Frankenstein: A Cinematic Scrapbook
1991 · Released · 60 min
A history of the famous Monster of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
1991 · Released · 60 min
A history of the famous Monster of books and movies, using film clips, previews and other methods.
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Bud Abbott
Chick Young / Slim (archive footage)

Nick Adams
Dr. James Bowen (archive footage)

Evelyn Ankers
Elsa (archive footage)

Lionel Atwill
Doctor Bohmer / Krogh (archive footage)

Ralph Bates
Victor Frankenstein (archive footage)

Whit Bissell
Prof. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Peter Boyle
The Monster (archive footage)

Veronica Carlson
Anna Spengler / Elizabeth Heiss (archive footage)

John Carradine
Count Dracula (archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr.
Lawrence Talbot / The Monster (archive footage)

Colin Clive
Dr. Henry Frankenstein (archive footage)

Gary Conway
Bob (Teenage Monster) / Tony (Teenage Frankenstein)

Lou Costello
Wilbur Grey / Tubby (archive footage)

Joseph Cotten
Baron Frankenstein (archive footage)

Hazel Court
Elizabeth (archive footage)

Peter Cushing
Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Carl Victor (archive footage)

Susan Denberg
Christina (archive footage)

Marty Feldman
Igor (archive footage)

Dwight Frye
Fritz / Karl (archive footage)
Koji Furuhata
Furankenshutain (archive footage)

Cedric Hardwicke
Dr. Frankenstein (archive footage)

Boris Karloff
The Monster / Gustav Niemann / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde / etc.

Sandra Knight
Trudy Morton - Frankenstein's Daughter (archive footage)

Elsa Lanchester
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

Bela Lugosi
The Monster / Ygor (archive footage)

Paul Müller
Dr. Charles Marshall (archive footage)

Donald Murphy
Oliver Frank / Frankenstein (archive footage)

Rosalba Neri
Tania Frankenstein (archive footage)

Narda Onyx
Dr. Maria Frankenstein (archive footage)

David Prowse
The Monster (archive footage)