Frankenstein (1931)

Synopsis

Cast & Credits

• Cast

  • • Henry Frankenstein

      Colin Clive

    • Elizabeth

      Mae Clarke

    • Victor Moritz

      John Boles

    • The Monster

      Boris Karloff

    • Dr Waldman/[prologue announcer]

      Edward Van Sloan

    • Baron Frankenstein

      Kerr, Frederick

    • Fritz

      Dwight Frye

    • Burgomaster Vogel

      Lionel Belmore

    • little Maria

      Marilyn Harris

    • [maid]

      Cecilia Parker

    • [butler]

      Joseph North

    • [Ludwig, Maria's father]

      Michael Mark

    • [bridesmaid]

      Pauline Moore

    • [bridesmaid]

      Arlette Duncan

    • [housekeeper]

      Maidel Turner

    • [gendarme]

      William Yetter

    • [wounded villager]

      Francis Ford

    • [villager]

      Paul Panzer

    • [villager]

      Inez Palange

    • [villager]

      Ted Billings

    • [villager]

      Harry Tenbrook

    • [university secretary - role deleted]

      Cecil Reynolds

• Credits

  • Direction:

    • Directed by

      James Whale

    • [Assistant Director]

      Joseph A. McDonough

    • [Assistant Director]

      Harry Mancke

    • [Script Clerk]

      Helen McCaffrey

    Rights:

    • ©

      Universal Pictures Corp.

    Production:

    • Presents

      Carl Laemmle

    • Produced by

      Carl Laemmle Jr

    • Associate Producer

      E.M. Asher

    Casting:

    • [Casting]

      Phil M. Friedman

    Writing:

    • Scenario Editor

      Schayer, Richard

    • Screen Play

      Garrett Fort

    • Screen Play

      Francis Edwards Faragoh

    • [Continuity]

      Tom Reed

    • [Contribution to Treatment]

      Robert Florey

    • [Contribution to Script Construction]

      John Russell

    • From the novel by

      Shelley, Mrs Percy B.

    • Based upon the composition by

      John L. Balderston

    • Adapted from the play by

      Peggy Webling

    Photography:

    • Cinematographer

      Arthur Edeson

    • [2nd Cameraman]

      Alan Jones

    • [Assistant Camera]

      Jack Eagan

    • [Assistant Camera]

      George Trafton

    Stills:

    • [Stills]

      Sherman Clark

    • [Stills]

      Ray Jones

    • [Stills]

      Roman Freulich

    Special Effects:

    • [Special Effects]

      John P. Fulton

    • [Electrical Effects]

      Frank Graves

    • [Electrical Effects]

      Raymond Lindsay

    Editing:

    • Supervising Film Editor

      Maurice Pivar

    • Film Editor

      Clarence Kolster

    Design:

    • Art Director

      Charles D. Hall

    • [Settings]

      Herman Rosse

    • [Electrical Properties]

      Kenneth Strickfaden

    Costumes:

    • [Costumes]

      Ed Ware

    • [Costumes]

      Vera West

    Make-up:

    • [Make-up Artist]

      Jack P. Pierce

    • [Assistant Make-up Artist]

      Tony Mattaracci

    Titles:

    • [Art Titles]

      Max Cohen

    Music:

    • [Music]

      Bernard Kaun

    • [Music]

      Giuseppe Becce

    • [Music Director]

      David Broekman

    Choreography:

    • [Dances Arranged by]

      C. Baier

    Sound:

    • Recording Supervision

      C. Roy Hunter

    • [Sound Technician]

      William Hedgcock

    • Sound System

      Western Electric Sound System

    Consultant:

    • [Technical Adviser]

      Cecil Reynolds

    • [Technical Adviser]

      Gerald L.G. Sampson