Fresh
Well mounted, nicely directed, and includes cast of capable artists.
Variety Staff, Variety
Son of Frankenstein
The black shadows of the past bred this half-man/half-demon! Creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction!
1939 · 1h 39m · Approved
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Rowland V. Lee
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Son of Frankenstein
Overview
One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
Director and cast
- Rowland V. Lee Director
- Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
- Boris Karloff as The Monster
- Bela Lugosi as Ygor
- Lionel Atwill as Krogh
- Josephine Hutchinson as Elsa von Frankenstein
- Donnie Dunagan as Peter von Frankenstein
- Emma Dunn as Amelia
- Edgar Norton as Benson
- Perry Ivins Cast
- Lawrence Grant Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A strangely literary and leisurely monster movie, laced with amusing gothic doodles.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
The set, shot in a style reminiscent of the German Expressionist classics, is superb.
Derek Adams, Time Out
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