Frankenstein the legacy collection / Universal Pictures.

Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoUniversal City, CA : Universal, ©2004.
Description2 videodiscs (384 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorLaemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979
Other author/creatorLee, Rowland V., 1891-1975.
Other author/creatorWaggner, George, 1894-1984.
Other author/creatorMalvern, Paul, 1902-1993.
Other author/creatorWhale, James.
Other author/creatorKenton, Erle C., 1896-1980.
Other author/creatorKarloff, Boris, 1887-1969.
Other author/creatorClive, Colin, 1900-1937.
Other author/creatorHobson, Valerie, 1917-1998.
Other author/creatorLanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986.
Other author/creatorRathbone, Basil, 1892-1967.
Other author/creatorLugosi, Bela, 1882-1956.
Other author/creatorChaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973.
Other author/creatorCarradine, John.
Other author/creatorShelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein.
Other author/creatorUniversal Pictures (Firm)
Variant title Legacy collection
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.).
Abstract 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.
General noteTitle from container.
General noteBased on the novel by Mary Shelley.
General noteOriginally 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.
General noteSpecial 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; theatrical trailers.
CreditsDirectors 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.
Cast Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine.
Technical detailsDVD.
LanguageIn English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French and captions in English.
Genre/formFeature films.
Genre/formFrankenstein films.
Genre/formHorror films.
Genre/formVideo recordings for the hearing impaired.
ISBN0783288204
ISBN9780783288208
UPC 025192446122
Publisher number24461 Universal
Stock numberMidwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com