Directed by:
James WhaleComposer:
Bernhard KaunCast:
Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Boris Karloff, Edward Van Sloan, Frederick Kerr, Dwight Frye, Cecilia Parker, Arletta Duncan, Pauline Moore, Jack Curtis (more)Plots(1)
In a prologue, an announcer steps from behind a curtain to warn the audience of the horrifying nature of the film they are about to see. In the main story, at a funeral, Fritz, a dwarf, and young scientist Henry Frankenstein dig up a freshly buried body, claiming that the corpse is waiting for a new life. They also remove a man hanging from a gibbet, but his broken neck requires that a new brain be found. After Doctor Waldman's lecture at Goldstadt Medical College, Fritz sneaks in and, after dropping a bottle containing a normal brain, leaves with one containing the brain of a criminal. Meanwhile, in Henry's hometown, Victor Moritz visits Elizabeth, whom he loves. She has received a strange note from Henry her fiancé, who writes that his experiments preclude her from joining him. Concerned, Victor and Elizabeth visit Waldman, Henry's former professor, who explains that Henry had left the college to pursue a mad dream of recreating human life. Together the three go to Henry's laboratory, a watchtower in the mountains. There, Henry and Fritz are preparing to use the power of lightning to charge their electrical mechanisms and give life to a body they have pieced together. Henry agrees to let his friends observe and explains his scientific theories as his creation comes to life. Later Victor and Elizabeth attempt to pacify Henry's doubting father, Baron Frankenstein, who is only interested in promoting the date of his son's wedding. At the laboratory, while Waldman tells Henry of the monster's criminal brain, Fritz torments the monster and the monster kills him. After a fight, Henry and Waldman sedate the monster just as the baron approaches the lab. The exhausted Henry is taken home after Waldman promises to destroy the monster, but instead Waldman is killed by the escaping monster. As the wedding of Elizabeth and Henry is celebrated, the monster drowns Little Maria, a village child who plays with him, then menaces Elizabeth. Ludwig, Maria's father, carries his daughter's body into town, and an angry search party is formed. They go through the mountains by torchlight until Henry finds the monster, and the two engage in a struggle that continues in an abandoned mill, where the monster has fled. The mob sets the mill ablaze, and the monster hurls Henry to the ground before being engulfed by flames. Later, the baron celebrates the wedding of his recovered son with a toast to a future grandchild. (official distributor synopsis)
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Frankenstein
The Man Who Made a Monster
Label: Soundtrack Factory / Disconforme
Year: 2000
Country: Andorra
Format: CD
Length: 53:05
1. | FRANKENSTEIN: Introduction | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 00:54 |
2. | Main Title / Neighbour Burial | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:18 |
3. | The Birth Of The Monster | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:11 |
4. | The Monster Meets The Little Girl | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:32 |
5. | End Title | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:11 |
6. | BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: Main Title | Franz Waxman | 01:54 |
7. | The Monster Live | Franz Waxman | 03:32 |
8. | Dr Pretorius Arrives | Franz Waxman | 01:40 |
9. | The Miniature Criatures | Franz Waxman | 01:17 |
10. | Pursuit, Capture And Escape | Franz Waxman | 05:42 |
11. | The Blind Man | Franz Waxman | 02:01 |
12. | Friends | Franz Waxman | 02:36 |
13. | The Monster Meet Dr. Pretorius | Franz Waxman | 02:39 |
14. | Working Under Pressure | Franz Waxman | 02:10 |
15. | The Birth Of The Bride | Franz Waxman | 05:32 |
16. | The Mate Refuses The Monster | Franz Waxman | 04:24 |
17. | End Title | Franz Waxman | 00:35 |
18. | BONUS TRACK: Complete Suite | Franz Waxman | 12:57 |
Frankenstein Plus Bride of Frankenstein
Original Soundtrack
Label: Disconforme
Year: 2000
Country: Andorra
Format: CD
Length: 53:05
Notes: 70th Anniversary Edition.
