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Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be dancing & jumping for joy for his big broadcast of one of the many classic mammoth definitive Universal Studios monster masterpiece adaptations.
Original 1931 Universal Studios poster art element for “Frankenstein” with Boris Karloff.
The legendary and iconic Berwyn/Chicago-based classic mammoth monster feature film masterpiece host will present his big broadcast of “Frankenstein” (1931); this Sat., Sept. 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Adapted rom Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel, “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus,” the screenplay adaptation of Shelley’s novel was adapted for the screen by veteran screenwriters Francis Edward Faragoh and Garrett Fort for Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece adaptation production of “Frankenstein” (1931). Faragoh and Fort’s screenplay adaptation was inspired by veteran playwrights Peggy Webling and John L. Balderston’s proposed script idea for a “Frankenstein” stage play adaptation. Whale’s classic mammoth 1931 Universal monster masterpiece production adaptation of “Frankenstein” was co-produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., the son of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle with veteran associate producer E.M. Asher.
“No man has ever seen his Like!” Rare Universal Studios concept poster artwork for “Frankenstein,” with a mention of Bela Lugosi.
Veteran Universal Studios make-up designer Jack Pierce did a couple of make-up tests with Lugosi in the “Golem”-style Frankenstein creature. It was also reported that Lugosi was not interested in the Universal “Frankenstein” feature film adaptation from the beginning of the concept phase. Lugosi originally wanted to play the role of Dr. Frankenstein Florey was dropped from the production and James Whale was chosen instead. Whale personally chose Boris Karloff for the role of Frankenstein’s monster in the classic mammoth 1931 Universal horror-thriller masterpiece after seeing Karloff in the Universal Studios commissary. Florey would later apply his expressionist inspirations to his latter classic mammoth Universal thriller-horror masterpiece of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1932) with Bela Lugosi. For the original 1930 pre-production concept promotional art for the Universal production of “Frankenstein” with a mention of Lugosi, the “concept” version of the “Frankenstein” monster had more of a giant “larger-than-life sci-fi creature” look instead of the traditional Jack Pierce/Universal “monster” characterization.
Who was in Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece adaptation production of “Frankenstein” (1931)?
The players who appeared in James Whale’s classic Universal landmark monster masterpiece production of “Frankenstein” (1931) were Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster), Mae Clarke (as Elizabeth), Colin Clive (as Dr. Henry Frankenstein), Dwight Frye (as Fritz), Edward Van Sloan (who played the dual roles of Dr. Waldman and the introductory “Frankenstein” feature prologue narrator), Francis Ford (in an uncredited screen role as Hans), Marilyn Harris (as Maria), Frederick Kerr (as Baron Frankenstein), John Boles (as Victor Moritz) and Lionel Belmore (as the Burgomaster).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios monster feature masterpiece.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster film host will present his big “FrankenFest” broadcast of the classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece production of “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) this Sat., Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The screenplay for Lee’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece production of “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) was written by veteran writer/screenwriter Wyllis Cooper. The same year that he wrote the screenplay for “Son of Frankenstein,” Cooper wrote the original story treatment for Ford Beebe and Saul A. Goodkind’s classic mammoth 12-chapter Universal horror serial masterpiece series with Bela Lugosi, Dorothy Arnold, Regis Toomey and Edward Van Sloan; “The Phantom Creeps” (1939). Cooper’s screenplay for Lee’s classic mammoth Universal “Frankenstein” monster masterpiece production installment of “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) was inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel, “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus.
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic mammoth Universal Studios monster masterpiece adaptation.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster film host will present his big “Franken-Fest” broadcast of “Frankenstein” (1931); this Sat., Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
Sat., Oct. 16:Rowland V. Lee’s classic mammoth Universal “Frankenstein” monster masterpiece production installment of “Son of Frankenstein” (1939) with Karloff (in his third and final Universal “Frankenstein” monster feature film/feature film appearance) Basil Rathbone and Bela Lugosi.
