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Poster for the 1931 film Frankenstein featuring Boris Karloff as the monster, with dramatic portraits of Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, and John Boles, and the tagline The Man Who Made a Monster. Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster in the 1931 film Frankenstein, directed by James Whale, shown in black and white with heavy makeup and bolts on his neck. Colin Clive and Dwight Frye operate laboratory equipment beside the bandaged monster, played by Boris Karloff, lying on a table in a scene from Frankenstein (1931). Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster kneels beside Marilyn Harris as a young girl by a lakeshore, surrounded by flowers, in the 1931 film Frankenstein.
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Colin Clive holding a torch faces Boris Karloff as Frankenstein's monster on a rocky landscape in a dramatic scene from the 1931 film Frankenstein, directed by James Whale. Boris Karloff
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Modified link of Web site: American Film Institute - Frankenstein (1931). Oct 30, 2026
Add new Web site: ACS Publications - Frankenstein (1931). Feb 21, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - Why are film-makers so fascinated by Frankenstein? Aug 05, 2024
Add new Web site: The American Society of Cinematographers - The Bride of Frankenstein: A Gothic Masterpiece. Jun 13, 2024
Add new Web site: Internet Archive - "Frankenstein". Nov 24, 2023
Media added. Oct 18, 2023
Add new Web site: Filmsite - Frankenstein (1931). Sep 12, 2023
Cross-reference added. Aug 04, 2023
Add new Web site: American Film Institute - Frankenstein (1931). Mar 06, 2019
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Frankenstein (1931). Jan 05, 2012
New article added. Mar 09, 2011
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