Some may feel that the queeny theatrics of Ernest Thesiger as the sinister Dr. Pretorius overwhelm the sad-eyed Colin Clive as Baron von Frankenstein. (Clive would drink himself to death just two ...

In some ways, Colin Clive was as sinister in the film as Boris ... along the lines of what the Monster proclaims in Bride of Frankenstein: “We belong dead.” But what did he know or remember ...

The film follows Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive), who is set to marry Elizabeth (Mae Clarke) once he finishes a mysterious experiment. With the help of his assistant, Frankenstein brings to life a ...

The story follows Dr. Henry Frankenstein, a scientist obsessed with creating life from dead tissue, leading to the birth of a ...

The Associated Press reminds me that, on this day in 1931, the horror movie “Frankenstein” was first released. It starred Boris Karloff as the monster and Colin Clive as Dr. Frankenstein.

COLIN CLIVE: (As Henry Frankenstein) It's alive. It's alive. It's alive. MARTIN: Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei host NPR's history podcast Throughline, and they bring us this origin story ...