Son of Frankenstein (1939 film)

Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 American horror film directed by Rowland V. Lee. It is part of the Universal Horror line of films.
== Cast ==
* Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
* Boris Karloff as The Monster
* Bela Lugosi as Ygor
* Lionel Atwill as Inspector Krogh
* Josephine Hutchinson as Baroness Elsa von Frankenstein
* Donnie Dunagan as Peter von Frankenstein
* Emma Dunn as Amelia
* Edgar Norton as Thomas Benson
* Perry Ivins as Fritz
* Lawrence Grant as Burgomaster
* Michael Mark as Ewald Neumüller
* Lionel Belmore as Emil Lang
* Gustav von Seyffertitz as Burgher
* Lorimer Johnston as Burgher
* Tom Ricketts as Burgher
* Russ Powell as Burgher
* Caroline Cooke as Frau Neumüller
* Ward Bond as Gendarme at Gate
* Harry Cording as Bearded Gendarme
== Reception ==
=== Modern Reviews ===
In 2011, film historian and internet personality James Rolfe noted the reduced role of the Monster, but still commended the acting and the set design, and considered it a contender for the best sequel in the series.Frankenstein (Universal monster series reviews) - Cinemassacre - 4 October 2017 - YouTube - Retrieved 21 July 2021
Jim Vorel, writing for Paste Magazine in 2019, stated of the film, "The grand return of Universal’s monster series, following a four-year hiatus, could hardly have hoped for a better film to represent it. Son of Frankenstein doesn’t quite have the sheer pathos present in the original, or in Bride, but in many ways it surpasses either of the first two installments, especially when it comes to production value."The Best Horror Movie of 1939: Son of Frankenstein - Jim Vorel - 12 August 2019 - Paste Magazine - Retrieved 21 July 2021
== Notes ==
* This film was the final appearance of Boris Karloff in the role of the Monster. He went on to play the fiendish Dr. Gustav Niemann in "House of Frankenstein",House of Frankenstein - IMDB - Retrieved 21 July 2021 and later donned the makeup a final time in the "Route 66" episode "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing", in which Peter Lorre and Lon Chaney Jr. also appeared.Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing - IMDB - Retrieved 21 July 2021
== Links ==
* Son of Frankenstein on Wikipedia
* Son of Frankenstein on Encyclopædia Britannica
* Son of Frankenstein on IMDB
* Son of Frankenstein on TV Tropes
== References ==
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