After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Frankenstein falls under the control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him without understanding that his intentions are generally good despite his lack of socialization and self-control.
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Film Cast:
- The Monster: Boris Karloff
- Henry Frankenstein: Colin Clive
- Elizabeth Frankenstein: Valerie Hobson
- Doctor Pretorius: Ernest Thesiger
- Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster’s Bride: Elsa Lanchester
- Lord Byron: Gavin Gordon
- Percy Bysshe Shelley: Douglas Walton
- Minnie: Una O’Connor
- Bürgomaster (uncredited): E. E. Clive
- Butler (uncredited): Lucien Prival
- Hermit (uncredited): O. P. Heggie
- Karl: Dwight Frye
- Hans: Reginald Barlow
- Hans’ wife: Mary Gordon
- Shepherdess: Anne Darling
- Peasant (uncredited): Walter Brennan
- Hunter (uncredited): John Carradine
- Ludwig: Ted Billings
- Archbishop (uncredited): Norman Ainsley
- Ballerina (uncredited): Kansas DeForrest
- Little Mermaid (uncredited): Josephine McKim
- Ludwig (archive footage) (uncredited): Michael Mark
- Baby (uncredited): Billy Barty
- Hunter in Woods (uncredited): Robert Adair
- Villager (uncredited): Frank Benson
- Gypsy (uncredited): Maurice Black
- Villager (uncredited): Mae Bruce
- King Homunculus (uncredited): A.S. Byron
- Procession Leader (uncredited): D’Arcy Corrigan
- Villager (uncredited): Grace Cunard
- Hunter (uncredited): Jack Curtis
- Uncle Glutz (uncredited): J. Gunnis Davis
- Gypsy’s Mother (uncredited): Elspeth Dudgeon
- Gypsy’s Wife (uncredited): Helen Jerome Eddy
- Rudy (uncredited): Neil Fitzgerald
- Mother (uncredited): Brenda Fowler
- Villager (uncredited): John George
- Villager (uncredited): Helen Gibson
- Girl (uncredited): Marilyn Harris
- Neighbor (uncredited): Rollo Lloyd
- Victim in flashback (uncredited): Torben Meyer
- Coroner (uncredited): Edwin Mordant
- Villager (uncredited): Edward Peil Sr.
- Auntie Glutz (uncredited): Tempe Pigott
- Marta (uncredited): Sarah Schwartz
- Neighbor (uncredited): Mary Stewart
- Hunter at Hermit’s Cottage (uncredited): Frank Terry
- Villager (uncredited): Anders Van Haden
- Maid (uncredited): Dorothy Vernon
- Priest (uncredited): Lucio Villiegas
- Queen Homunculus (uncredited): Joan Woodbury
- Devil (uncredited): Peter Shaw
Film Crew:
- Adaptation: John L. Balderston
- Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr.
- Art Direction: Charles D. Hall
- Supervising Film Editor: Maurice Pivar
- Original Music Composer: Franz Waxman
- Director: James Whale
- Editor: Ted J. Kent
- Adaptation: William Hurlbut
- Director of Photography: John J. Mescall
- Costume Design: Vera West
- Assistant Makeup Artist: Otto Lederer
- Novel: Mary Shelley
- Story: Robert Florey
- Makeup Artist: Jack Pierce
- Special Effects: John P. Fulton
- Orchestrator: C. Bakaleinikoff
- Sound Engineer: William Hedgcock
- Sound Supervisor: Gilbert Kurland
- Stand In: Peter Shaw
- Grip: Fred Stoll
- Hairstylist: Irma Kusely
Movie Reviews:
- CinemaSerf: Ernest Thesiger is superb in James Whale’s sequel to “Frankenstein” as the scientist who has perfected the art of growing rather than harvesting tissue. When he meets up with Baron Frankenstein’s original monster they set about coercing the reluctant Baron to create a wife for the lonely Boris Karloff. This is a cracking tale of science fiction, horror and even romance as the monster ends up endowed with far more “humanity” than either scientist. Una O’Connor and Elsa Lanchester are both great too, though feature sparingly. The special effects stand better scrutiny than many a sci-film being made twenty years later and the cannibalised classical musical score brings tension, joy, love and despair a-plenty to compensate for, admittedly a rather stilted script. Easily the best “Frankenstein” film ever made in my book.