Film Fan Site

Title: Frankenstein


Date: 1931
Type: Horror
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Black and White
Director: James Whale
Producer: Carl Laemmle Jr

Comment
This is James Whale's classic gothic horror version of the Frankenstein story that set the benchmark for Frankenstein films. The film is made by the atmospheric sets, the performance of Boris Karloff as the monster, and the make up from Jack Pierce. There is a mix of elaorbate sets and simple sets and there is also no background music, just sound effects, but these all add to the atmosphere. Boris Karloff's monster set the style for monsters to come in many films that followed even though it was not reflective of the monster in the original story.

Actors

Colin CliveColin Clive
Mae ClarkeMae Clarke
John BolesJohn Boles
Boris KarloffBoris Karloff
Edward van Sloan
Frederick KerrFrederick Kerr
Dwight Frye
Lionel Belmore
Marilyn Harris

Oscars

None
 

Make up - Jack Pierce
Novel - Mary Shelley