May surpass the original, and personally, I think it definitely surpasses Bride of Frankenstein.
Rathbone hams it up a bit, but everyone else is in check and gives some of their best performances. Bela Lugosi is amazing as Ygor! It’s been said it is his best performance, and I think I agree.
Son of Frankenstein
The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !
Rating
3.5 (1)
Release Date
1/13/1939Runtime
99 minsGenres
Overview
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.
Status
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$420,000Revenue
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How It Feels
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A gothic horror-thriller where a son inherits his father's terrible legacy and finds himself ensnared in a twisted plot of revenge. Atmospheric and darkly suspenseful, with genuine menace lurking in every shadow.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soaked
Themes
RevengeFamilyObsession
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Steady
Look
Black and whiteFormalistHigh-contrast
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Basil Rathbone
Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Boris Karloff
The Monster
Bela Lugosi
Ygor
Lionel Atwill
Inspector Krogh
Josephine Hutchinson
Elsa von Frankenstein
Donnie Dunagan
Peter von Frankenstein
Emma Dunn
Amelia
Edgar Norton
Thomas Benson
Perry Ivins
Fritz
Lawrence Grant
Bürgermeister
Lionel Belmore
Emil Lang
Michael Mark
Ewald Neumüller
Reviews
Frankenstein (Universal) Collection
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