Brooks shot it in black and white because he wanted it similar to earlier films.
young frankenstein is a great movie Yes, it's a 1974 comedy horror film. Mel Brooks directed it and Gene Wilder starred as the main character, Dr. Victor Frankenstein. gene wilder was awespme in it He was, Wilder and Brooks wrote the screenplay too. oh wow really? Yes, and most of the lab equipment were the props from the 1931 Frankenstein movie wow thats really cool
To help evoke the atmosphere of the earlier films, Brooks shot the picture entirely in black and white, a rarity in the 1970s, and employed 1930s' style opening credits and scene transitions such as iris outs, wipes, and fades to black.