Top billed cast

1. 

   Cedric Hardwicke

   Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein / Dr. Henry Frankenstein (ghostly image)

2. 

   Ralph Bellamy

   Erik Ernst

3. 

   Lionel Atwill

   Dr. Bohmer

4. 

   Bela Lugosi

   Ygor

5. 

   Evelyn Ankers

   Elsa Frankenstein

6. 

   Lon Chaney Jr.

   The Frankenstein Monster

7. 

   Janet Ann Gallow

   Cloestine Hussman

8. 

   Barton Yarborough

   Dr. Kettering

9. 

   Doris Lloyd

   Martha the Housekeeper

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on 2015-10-03

Your father was Frankenstein. Your mother was lightning.

Of course the problem with the Frankenstein sequels, of the Universal Studios kind, was that they had to follow the genre firework that was "Frankenstein (1931)" and the monolithic titan that followed that one in 1935, "The Bride of Frankenstein". These are tough acts to follow - still are actually!

"Son of Frankenstein (1939)" managed very well, it had Basil Rathbone in it and Bela Lugosi giving great horror oomph as Ygor. Boris Karloff bowed out as the monster after that one, leaving an iconic legacy and an insistence that the mo...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Bride of Frankenstein75%
2. Son of Frankenstein67%
3. The Evil of Frankenstein62%
4. The Horror of Frankenstein58%
5. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man61%
6. Avatar: Fire and Ash76%
7. Spider-Man 273%
8. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 379%
9. Jurassic World Dominion66%
10. The Invisible Man75%
11. The Blob62%
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 276%
13. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom65%
14. X-Men: Days of Future Past75%
15. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island61%
16. Terminator Genisys59%
17. Avengers: Age of Ultron72%
18. It's Alive60%
19. Monsters vs Aliens62%
20. Titan A.E.66%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$200,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• sequel
• black and white
• brain transplant
• monster movie
• family legacy
• little girl in peril
• childhood innocence
• human monster
• frankenstein