Son of Frankenstein (1939)

USA, 99 min
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Original title Son of Frankenstein
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Classification Allowed from age 7
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 1939-03-17

Cast

Basil Rathbone
baron Wolf von Frankenstein

Boris Karloff
monstret

Bela Lugosi
Ygor

Lionel Atwill
Krogh

Josephine Hutchinson
Elsa von Frankenstein

Donnie Dunagan
Peter von Frankenstein

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Titles

Original title
  • Son of Frankenstein
Swedish release title
  • Frankensteins son

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Assistant Director
Special Effects
Musical Arrangement
Orchestration
Musical Director
Set Decorator
Costume Designer
Make-up Supervisor
Stunt

Cast

Basil Rathbone baron Wolf von Frankenstein
Boris Karloff monstret
Bela Lugosi Ygor
Lionel Atwill Krogh
Josephine Hutchinson Elsa von Frankenstein
Donnie Dunagan Peter von Frankenstein
Emma Dunn Amelia
Edgar Norton Benson
Perry Ivins Fritz
Lawrence Grant borgmästaren
Lionel Belmore Lang
Michael Mark Ewald Neumüller
Caroline Frances Cooke (as Caroline Cooke) Mrs. Neumüller
Gustav von Seyffertitz borgare
Lorimer Johnston (as Lorimer Johnson) borgare
Tom Ricketts borgare
- Ej krediterade:
Clarence Wilson doktor Berger
Russell Powell Webber, borgare
Ward Bond gendarm vid grinden
Harry Cording skäggprydd gendarm
Jack Curtis skådespelare
Betty Chay kvinna
Edward Cassidy borgare (osäker uppgift)
Dwight Frye bybo (osäker uppgift)

Companies

Production Company Universal Pictures Company Inc.
A Rowland V. Lee Production
Copyright Universal Pictures Company Inc. 1949-01-13 LP8574
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Universal Film AB 1939
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Universal Pictures Nordic AB 2004

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 140748
Date 2004-07-23
Classification Allowed from age 7


Censorship number 59257
Date 1939-03
Classification Allowed from age 15
Original length 2480 meters
Censored length 2448 meters
Notes Granskningskopian: 91 minuter. Visningskopiorna efter censurklipp: 89 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.37:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Western Electric Recording
Colour type Black and white
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in minutes 99 min
Reels 11 reels


Original work

Original title Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus (Novel)
Author Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley


Production location

1938-11-07 1939-01-04
Universal Studios, 100 Universal City Plaza Century City, Kalifornien USA

Release dates

Release in Sweden 1939-03-17 Röda Lyktan Stockholm Sweden 89 min
1939-03-17 Sibyllan Stockholm Sweden 89 min
TV showing 1972-08-23 TV1 Sweden
DVD release 2004-10-20 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Sailing, Sailing
Composer Godfrey Marks (1880)
Lyrics Godfrey Marks (1880)
Sung by Donnie Dunagan (a cappella)


Holdings Posters

Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 1


Holdings Stills

Black and white print SET
Album No


Holdings Promotion materials

Type Program/Reklamtryck


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