Review of Son of Frankenstein (1939) by Brian F — 17 Oct 2007
Big, elaborate second sequel to Whale's original Frankenstein film and the last one with Karloff as the monster. What makes Son of Frankenstein so memorable is not just that Karloff is great, as always, as the Monster but that the film provides a number of other great actors for him to bounce off of: Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and on and on.
And how cool a name is Wolf for a son of Frankenstein? I ask you... Anyway, the sets are, as usual, great and the atmosphere is more open and expansive here than in the earlier Frankenstein films. If it's not as good as the two earlier entries, that's not really a criticism, it's amazing that it's good *at all* being the third film in a series.
All in all, one of the best Universal Monster movies from the end of the 1930s. Check it out.
This review of Son of Frankenstein (1939) was written by Brian F on 17 Oct 2007.
Son of Frankenstein has generally received positive reviews.
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