Bride Of Frankenstein
Horror, Romance, Science Fiction
Universal Studios  (1935) 72 mins Approved

8.1 (12,559 votes) Top 250: #234
This movie begins where "Frankenstein" left off. Angry villagers intent on killing the Monster (Boris Karlof) cheer as a windmill fire presumably kills him. The Monster, however, having fallen into a pit beneath the fire has cheated death again. Meanwhile, Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson) nurses her fiance, Dr. Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) back to health and is shocked to learn that he still feels compelled to discover the secret of life and death. This revelation coincides with the arrival of Frankenstein's former mentor, Dr. Septimus Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger). The Monster eventually becomes friends with a blind hermit (O. P. Heggie). The hermit is kind to the Monster, teaching him how to talk while sharing food and companionship with him. The relationship is short-lived, when hunters stumble upon the duo and the Monster is forced to once again flee. Coincidentally coming upon Dr. Preto...

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Cast and Crew
Colin Clive  ......  Dr. Henry Frankenstein
Dwight Frye  ......  Karl
Gavin Gordon  ......  Lord Byron
O.P. Heggie  ......  Hermit
Valerie Hobson  ......  Elizabeth Frankenstein
Boris Karloff  ......  The Monster
Director  .....  James Whale
Producer  .....  Carl Laemmle Jr.; Carl Laemmle, Jr.
Writer  .....  Mary Shelley; John L. Balderston; William Hurlbut
Notes
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Karl and the monster are climbing up on the parapet, the background can clearly be seen through their figures. (more)

Trivia:
"The Bride", the most obscure of Universal Studios' Classic Monsters, is on screen for less than five minutes and is the only "Classic Monster" never to have killed anyone. (more)

Filming Locations:
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Quotes:
[first lines]
Lord Byron: Prologue
[looking out the window at a thunderstorm]
Lord Byron: How beautifully dramatic! The cruelest savage exhibition of nature at her worst without.
[turns to face Mary and Percy Shelley, both seated]
Lord Byron: And we three. We elegant three within. I should like to think that an irate Jehovah was pointing those arrows of lightning directly at my head. The unbowed head of George Gordon, Lord Byron. England's greatest sinner. But I cannot flatter myself to that extent. Possibly those thunders are for our dear Shelley. Heavens applause for England's greatest poet.
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win (more)