Synopsis
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature.
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Cast
- Boris KarloffThe Monster
- Ernest ThesigerDoctor Pretorius
- Colin CliveHenry Frankenstein
- O. P. HeggieHermit
- Una O'ConnorMinnie
- Valerie HobsonElizabeth
- Dwight FryeKarl
- Elsa LanchesterMary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Bride
- Ted BillingsLudwig
- E. E. CliveBurgomaster
Recommendations
- 100
Chicago Sun-Times
It's satirical, exciting, funny, and an influential masterpiece of art direction. - 100
San Francisco Chronicle
Bride is often cited as Whale's masterpiece, and one of the reasons surely is his intentional lacing of humor throughout that never completely undercuts the horror or pathos. - 100
Time Out
Whale's most perfectly realised movie, a delight from start to finish. - 100
TV Guide Magazine
One of the seminal achievements of Hollywood cinema, this brilliant sequel to the original Frankenstein is one of the greatest films of its genre and remains a lasting tribute to the unique genius of director Whale. - 100
Empire
Whale's erudite genius brings it all together. He sculpts every nuance of self-parody, social satire, horror, humour, wit and whimsy into a dazzling whole, keeping every one of his fantastical plates spinning until the tragic, inevitable finale. - 100
Entertainment Weekly
The gloriously baroque Bride of Frankenstein is in every way a richer, more imaginative experience than its straight-arrow predecessor. - 100
Salon
Film scholars and queer-theory types will long argue over the intricacies of Whale's Bride as a study of artistic creation and an acidic fable of homoerotic love, but for fans it's simply the most beautiful horror film ever made. - 90
The Guardian
Bride is a wild ride, even today. It flits between the classical and the gutter, the camp and the serious in a manner that's hard to pin down.
