Frankenstein (1931) Cast & Crew

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Directed by James Whale.

Cast

• Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein
• Mae Clarke as Elizabeth
• John Boles as Victor Moritz
• Boris Karloff as The Monster
• Edward Van Sloan as Doctor Waldman
• Frederick Kerr as Baron Frankenstein
• Dwight Frye as Fritz
• Lionel Belmore as The Burgomaster
• Marilyn Harris as Little Maria
• Ted Billings as Villager (uncredited)
• Mae Bruce as Screaming Maid (uncredited)
• Jack Curtis as Villager (uncredited)
• Arletta Duncan as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
• William Dyer as Gravedigger (uncredited)
• Francis Ford as Hans (uncredited)
• Soledad Jiménez as Mourner (uncredited)
• Carmencita Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited)
• Seessel Anne Johnson as Little Girl (uncredited)
• Margaret Mann as Mourner (uncredited)
• Michael Mark as Ludwig (uncredited)
• Pauline Moore as Bridesmaid (uncredited)
• Inez Palange as Villager (uncredited)
• Paul Panzer as Mourner (uncredited)
• Cecilia Parker as Maid (uncredited)
• Rose Plumer as Villager (uncredited)
• Cecil Reynolds as Waldman's Secretary (uncredited)
• Ellinor Vanderveer as Medical Student (uncredited)
• Robert Milasch as Villager (uncredited)

Crew

• James Whale — Director
• Mary Shelley — Novel
• Francis Edward Faragoh — Screenplay
• Garrett Fort — Screenplay
• Carl Laemmle Jr. — Producer
• Arthur Edeson — Director of Photography
• Bernhard Kaun — Original Music Composer

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