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November 13, 2010 12:49 AM

Frankenstein Film Stills, a Flickr set.

Divided by film:

• Frankenstein, 1931
• The Bride of Frankenstein, 1935
• Son of Frankenstein, 1939
• The Ghost of Frankenstein, 1942
• House Of Frankenstein, 1944 - Frankenstein Meets The Wolfman, 1949 - Young Frankenstein, 1974

posted by brundlefly (12 comments total)

this is awesome!
posted by PinkMoose at 1:13 AM on November 13, 2010

Nice find! Thanks!
posted by HuronBob at 3:35 AM on November 13, 2010

Errrrr! Aaaughhhhhhhhhhhh! *grunt*

I give you a flower.
posted by Mblue at 4:17 AM on November 13, 2010

Though not in the set, this between takes shot of Karloff as The Monster is one of my favorites.
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:36 AM on November 13, 2010 [3 favorites]

More shots of chillin' during production, courtesy of the Frankenstinia blog, with a special bonus:
the similarity between Karloff's reclining chair in Bride and Anthony Daniels' in Star Wars.
posted by Smart Dalek at 4:48 AM on November 13, 2010

Nice.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:22 AM on November 13, 2010

I saw a midnight screening of a restored print of Bride of Frankenstein early this year and it was an amazing experience. It's such a lovely/bizarre/dark film, I'm amazed they released it in the 30s. The christian imagery is jarring (in a good way), and you do feel for the monster when the bride, the girl made just for him, rejects him the minute she sees him.
posted by Omon Ra at 5:27 AM on November 13, 2010 [1 favorite]

FRIEND!
posted by spoobnooble at 5:37 AM on November 13, 2010

This is stunningly cool. I've seen most of these stills over the years, but the quality of these and having them all in one place is a treat. Thanks!
posted by Slack-a-gogo at 6:56 AM on November 13, 2010

God, I love those movies. I also love the fact that the sets were reused to make Young Frankenstein. Waste not, want not. Spare brain? Auugggnnnnnhhhh.......
posted by ninazer0 at 1:47 PM on November 13, 2010

DRINK! SMOKE! GOOD!
posted by SPrintF at 2:59 PM on November 13, 2010

Hey, there's my new profile pic for Facebook...
posted by sandrach at 7:00 AM on November 15, 2010