Frankenstein / [videorecording] / Universal Studios ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; screenplay by Garrett Fort and Francis Edwards Faragoh ; directed by James Whale.
Title from container. Adapted by John L. Balderston, from a play by Peggy Webling. Based on the story by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Originally released as a motion picture in 1931. Special features: Disc 1: "Karloff: the gentle monster": a tribute to the film career of Boris Karloff; "Monster tracks": interesting interactive pop-up facts about the making of 'Frankenstein'; Feature commentary with Rudy Behlmer; Feature commentary with historian Sir Christopher Frayling ; Disc 2: "The 'Frankenstein' files": how Hollywood made a monster; "Frankenstein archives": original posters and photo galleries; "Universal horror": documentary, narrated by Kenneth Branagh; "Boo!": a short film. Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye.
Summary:
Tampering with life and death, Dr. Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to create a human monster.
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