1. | FRANKENSTEIN: Introduction | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 00:54 |
2. | Main Title / Neighbour Burial | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:18 |
3. | The Birth Of The Monster | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:11 |
4. | The Monster Meets The Little Girl | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:32 |
5. | End Title | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 01:11 |
6. | BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: Main Title | Franz Waxman | 01:54 |
7. | The Monster Live | Franz Waxman | 03:32 |
8. | Dr Pretorius Arrives | Franz Waxman | 01:40 |
9. | The Miniature Criatures | Franz Waxman | 01:17 |
10. | Pursuit, Capture And Escape | Franz Waxman | 05:42 |
11. | The Blind Man | Franz Waxman | 02:01 |
12. | Friends | Franz Waxman | 02:36 |
13. | The Monster Meet Dr. Pretorius | Franz Waxman | 02:39 |
14. | Working Under Pressure | Franz Waxman | 02:10 |
15. | The Birth Of The Bride | Franz Waxman | 05:32 |
16. | The Mate Refuses The Monster | Franz Waxman | 04:24 |
17. | End Title | Franz Waxman | 00:35 |
18. | BONUS TRACK: Complete Suite | Franz Waxman | 12:57 |
The Words & The Music of Frakenstein
Label: Hip-O Records
Year: 1999
Country: USA
Format: CD
Length: 01:15:51
1. | DIALOGUE: A Word Of Friendly Warning | Bernhard Kaun | 00:53 |
2. | FRANKENSTEIN: Frankenstein - Main Title | Bernhard Kaun | 01:02 |
3. | The Moon's Rising | Bernhard Kaun | 01:06 |
4. | You Shall Have Your Proof | Bernhard Kaun | 01:06 |
5. | Look! It's Moving! | Bernhard Kaun | 02:24 |
6. | Come Away, Fritz | Bernhard Kaun | 00:38 |
7. | He Hated Fritz | Bernhard Kaun | 00:24 |
8. | Search Every Ravine | Bernhard Kaun | 00:08 |
9. | Bring Him To The Village | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 00:04 |
10. | A Toast | Giuseppe Becce, Bernhard Kaun | 00:11 |
11. | Grand Appassionato | Bernhard Kaun | 01:04 |
12. | BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN: The Bride Of Frankenstein - Main Title | Franz Waxman | 01:26 |
13. | Prologue | Franz Waxman | 03:49 |
14. | I'm Glad To See The Monster Roasted | Franz Waxman | 00:05 |
15. | Monster Entrance | Franz Waxman | 01:43 |
16. | The Monster! It's Alive! | Franz Waxman | 00:05 |
17. | Processional March | Franz Waxman | 01:04 |
18. | Forget? If Only I Could Forget | Franz Waxman | 00:18 |
19. | A Strange Apparition / Pretorius' Entrance | Franz Waxman | 01:14 |
20. | You'll Need A Coat | Franz Waxman | 01:44 |
21. | Pastorale | Franz Waxman | 01:51 |
22. | Chase Music / Crucifixion / Monster Breaks Out | Franz Waxman | 04:24 |
23. | We Better Get Away From These Parts | Franz Waxman | 00:14 |
24. | The Hermit's Fiddle (Ave Maria) | Franz Waxman | 00:43 |
25. | Alone - Bad, Friend - Good | Franz Waxman | 00:11 |
26. | The Music Of Friends (Ave Maria) | Franz Waxman | 00:35 |
27. | This Is The Fiend | Franz Waxman | 00:12 |
28. | Fire In The Hut / The Graveyard | Franz Waxman | 01:34 |
29. | Dance Macabre / Female Monster Music | Franz Waxman | 02:35 |
30. | Monster Enters / Monster Theme | Franz Waxman | 02:36 |
31. | In The Tower - Pt. 1 | Franz Waxman | 03:29 |
32. | In The Tower - Pt. 2 | Franz Waxman | 01:14 |
33. | Creation - Pt. 1 | Franz Waxman | 01:00 |
34. | Creation - Pt. 1 / Female Monster Music | Franz Waxman | 00:31 |
35. | Creation - Pt. 2 | Franz Waxman | 00:41 |
36. | She Hate Me...Like Others | Franz Waxman | 00:04 |
37. | Explosion - Pt. 1 | Franz Waxman | 00:53 |
38. | Explosion - Pt. 2 | Franz Waxman | 00:59 |
39. | THE SON OF FRANKENSTEIN: The Son Of Frakenstein - Main Title | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 01:36 |
40. | It Wasn't My Father's Fault | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:36 |
41. | The Message | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 01:18 |
42. | The General | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 01:02 |
43. | The Discovery | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 06:40 |
44. | The Examination | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 01:43 |
45. | Has He Asked You To Rob Any Graves? | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:11 |
46. | The Result Of The Examination | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 03:36 |
47. | The Giant / Looking For A Monster | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 05:45 |
48. | The Evil Flute (Flute Solo) | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:22 |
49. | I Scare Him To Death | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:08 |
50. | The Evil Flute (Flute Solo) | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:28 |
51. | Don't Touch Him, Frankenstein! | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:07 |
52. | The Death Of Ygor | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 02:35 |
53. | There's A Monster Afoot | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:07 |
54. | The Monster Appears / The Monster's Lament | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 01:13 |
55. | Monster On A Rampage / The Menace Destroyed | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 03:46 |
56. | Herewith I Deed To You | Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner | 00:24 |