Frankenstein [videorecording] : [the man who made a monster] / Universal Pictures Corporation ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; screenplay, Garrett Fort, Francis Edwards Faragoh ; directed by James Whale.
Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward van Sloan, Frederick Kerr, Dwight Frye, Lionel Belmore, Marilyn Harris. Adapted by John L. Balderston from a play by Peggy Webling based on the story by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Originally produced as motion picture in 1931. Special features include feature commentary with Rudy Behlmer, production notes, cast and filmmaker's bios, film highlights, theatrical trailers, web links, original documentary on the making of the Frankenstein films, entitled "Boo!" and "The Frankenstein files", a documentary by David J. Skal.
Summary:
Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster in his laboratory but his dreams of perfection are thwarted when the monster becomes an uncontrollable beast.
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