The Bride of Frankenstein premiered on April 19th, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.
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The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) |
Directed by James Whale.
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Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger |
Dwight Frye |
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Billy Barty in a jar |
The Bride of Frankenstein premiered on April 19th, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois.
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The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) |
Directed by James Whale.
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Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Boris Karloff and Ernest Thesiger |
Dwight Frye |
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Billy Barty in a jar |
Ernest Thesiger was born on January 15th, 1879 in London.
Ernest Thesiger (1879-1961) |
His career in film and stage spanned 45 years but is best known for his role as Dr. Pretorius in James Whale’s Bride of Frankenstein with Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester.
The Old Dark House (1932) |
The Ghoul (1933) with Boris Karloff and Cedric Hardwicke |
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) with Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff |
Scrooge (1951) |