The classic mammoth 1931 landmark classic Universal monster masterpiece adaptation was directed by veteran Universal director James Whale. Whale also directed the classic Universal screen thriller masterpiece adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s “The Old Dark House” (1932) with Boris Karloff, Gloria Stuart, Melvyn Douglas and Charles Laughton and Universal’s landmark classic monster masterpiece screen adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (1933) with Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart and Una O’Connor. Adapted for the screen from Mary Shelley’s 1818 gothic novel, “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus,” the screenplay adaptation of Shelley’s novel was adapted for the screen by veteran screenwriters Francis Edward Faragoh and Garrett Fort for Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece adaptation production of “Frankenstein” (1931). Faragoh and Fort’s screenplay adaptation was inspired by veteran playwrights Peggy Webling and John L. Balderston’s proposed script idea for a “Frankenstein” stage play adaptation. Whale’s classic mammoth 1931 Universal monster masterpiece production adaptation of “Frankenstein” was co-produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., the son of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle with veteran associate producer E.M. Asher.
Sven’s upcoming big “Franken-Fest” broadcast of “Frankenstein” (1931) will mark his seventh big broadcast of Whale’s 1931 classic mammoth Universal landmark monster masterpiece on Me-TV’s airlanes. Sven previously showcased ‘Frankenstein” from coast-to-coast back in Nov. 2013 as a big coast-to-coast broadcast premiere and as regular big broadcasts back in Nov. 2014, Oct. 2015 , Sept. 2017, May 2019 and May 2020.
Who was in Whale’s classic mammoth Universal monster masterpiece adaptation production of “Frankenstein” (1931)?
The players who appeared in James Whale’s classic Universal landmark monster masterpiece production of “Frankenstein” (1931) were Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster; the same year that he appeared in the legendary Universal monster role in Whale’s classic mammoth 1931 Universal monster masterpiece adaptation production, he previously appeared in the role of villain T. Vernon Isopod in Mervyn LeRoy’s classic mammoth 1931 Warner Bros.-First National “Vitaphone”* drama masterpiece with Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh and H.B. Warner; “Five Star Final”; Karloff later reprised his role of Frankenstein’s monster in Whale’s classic 1935 mammoth Universal monster sequel masterpiece with Elsa Lanchester, “Bride of Frankenstein” and for a third and final time in Rowland V. Lee’s classic 1939 mammoth Universal monster masterpiece installment, “Son of Frankenstein” with Rathbone and Lugosi), Mae Clarke (as Elizabeth, one year after “Frankenstein;” Clarke later appeared in the role of journalist Ann Woodman Howard Higgin’s classic mammoth Columbia Pictures drama masterpiece with Pat O’Brien, “The Final Edition”), Colin Clive (as Dr. Henry Frankenstein, Clive later played the role of Sir Christopher Strong in Dorothy Arzner’s classic mammoth 1933 RKO Radio Pictures drama masterpiece with Katharine Hepburn and Billie Burke; “Christopher Strong”), Dwight Frye (as Fritz, Frye previously appeared in the role of Renfield in Tod Browning & Karl Freund’s classic mammoth 1931 Universal vampire monster masterpiece adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” with Bela Lugosi; Frye also appeared in an uncredited role as a reporter in Whale’s classic mammoth 1933 Universal sci-fi monster masterpiece adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” with Claude Rains), Edward Van Sloan (who played the dual roles of Dr. Waldman and the introductory “Frankenstein” feature prologue narrator; Van Sloan previously appeared in the role of Van Helsing in Tod Browning’s classic mammoth 1931 Universal monster masterpiece adaptation of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” with Lugosi and Frye; Van Sloan also played the role of Dr. Muller in Karl Freund’s classic mammoth 1932 Universal monster masterpiece production of “The Mummy” with Karloff), Francis Ford (in an uncredited screen role as Hans, Ford was the older brother of veteran feature film director John Ford ), Marilyn Harris (as Maria), Frederick Kerr (as Baron Frankenstein), John Boles (as Victor Moritz) and Lionel Belmore (as the Burgomaster).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a classic Universal Studios monster masterpiece sequel.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/horror film host will presents his big broadcast of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), this Sat., June 6 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
The landmark 1935 Universal monster classic masterpiece sequel was directed by veteran studio director James Whale, who also directed the mammoth Universal classic monster masterpiece adaptation of “Frankenstein” (1931). Whale’s other productions include his classic Universal screen thriller masterpiece adaptation of J.B. Priestley’s “The Old Dark House” (1932) and his classic Universal monster masterpiece adaptation of H.G. Wells’ “The Invisible Man” (1933).
