‘The Bride Of Frankenstein’ Reaches Landmark Anniversary This Weekend
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1935: The monster, played by Boris Karloff (1887 – 1969), believes he has found his true mate in … More ‘Bride of Frankenstein’, directed by James Whale. The would-be bride is played by English actress Elsa Lanchester (1902 – 1986). (Photo via John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images) Getty Images The Bride of Frankenstein — the classic sequel to Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester — celebrates a big anniversary this weekend. Directed by Frankenstein filmmaker James Whale, Universal Studio’s The Bride of Frankenstein is based on a subplot in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s legendary 1818 novel Frankenstein. Karloff reprised his role from the original film as Frankenstein’s Monster, as did Colin Clive as Dr. Henry Frankenstein. Lanchester plays two roles in the film, as Shelley in the film’s prologue and The Bride in the film’s climactic final scene. ForbesWhere Are ‘A Minecraft Movie’ ‘Chicken Jockey’ Screenings This Weekend?By Tim Lammers The Bride of Frankenstein also stars Ernest Thesiger as Dr. Septimus Pretorius, Dwight Frye as Pretorious’ henchman, Karl, Gavin Gordon as Lord Byron, Valerie Hobson as Elizabeth Frankenstein and O. P. Heggie as the blind fiddle player whom Frankenstein’s Monster encounters in the character’s forest abode. The Bride of Frankenstein celebrates its 90th anniversary on Sunday. The film premiered in U.S. theaters on April 20, 1935, about three and a half years after the release of Frankenstein on Nov. 21, 1931. The Bride of Frankenstein largely features Frankenstein’s Monster and the events leading up top the creation of his mate, while the character of The Bride doesn’t appear until the final scene of the film. While The Bride’s appearance in The Bride of Frankenstein amounts to less than five minutes of screen time, the indelible image of the Elsa Lanchester character — made complete with shocks of lightning bolt streaks in…
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