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STAR RATINGS EXPLAINED |
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FILM DETAILS | | Certificate PG |  | Cast Boris Karloff Colin Clive Elsa Lanchester |  | Directors James Whale |  | | Screenwriters |  | Running Time 80 minutes |
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The EMPIRE ESSAY: Bride Of Frankenstein Comfortably outstrips the original

Plot Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. Verdict Whale's erudite genius brings it all together. He sculpts every nuance of self-parody, social satire, horror, humour, wit and whimsy into a dazzling whole, keeping every one of his fantastical plates spinning until the tragic, inevitable finale.
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