Inspired by Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel, “Frankenstein: or the Modern Prometheus;” the screenplay for Whale’s 1935 classic Universal monster sequel masterpiece was written by veteran screenwriter William Hurlbut. Hurlburt also wrote the screen adaptation with veteran screenwriter John L. Balderston. “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) was produced by veteran producer Carl Laemmle Jr., the son of Universal Studios founder Carl Laemmle.
This will mark Sven’s eighth big broadcast of Whale’s 1935 classic Universal monster masterpiece sequel on Me-TV. He previously showcased “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) back in June 2011*, Sept. 2012*, April 2014, June 2015, April 2016, June 2017 and May 2019 (as part of Sven’s “Monstrous May” 2019 festival of classic Universal Studios “Frankenstein” monster feature masterpieces).
“A good cast is worth repeating!” Who was in “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935)?
The players who appeared in Whale’s 1935 Universal production of “Bride of Frankenstein” were Elsa Lanchester (who played the dual roles of Mary Shelley and “the monster’s mate”), Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster), Colin Clive (as Henry Frankenstein), Valerie Hobson (as Elizabeth Frankenstein), Una O’Connor (as Minnie), Dwight Frye (as Karl Glutz), Douglas Walton (as Percy Shelley), O.P. Heggie (as a Hermit), Ernest Thesiger (as Dr. Pretorius), young Billy Barty (in an uncredited role as a baby), young John Carradine (in an uncredited role as a hunter at the Hermit’s cabin), E.E. Clive (as the Burgomaster), Gavin Gordon (as Lord Byron) and young Walter Brennan (in an uncredited role as a neighbor).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals everywhere will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast of a legendary classic Universal Studios monster masterpiece.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster/horror film host will present his big broadcast of “Frankenstein” (1931); this Sat., May 2 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
This will mark Sven’s sixth big broadcast of Whale’s 1931 Universal landmark monster masterpiece classic on the airlanes of Me-TV. Sven previously showcased ‘Frankenstein” from coast-to-coast back in Nov. 2013, Nov. 2014, Oct. 2015 , Sept. 2017 and May 2019.
Who was in James Whale’s landmark Universal classic monster masterpiece production of “Frankenstein” (1931)?
The players who appeared in James Whale’s classic Universal landmark monster masterpiece production of “Frankenstein” (1931) were Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster), Mae Clarke (as Elizabeth), Colin Clive (as Dr. Henry Frankenstein), Dwight Frye (as Fritz), Edward Van Sloan (who played the dual roles of Dr. Waldman and the introductory “Frankenstein” feature prologue narrator), Francis Ford (in a non-credited screen role as Hans), Marilyn Harris (as Maria), Frederick Kerr (as Baron Frankenstein), Lionel Belmore (as the Burgomaster) and John Boles (as Victor Moritz).
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for his upcoming big broadcast showcase of a classic Universal Studios monster masterpiece sequel.
The legendary Chicago/Berwyn-based monster film host will present his big broadcast showcase of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935), this Sat., May 11 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV (part of Sven’s “Monstrous May” showcase of classic Universal “Frankenstein” monster films).
“Bride of Frankenstein” (1935, the sequel to 1931’s “Frankenstein”) was directed by veteran Universal director James Whale. Whale also directed the aforementioned 1931 Universal monster masterpiece with Boris Karloff in the title monster role.
This will mark Sven’s seventh big broadcast of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) on Me-TV. He previously showcased Whale’s 1935 Universal monster sequel back in June 2011*, Sept. 2012*, April 2014, June 2015, April 2016 and June 2017.
