Horror ·Science Fiction · United States of America · 1939 · 1h 39m

Son of Frankenstein

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Director
Rowland V. Lee
Cast
Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein Boris Karloff as The Monster Bela Lugosi as Ygor Lionel Atwill as Inspector Krogh Josephine Hutchinson as Elsa von Frankenstein Donnie Dunagan as Peter von Frankenstein
Crew
George Robinson — Director of Photography Ted J. Kent — Editor Frank Skinner — Original Music Composer Wyllis Cooper — Screenplay Mary Shelley — Novel Rowland V. Lee — Producer
Tagline

The black shadows of the past bred this half-man/half-demon! Creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction!

Synopsis

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

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Mood & Themes
castlesequelbaronmurderblack and whiteseries of murdersprosthetic armpolice inspectorsulphurdark secrethuman monstersecretiveness
Key Collaborators
Rowland V. Lee Director George Robinson Director of Photography Ted J. Kent Editor Frank Skinner Original Music Composer Wyllis Cooper Screenplay Mary Shelley Novel Rowland V. Lee Producer Vera West Costume Design
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