Son of Frankenstein (1939)

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The black shadows of the past bred this half-man/half-demon! Creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction!

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

• Released: 1939-01-13
• Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
• Runtime: 1h 39m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 284 votes

Directed by Rowland V. Lee.

Top cast

• Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein
• Boris Karloff as The Monster
• Bela Lugosi as Ygor
• Lionel Atwill as Inspector Krogh
• Josephine Hutchinson as Elsa von Frankenstein
• Donnie Dunagan as Peter von Frankenstein
• Emma Dunn as Amelia
• Edgar Norton as Thomas Benson
• Perry Ivins as Fritz
• Lawrence Grant as Bürgermeister

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Where to watch Son of Frankenstein

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• India: rent on Amazon Video
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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• The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
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