Son of Frankenstein (1939)

  • NR
  • 01/13/1939 (US)
  • Horror, Science Fiction
  • 1h 39m

The black shadows of the past bred this half-man . . . half-demon ! . . . creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction !

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.

Mary Shelley

Novel

Wyllis Cooper

Screenplay

Rowland V. Lee

Director

Cast

Basil Rathbone's headshot

Basil Rathbone

Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Boris Karloff's headshot

Boris Karloff

The Monster
Bela Lugosi's headshot

Bela Lugosi

Ygor
Lionel Atwill's headshot

Lionel Atwill

Inspector Krogh
Josephine Hutchinson's headshot

Josephine Hutchinson

Elsa von Frankenstein
Donnie Dunagan's headshot

Donnie Dunagan

Peter von Frankenstein
Emma Dunn's headshot

Emma Dunn

Amelia
Edgar Norton's headshot

Edgar Norton

Thomas Benson

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