THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN

(1935, James Whale) Karloff’s Monster learns to smoke and speak from a blind hermit, Elsa Lanchester spouts doom-laden pronouncements as author/storyteller Mary Shelley, and shrieks as the crazily-coiffed Bride, and Ernest Thesiger’s camp Dr. Pretorius rhapsodizes over his bottled “homunculi.” Approx. 75 min. DCP.

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“CRITIC'S PICK! Not many sequels wind up improving upon the original, but this horror classic,
which adds a large dose of pathos and dry wit to the mixture, is a notable exception.”
– Time Out New York

“Among the greatest of horror films. Very funny and poignant.”
– David Thomson

“A macabre comedy classic. Whale had a good sense of gothic humor.” – Pauline Kael