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Frankenstein : the legacy collection : Frankenstein ; Bride of Frankenstein ; Son of Frankenstein ; Ghost of Frankenstein ; House of Frankenstein / Universal Pictures.
LIBRA DVD PN1995.9.F8 F73 2004 disc 1-2
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Legacy collection (Universal City, Calif.)
- The legacy collection
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851--Film adaptations.
- Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft.
- Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character)--Drama.
- Frankenstein, Victor.
- Monsters--Drama.
- Monsters.
- Frankenstein, Victor (Fictitious character).
- Genre:
- Videos -- Horror.
- Videos -- Feature.
- Videos -- DVD.
- Film adaptations
- Fiction films
- Drama
- Feature films
- Horror films
- Monster films
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Feature films.
- Horror films.
- Monster films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Physical Description:
- 2 videodiscs (384 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- plastic
- 4 3/4 in.
- Place of Publication:
- Universal City, CA : Universal, [2004]
- Language Note:
- English dialogue with optional subtitles in Spanish and French and captions in English.
- System Details:
- DVD, NTSC, Region 1; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby 2.0 mono.
- digital
- mono
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- Frankenstein: Dr. Frankenstein creates a true monster from dead human parts, but it gets out of control and into trouble. Bride of Frankenstein: Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster. Son of Frankenstein: Wolf Frankenstein, the doctor's son, returns with his wife to claim his inheritance. Ghost of Frankenstein: Ygor resurrects Frankenstein's monster and brings him to the original doctor's son, Ludwig, for help. House of Frankenstein: Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Frankenstein monster exact revenge upon their many enemies.
- Contents:
- Frankenstein / produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; directed by James Whale ; screen play, Garrett Fort, Francis Edwards Faragoh (1 hr., 10 min.)
- Bride of Frankenstein / produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. ; directed by James Whale ; screenplay, William Hurlbut (1 hr., 15 min.)
- Son of Frankenstein / a Rowland V. Lee production ; directed by Rowland V. Lee ; original screen play, Willis Cooper (1 hr., 40 min.)
- Ghost of Frankenstein / produced by George Waggner ; directed by Erle C. Kenton ; screenplay, W. Scott Darling (1 hr., 8 min.)
- House of Frankenstein / produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton ; screenplay by Edward T. Lowe (1 hr., 11 min.).
- Participant:
- Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine.
- Credits:
- Directors of photography, Arthur Edeson, John J. Mescall, George Robinson, Elwood Bredell ; art directors, Charles D. Hall, Jack Otterson ; editors, Clarence Kolster, Ted Kent, Philip Cahn ; original music, Franz Schubert, Franz Waxman, Frank Skinner, Hans J. Salter ; costume designer, Vera West ; special photographic effects, John P. Fulton.
- Notes:
- Title from container.
- Original film is based on the novel by Mary Shelley.
- Originally released as motion pictures: Frankenstein in 1931; Bride of Frankenstein in 1935; Son of Frankenstein in 1939; Ghost of Frankenstein in 1942; House of Frankenstein in 1944.
- Special features: original documentary on the making of the 'Frankenstein' films; additional commentary from film historians Rudy Behlmer and Scott MacQueen; "The Frankenstein files: how Hollywood made a monster": an original documentary by David J. Skal; Boo!: a short film; theatrical trailers; original posters and photo galleries.
- "Frankenstein" was entered into the National Film Registry in 1991.
- Contains:
- Container of: Frankenstein (Motion picture : 1931)
- Container of: Bride of Frankenstein (Motion picture)
- Container of: Son of Frankenstein (Motion picture : 1939)
- Container of: Ghost of Frankenstein (Motion picture : 1942)
- Container of: House of Frankenstein (Motion picture)
- ISBN:
- 0783288204
- 9780783288208
- OCLC:
- 54085848
- Publisher Number:
- 025192446122
- 24461 Universal
- 13125 Universal (container)
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