Principal cast
Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Ernest Thesiger and Elsa Lanchester
Film 438 of 498 on the Screen Path
Bride of Frankenstein
More fearful than the monster himself!
About the film
Bride of Frankenstein at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1935 film at stop 438 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.
Key craft credits
John J. Mescall (director of photography), Ted J. Kent (editor), Franz Waxman (original music composer), Edmund Pearson (screenplay) and William Hurlbut (screenplay)
- Director
- James Whale
- Release
- 1935-04-20
- Runtime
- 75 minutes
- Genres
- Horror and Science Fiction
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Boris KarloffCharacter: The Monster
- Colin CliveCharacter: Henry Frankenstein
- Valerie HobsonCharacter: Elizabeth
- Ernest ThesigerCharacter: Doctor Pretorius
- Elsa LanchesterCharacter: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate
- Gavin GordonCharacter: Lord Byron
- Douglas WaltonCharacter: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Una O'ConnorCharacter: Minnie
- E. E. CliveCharacter: Burgomaster
- Lucien PrivalCharacter: Butler
- O. P. HeggieCharacter: Hermit
- Dwight FryeCharacter: Karl
Full crew
Full crew
- James WhaleCredits: Director
- Ted J. KentCredits: Editor
- John J. MescallCredits: Director of Photography
- Carl Laemmle Jr.Credits: Producer
- Franz WaxmanCredits: Original Music Composer
- John P. FultonCredits: Special Effects, Visual Effects
- Irma KuselyCredits: Hairstylist, Hair Setup
- William HedgcockCredits: Sound Engineer
- Otto LedererCredits: Assistant Makeup Artist, Makeup Trainee
- Gilbert KurlandCredits: Sound Supervisor, Music Supervisor
- Robert FloreyCredits: Story
- Edwin WetzelCredits: Sound Effects Editor
- Mary ShelleyCredits: Original Story
- R.C. SherriffCredits: Adaptation
- Lawrence G. BlochmanCredits: Adaptation
- Philip MacDonaldCredits: Adaptation
- Tom ReedCredits: Additional Writing
- Alan JonesCredits: Camera Operator
- Fred FrankCredits: Assistant Director
- Harry ManckeCredits: Assistant Director
- Joseph A. McDonoughCredits: Assistant Director
- Ken StrickfadenCredits: Special Effects Technician
- Edmund PearsonCredits: Screenplay
- David S. HorsleyCredits: Visual Effects, Special Effects Assistant
- William DoddsCredits: Assistant Camera
- Josef BerneCredits: Adaptation
- Abe MeyerCredits: Music Coordinator
- Morton CovanCredits: Adaptation
- Cleo E. BakerCredits: Visual Effects
- Larry AicholtzCredits: Scoring Mixer
- Clifford VaughanCredits: Orchestrator
- Monte MontagueCredits: Stand In
- George DeNormandCredits: Stand In
- Oliver WallaceCredits: Musician
- Flo BrummelCredits: Script Consultant, Script Coordinator
- Charles D. HallCredits: Art Direction
- Vera WestCredits: Costume Design
- William HurlbutCredits: Adaptation, Screenplay
- Jack PierceCredits: Makeup Artist
- John L. BalderstonCredits: Adaptation
- Maurice PivarCredits: Supervising Film Editor
- Peter ShawCredits: Stand In
- Fred StollCredits: Grip
- Jack CosgroveCredits: Matte Painter
- Russell LawsonCredits: Matte Painter
- Louis KaufmanCredits: Musician
- C. BakaleinikoffCredits: Conductor
- Carl LaemmleCredits: Presenter
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