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Directed by
Rowland V. Lee Rowland V. Lee  
Written by
Wyllis Cooper Wyllis Cooper ... original screenplay
Mary Shelley Mary Shelley ... suggested by the story written in 1816
Cast
Basil Rathbone Basil Rathbone ... Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Boris Karloff Boris Karloff ... The Monster
Bela Lugosi Bela Lugosi ... Ygor
Lionel Atwill Lionel Atwill ... Inspector Krogh
Josephine Hutchinson Josephine Hutchinson ... Elsa von Frankenstein
Donnie Dunagan Donnie Dunagan ... Peter von Frankenstein
Emma Dunn Emma Dunn ... Amelia
Edgar Norton Edgar Norton ... Thomas Benson
Perry Ivins Perry Ivins ... Fritz
Lawrence Grant Lawrence Grant ... Burgomaster
Lionel Belmore Lionel Belmore ... Emil Lang
Michael Mark Michael Mark ... Ewald Neumüller
Caroline Frances Cooke Caroline Frances Cooke ... Frau Neumüller (as Caroline Cooke)
Gustav von Seyffertitz Gustav von Seyffertitz ... Burgher
Lorimer Johnston Lorimer Johnston ... Burgher (as Lorimer Johnson)
Tom Ricketts Tom Ricketts ... Burgher
Dwight Frye Dwight Frye ... Villager (unconfirmed)
Uncredited Cast
Ward Bond Ward Bond ... Policeman
Betty Chay Betty Chay ... Undetermined Role
Harry Cording Harry Cording ... Bearded Gendarme
Jack Curtis Jack Curtis ... Actor
Fred Farrell Fred Farrell ... Villager
Jack Harris Jack Harris ... Undetermined Role
Charles Frederick Lindsley Charles Frederick Lindsley ... Trailer narrator
Russ Powell Russ Powell ... Webber - Burgher
Clarence Wilson Clarence Wilson ... Dr. Berger
Produced by
Rowland V. Lee Rowland V. Lee ... producer
Original Music by
Frank Skinner Frank Skinner  
Special Effects by
John P. Fulton John P. Fulton ... special effects
Stunts
Bud Wolfe Bud Wolfe ... stunts
Additional Info
Premiere: January 13, 1939
DVD Release: April 27, 2004
Blu-ray Release: September 13, 2016
Country: United States
Distributor: Universal Studios
Websites: IMDb Wikipedia
Ratings
SkullJoy

5.0 / 10
IMDb

7.0 / 10
Production Companies
Universal Pictures (Universal Pictures Company Inc.)
Distributors
Universal Pictures
  (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
Film Classics
  (1948) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Realart Pictures
  (1953) (United States) (re-release) (theatrical)
Screen Gems Television
  (1957) (United States) (Shock Theatre) (syndication) (TV)
MCA Home Video
  (1989) (United States) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1990) (United States) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1991) (United States) (VHS)
MCA/Universal Home Video
  (1991) (United States) (laserdisc)
American Movie Classics (AMC)
  (1997) (United States) (TV)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
  (2016) (United States) (included in "Frankenstein Complete Legacy Collection") (Blu-ray)
Filming Locations
California, USA
Universal City, California, USA
Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
  (Studio)
USA
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