Villager (uncredited) 
Mae Bruce Screaming Maid (uncredited) 
Jack Curtis Villager (uncredited) 
Arletta Duncan Bridesmaid (uncredited) 
William Dyer Gravedigger (uncredited) 
Francis Ford Hans (uncredited) 
James Whale Director 
Mary Shelley Novel Francis Edward Faragoh Screenplay Garrett Fort Screenplay 
Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer 
Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Clarence Kolster Editor Charles D. Hall Art Direction 
Robert Florey Writer 
Jack Pierce Makeup Artist Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Paul Ivano Director of Photography William Hedgcock Sound Recordist John P. Fulton Special Effects E.M. Asher Associate Producer
Colin Clive Dr. Henry Frankenstein Mae Clarke Elizabeth John Boles Victor Moritz Boris Karloff The Monster Edward Van Sloan Dr. Waldman Frederick Kerr Baron Frankenstein Dwight Frye Fritz Lionel Belmore Herr Vogel, the Burgomaster Marilyn Harris Maria Ted Billings Villager (uncredited) Mae Bruce Screaming Maid (uncredited) Jack Curtis Villager (uncredited) Arletta Duncan Bridesmaid (uncredited) William Dyer Gravedigger (uncredited) Francis Ford Hans (uncredited) James Whale Director Mary Shelley Novel Francis Edward Faragoh Screenplay Garrett Fort Screenplay Carl Laemmle Jr. Producer Arthur Edeson Director of Photography Clarence Kolster Editor Charles D. Hall Art Direction Robert Florey Writer Jack Pierce Makeup Artist Bernhard Kaun Original Music Composer Paul Ivano Director of Photography William Hedgcock Sound Recordist John P. Fulton Special Effects E.M. Asher Associate Producer 
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