To quote Universal’s concluding motto, “A good cast is worth repeating.” Who was in Whale’s Universal production of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935)?
Fellow Svengoolie SvenPals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy for his big broadcast showcase of a classic Universal Studios monster masterpiece.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based monster film host will present his big broadcast showcase of “Frankenstein” (1931), this Sat., May 4 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV (as part of Sven’s “Monstrous May” festival of classic Universal “Frankenstein” monster features).
This will be the “kick-off” film in Sven’s Universal “Frankenstein” tribute throughout the month of May on Me-TV. Other Universal “Frankenstein” masterpieces in Sven’s Sat. “Monstrous May” festival will include “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935, on May 11), “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” (1948, on May 18) and “The Ghost of Frankenstein” (1942, on May 25).
This will mark Sven’s fifth coast-to-coast big broadcast of Whale’s 1931 Universal monster classic on Me-TV. He previously showcased ‘Frankenstein” back in Nov. 2013, Nov. 2014, Oct. 2015 and Sept. 2017.
To quote Universal’s ending motto, “A good cast is worth repeating.” Who was in Whale’s Universal production of “Frankenstein” (1931)?
The players who appeared in James Whale’s classic Universal adaptation of “Frankenstein” were Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster), Colin Clive (as Dr. Henry Frankenstein), Mae Clarke (as Elizabeth), Edward Van Sloan (who played the dual roles of Dr. Waldman and the introductory prologue announcer, Sloan played Van Helsing in Tod Browning’s 1931 Universal monster masterpiece with Bela Lugosi, “Dracula”), John Boles (as Victor Moritz), Dwight Frye (as Fritz; Frye was also known for his role of Renfield in 1931’s “Dracula”), Marilyn Harris (as Maria), Frederick Kerr (as Baron Frankenstein), Francis Ford (in an uncredited screen role as Hans, Ford was the older brother of director John Ford) and Lionel Belmore (as the Burgomaster).
Fellow Svengoolie pals from coast-to-coast will be jumping for joy this Sat. as he will showcase one of the definitive Universal Studios monster classics.
The legendary Berwyn/Chicago-based horror movie host will be showcasing “Frankenstein” (1931), this Sat., Sept. 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern/7 p.m. Central on Me-TV. The mammoth 1931 silver screen adaptation of Mary Shelley’s novel was directed by James Whale.
This will mark Sven’s fourth nationwide broadcast of the 1931 Universal monster classic. He had previously showcased ‘Frankenstein” back in Nov. 2013, Nov. 2014 and Oct. 2015 on Me-TV.
Who was in “Frankenstein” (1931)?
The players who appeared in James Whale’s “Frankenstein” were Boris Karloff (as Frankenstein’s monster), Colin Clive (as Dr. Henry Frankenstein), Mae Clarke (as Elizabeth), John Boles (as Victor), Edward Van Sloan (who played the dual roles of Dr. Waldman and the prologue announcer), Dwight Frye (as Fritz), Marilyn Harris (as Maria), Frederick Kerr (as Baron Frankenstein) and Francis Ford (as Hans, who did not receive any screen credit in the film).
Shortly before he made his appearance as Frankenstein’s monster in Whale’s film, Karloff played the role of tabloid reporter T. Vernon Isopod in the film “Five Star Final” (1931, alongside Edward G. Robinson) at rival studio Warner Bros. Pictures (under the “First National-Vitaphone” banner).
The legendary Chicago-based horror host will be presenting the landmark sequel to “Frankenstein” (1931), “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935). The fun starts this Sat., June 3 at 10 p.m. Eastern/9 p.m. Central on Me-TV.
This isn’t the first time that Sven has shown “Bride of Frankenstein” on Me-TV. He had previously shown the Universal horror gem back in June 2011, Sept. 2012, April 2014, June 2015 and April 2016 (Me-TV came to the Frederick, Maryland/Washington, D.C. area in early 2013 as part of the classic/cult TV network’s coast-to-coast expansion).
“Bride of Frankenstein” was directed by James Whale, who also directed the original 1931 Universal cinematic adaptation of “Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man” (1933).
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