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Added 2024-10-10 13:06:56 +0000 UTCThe Invisible Man
Between Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, James Whale helmed another classic Universal monster movie, with Claude Rains as the titular invisible man. Charming, funny, full of 30s character actors, and with visual effects that are still pretty impressive!
Son of Frankenstein
Produced after Bride, this finds the son of Dr. Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone) taking up the mantle of mad science with the assistance of the mysterious Ygor (Bela Lugosi). An agreeable followup that has a lot of elements Young Frankenstein parodied (including Ygor and the one-armed police inspector).
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
In the same era as the Coppola Dracula, Kenneth Branagh tried his hand at a classier, more prestigious take on Shelley’s novel. Starring Branagh as the mad doctor, Robert De Niro as the creature, and Helena Bonham Carter
