| Other author/creator | Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979 |
| Other author/creator | Lee, Rowland V., 1891-1975. |
| Other author/creator | Waggner, George, 1894-1984. |
| Other author/creator | Malvern, Paul, 1902-1993. |
| Other author/creator | Whale, James. |
| Other author/creator | Kenton, Erle C., 1896-1980. |
| Other author/creator | Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969. |
| Other author/creator | Clive, Colin, 1900-1937. |
| Other author/creator | Hobson, Valerie, 1917-1998. |
| Other author/creator | Lanchester, Elsa, 1902-1986. |
| Other author/creator | Rathbone, Basil, 1892-1967. |
| Other author/creator | Lugosi, Bela, 1882-1956. |
| Other author/creator | Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973. |
| Other author/creator | Carradine, John. |
| Other author/creator | Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein. |
| Other author/creator | Universal 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 note | Title from container. |
| General note | Based on the novel by Mary Shelley. |
| General note | 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. |
| General note | 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; theatrical trailers. |
| 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. |
| Cast |
Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Valerie Hobson, Elsa Lanchester, Basil Rathbone, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Jr., John Carradine. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | In English with optional subtitles in Spanish and French and captions in English. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Frankenstein films. |
| Genre/form | Horror films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| ISBN | 0783288204 |
| ISBN | 9780783288208 |
| UPC |
025192446122 |
| Publisher number | 24461 Universal |
| Stock number | Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com |