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Name: Son of Frankenstein
Released: 1939-1-13
Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson

Son of Frankenstein

NR
1h 39m
1939

95%

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Praised by critics as one of the best of the Frankenstein series, "Son of Frankenstein" stars Boris Karloff in the role that made him a screen legend. Returning to the ancestral castle 25 years after the death of the monsters, the son of Dr. Frankenstein (Basil Rathbone) meets Ygor (Bela Lugosi), a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature. Hoping to clear the family name, he revives the creature and tries to rehabilitate him. His noble goals are dashed when Ygor sends the creature on a killing spree that spreads new panic in the village.

Director:

Rowland V. Lee

Producer:

Rowland V. Lee

Writer:

Willis Cooper

Cast:

Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton, Perry Ivins, Lawrence Grant, Lionel Belmore, Michael Mark

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

95%

Critics Consensus: Boris Karloff's final appearance as the Monster is a fitting farewell before the series descended into self-parody.

Reviews

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Sean Axmaker

Rowland V. Lee’s handsome production remains an intelligent, well-made classic of the genre and Universal’s last great horror film.

Works as a healthy reminder of how superb horror can be, balancing tragedy and humour and making me yearn for a return to using strong actors and plot to give the genre the respect it really deserves.

The Son of Frankenstein is, in short, a missed opportunity for all save the most unsophisticated.

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Daily Telegraph (Australia)

Josephine O'Neill

The job of welding fantasy and everyday into one whole falls mainly upon Basil Rathbone, as Frankenstein; and he does it magnificently. No lesser actor could have succeeded.

Guaranteed to scare you.

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