Son of Frankenstein (1939)
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- Approved
- 1h 39min
- Drama, Horror
- 13 Jan 1939 (USA)
- Movie
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Basil Rathbone | ... |
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
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Boris Karloff | ... |
The Monster
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Bela Lugosi | ... |
Ygor
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Lionel Atwill | ... |
Inspector Krogh
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Josephine Hutchinson | ... |
Elsa von Frankenstein
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Donnie Dunagan | ... |
Peter von Frankenstein
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Emma Dunn | ... |
Amelia
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Edgar Norton | ... |
Thomas Benson
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Perry Ivins | ... |
Fritz
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Lawrence Grant | ... |
Burgomaster
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Lionel Belmore | ... |
Emil Lang
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Michael Mark | ... |
Ewald Neumüller
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Caroline Frances Cooke | ... |
Frau Neumüller
(as Caroline Cooke)
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Gustav von Seyffertitz | ... |
Burgher
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Lorimer Johnston | ... |
Burgher
(as Lorimer Johnson)
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Tom Ricketts | ... |
Burgher
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Dwight Frye | ... |
Villager (unconfirmed)
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Ward Bond | ... |
Policeman (uncredited)
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Betty Chay | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Harry Cording | ... |
Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)
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Jack Curtis | ... |
Actor (uncredited)
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Fred Farrell | ... |
Villager (uncredited)
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Jack Harris | ... |
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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Russ Powell | ... |
Webber - Burgher (uncredited)
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Clarence Wilson | ... |
Dr. Berger (uncredited)
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Directed by
Rowland V. Lee |
Written by
Mary Shelley | ... | (suggested by the story written in 1816) (as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley) |
Wyllis Cooper | ... | (screenplay) (as Willis Cooper) |
Produced by
Rowland V. Lee | ... | producer |
Music by
Frank Skinner |
Cinematography by
George Robinson | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Ted J. Kent | ... | (as Ted Kent) |
Art Direction by
Jack Otterson |
Set Decoration by
Russell A. Gausman | ... | (as R.A. Gausman) |
Costume Design by
Vera West | ... | (gowns) |
Makeup Department
Jack P. Pierce | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Frank | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
Richard H. Riedel | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
Bernard B. Brown | ... | sound supervisor |
William Hedgcock | ... | sound technician |
Special Effects by
John P. Fulton | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
Bud Wolfe | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Gerstle | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
Music Department
Charles Previn | ... | musical director |
Hans J. Salter | ... | music arranger (uncredited) |
Frank Skinner | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- Empire Universal Films (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- General Film Distributors (GFD) (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Film (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Film Classics (1948) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Realart Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Screen Gems (1957) (United States) (tv) (as Shock Theatre) (syndication)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1991) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Finland (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (3-disc Frankenstein the Legacy Collection)
- Universal Pictures (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Frankenstein - The Legacy Collection)
- Universal Pictures (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Elephant Films (2015) (France) (Blu-ray)
- Elephant Films (2015) (France) (DVD)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2022) (Australia) (DVD)
- MCA Home Video (1989) (Canada) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (mirrophonic sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Wolf von Frankenstein returns to the Baronial manor from the United States with his wife Elsa and son Peter. He not made welcome by the locals who are still terrified of his father's works and the monster he created. The local Burgomaster gives him a sealed briefcase left by his father and inside, Wolf finds his father's scientific notes. At the manor house he meets his father's assistant Igor who has a surprise for him: the monster his father created is still alive, though in some sort of coma. Wolf's initial attempts to re-animate the creature seem to fail but when Peter says he saw a giant in the woods, it appears he's met success. When people are mysteriously killed in the village there is little doubt that the monster is responsible. Written by garykmcd |
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Taglines | The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction ! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Because of the decline in Bela Lugosi's career, he was originally cast for a very low fee. Rowland V. Lee felt that Lugosi was being taken advantage of, and he fattened up his part by writing more dialogue for Ygor, so that Bela be paid more appropriately. See more » |
Goofs | When Wolf (and the audience) see the sulfur pit for the first time, you can see the body of The Monster sinking to the bottom. (Obviously an unused shot recycled from the end of the film.) See more » |
Movie Connections | Edited into Lost City of the Jungle (1946). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sailing, Sailing, Over the Bounding Main See more » |
Crazy Credits | Writer Wyllis Cooper's name is spelled "Willis" in the opening credits. See more » |
Quotes |
Ewald Neumüller:
Hey! You, you spit on me! Ygor: [pointing to his broken neck] I am sorry. I cough. You see, bone get stuck in my throat! See more » |