Bride of Frankenstein
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Bride of Frankenstein
Director:
James Whales
Stars:
Boris Karloff
Elsa Lanchester
Collin Clive
Ernest Thesiger
General:
Concludes right after the end of "Frankenstein" with Mary Shelley relating the continuation of the story to Lord Byron and her husband Percy. The story picks up with the realization that both Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster are both very much alive. The Monster murders several people and is eventually overwhelmed by an angry mob. Though they imprison him, he soon breaks free and runs amok again! Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein plans on leaving the madness of reanimation behind to pursue his wedding plans and future life. However Dr. Pretorius has other plans, an attempts to get Dr. Frankenstein to share his knowledge of reanimation with him, by any means necessary. Eventually Pretorius meets the Monster, and they hatch a plan to get what they both want from Frankenstein!
This notes the first film in which the Monster talks, something Karloff was against because he felt it to humanized him and made it feel more 'campy'. Also because of the need to speak, Karloff's makeup had to drop the fake jaw that gave him part of his original horrific appearance from the first film.
Trailer:
Movie:
This was a highly successful sequel, out selling the original. Hollywood has attempted to remake it on several occasions, but has always had to remake Frankenstein first, and has never had the success with such a remake to warrant a sequel remake of Bride of...
Regards,
-Grey
Bride of Frankenstein
Director:
James Whales
Stars:
Boris Karloff
Elsa Lanchester
Collin Clive
Ernest Thesiger
General:
Concludes right after the end of "Frankenstein" with Mary Shelley relating the continuation of the story to Lord Byron and her husband Percy. The story picks up with the realization that both Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster are both very much alive. The Monster murders several people and is eventually overwhelmed by an angry mob. Though they imprison him, he soon breaks free and runs amok again! Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein plans on leaving the madness of reanimation behind to pursue his wedding plans and future life. However Dr. Pretorius has other plans, an attempts to get Dr. Frankenstein to share his knowledge of reanimation with him, by any means necessary. Eventually Pretorius meets the Monster, and they hatch a plan to get what they both want from Frankenstein!
This notes the first film in which the Monster talks, something Karloff was against because he felt it to humanized him and made it feel more 'campy'. Also because of the need to speak, Karloff's makeup had to drop the fake jaw that gave him part of his original horrific appearance from the first film.
Trailer:
Movie:
This was a highly successful sequel, out selling the original. Hollywood has attempted to remake it on several occasions, but has always had to remake Frankenstein first, and has never had the success with such a remake to warrant a sequel remake of Bride of...
Regards,
-Grey