---
title: 'Frankenstein (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'James Whale'
released: '1931-11-21'
runtime_minutes: 71
genres:
  - 'Horror'
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/frankenstein-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021884/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Frankenstein (1931)

1931 · 71 min · Horror, Science Fiction · United States

Part of: Frankenstein

## Synopsis

Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. It is adapted from the 1927 play Frankenstein: An Adventure in the Macabre by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The Webling play was adapted by John L. Balderston, while the screenplay was written by Garrett Fort and Francis Edward Faragoh, with uncredited contributions from Robert Florey and John Russell.

## Credits

- **Director:** [James Whale](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-whale)
- **Screenplay:** [John L. Balderston](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-l-balderston), [Francis Edward Faragoh](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-edward-faragoh), [Robert Florey](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-florey), [John Russell](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-russell-2)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bernhard Kaun](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernhard-kaun)
- **Producer:** [Carl Laemmle Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-laemmle-jr)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Edeson](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-edeson)
- **Editor:** [Clarence Kolster](https://cinepixo.com/people/clarence-kolster)

## Cast

- [Paul Panzer](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-panzer)
- [Frederick Kerr](https://cinepixo.com/people/frederick-kerr)
- [Dwight Frye](https://cinepixo.com/people/dwight-frye) as Fritz
- [Lionel Belmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/lionel-belmore)
- [Mae Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/mae-clarke) as Elizabeth Lavenza
- [Colin Clive](https://cinepixo.com/people/colin-clive) as Victor Frankenstein
- [Soledad Jiménez](https://cinepixo.com/people/soledad-jimenez)
- [Edward Van Sloan](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-van-sloan) as Doctor Waldman
- [John Boles](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-boles)
- [Marilyn Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/marilyn-harris)
- [Boris Karloff](https://cinepixo.com/people/boris-karloff) as Frankenstein's monster
- [Francis Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/francis-ford)

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