SON OF FRANKENSTEIN
"The dead live and the living die"
Universal Pictures; 1939
Producer / Director: Rowland V. Lee
Script: Willis Cooper
Cast: Basil Rathbone (Baron Wolf von Frankenstein), Boris Karloff (The Monster),
Bela Lugosi (Ygor), Lionel Atwill (Krogh), Donnie Dunagan (Peter von Frankenstein),
Josephine Hutchinson (Elsa von Frankenstein), Lawrence Grant (Burgomaster),
Emma Dunn (Amelia), Edgar Norton (Benson), Perry Ivins (Fritz)
Having inherited the family castle, Baron Wolf von Frankenstein, along with his wife and child, receive an unfriendly welcome from the local villagers. It seems that the townsfolk have not forgotten the horrors brought about by Wolf's reckless and obsessive father, Dr. Henry Frankenstein, nor the murderous monstrosity he created many years ago. Unfortunately for Wolf, any hopes of restoring the once good name of Frankenstein are completely shattered when the Baron discovers that the infamous creature is still alive and being cared for by a deformed criminal named Ygor. Hungry for vengeance, Ygor sends Frankenstein's monster out to murder all of those who had unsuccessfully tried to hang him for past crimes. But when Wolf's very own son is kidnapped by the out of control juggernaut, Wolf desperately attempts to destroy his father's menacing creation once and for all.
PREQUELS, SEQUELS & REMAKES:
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) -- Son of Frankenstein is the third film in Universal's Frankenstein series of movies and follows Bride of Frankenstein.
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) -- Sequel and fourth film in the series.
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