Monday, November 16, 2015

FRANKENSTEIN / Universal Pictures - 1931

It may be hard to believe that in all the years we've been doing this blog that we missed this choice title, so, here it is... I have not watched it for many years and when I made the sound clip I noticed that the music had not yet evolved into the classic sound it achieved in the following years.

I have a sound clip for your approval, sooooo, you can push the big red 'GO' button located there by our Aroura monster model collection, NOW, Ralphie The Tarantula!.. Here's a little sample from... FRANKENSTEIN!

The program begins with our host laying down some warnings for the weak of heart.

Monster maker Henry Frankenstein and his helper, Fritz, go shopping at the cemetery to pick out a prime corpse for their experiments. Colin Clive is Frankenstein and Dwight Frye is Fritz.

Henry's lab was pretty high tech for the time, everything you'd need to reanimate the body.

After the deed is done, Henry flips out and compares himself to God!

But, God has created a monster and everyone will pay for it. And, if you have a heart, please pity the poor monster.

Things start to get deadly after Fritz constantly torments the monster.

After the monster escapes into the countryside, he thinks a small girl is a flower and tosses her into the lake, where she drowns. Dungeon pal Michael Mark is the father. In shock, he sadly carries the limp body of his daughter through town.

The violence is nonstop and the monster heads to the mill for refuge. The town's citizens grab their torches and surround the mill.

It's a fiery end for the poor monster as he succumbs to the flames at the end. But, don't worry, our big guy will return more times than you can count!

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