Frankenstein : complete legacy collection / Universal.
Record details
- ISBN: 0025192248399
- ISBN: 9780025192249
- ISBN: 0025192248
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (10 hr., 9 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Fullscreen.
- Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2014]
- Copyright: ©2014
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. "All 8 films from the original legacy, 1931 - 1948"--Container. Published as part of the 30-film collection: Universal Classic Monsters, 1931-1956. Special features: The Frankenstein files: How Hollywood made a monster documentary -- She's alive! Creating the bride of Frankenstein documentary -- Karloff: the gentle monster -- Frankenstein archives -- The bride of Frankenstein archives -- Boo!: a short film -- Abbott and Costello meet the monsters -- 4 feature commentaries -- Production photographs -- Theatrical trailers. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Frankenstein (1931) (1 hr., 10 min.) / produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. ; directed by James Whale -- The bride of Frankenstein (1935) (1 hr., 15 min.) / produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; directed by James Whale -- The son of Frankenstein (1939) (1hr., 39 min.) / produced by Rowland V. Lee ; directed by Rowland V. Lee -- The ghost of Frankenstein (1942) (1 hr., 7 min.) / produced by George Waggner ; directed by Erle C. Kenton -- Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man (1943) (1 hr., 13 min.) / produced by George Waggner ; directed by Roy William Neill -- House of Frankenstein (1944) (1 hr., 10 min.) / produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton -- House of Dracula (1945) (1 hr., 7 min.) / produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton -- Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) (1 hr., 23 min.) / produced by Robert Arthur ; directed by Charles T. Barton. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Frankenstein: produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. ; directed by James Whale. The bride of Frankenstein: produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; directed by James Whale. The son of Frankenstein: produced by Rowland V. Lee ; directed by Rowland V. Lee. The ghost of Frankenstein: produced by George Waggner ; directed by Erle C. Kenton. Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man: produced by George Waggner ; directed by Roy William Neill. House of Frankenstein: produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton. House of Dracula: produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: produced by Robert Arthur ; directed by Charles T. Barton. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Frankenstein: Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, John Boles, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye. The Bride of Frankenstein: Cast: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger, Dwight Frye, Valerie Hobson, O.P. Heggie, Una O'Connor. Son of Frankenstein: Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton. The ghost of Frankenstein: Cast: Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ralph Bellamy, Lionel Atwill, Bela Lugosi, Evelyn Ankers, Lon Chaney Jr. Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man: Cast: Ilona Massey, Patric Knowles, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Maria Ouspenskaya, Lon Chaney Jr. House of Frankenstein: Cast: Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Elena Verdugo, Lionel Atwill. House of Dracula: Cast: Lon Chaney Jr., Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, Onslow Stevens, Glenn Strange, Jane Adams, Ludwig Stossel. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: Cast: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bella Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson, Charles Bradstreet. |
Summary, etc.: | A scientist creates a man with body parts of corpses with monstrous results; inspired by his devious mentor, Dr. Frankenstein creates a bride for his monster; Dr. Frankenstein's son revives the monster only to discover that it is being controlled by a devious assistant; when Ygor brings the monster to Dr. Ludwig Frankenstein, the doctor tries to replace the monster's brain with a normal one; an evil scientist escapes from prison and encounters Dracula and other monsters; Dracula and the Wolf Man seek cures for their afflictions; two freight handlers encounter Dracula and other monsters. |
Target Audience Note: | Rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD, dual layer; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1); Dolby Digital. |
Language Note: | English dialog; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
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Genre: | Monster films. Horror films. Film adaptations. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
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