Released Date:
1935-04-22
Languages:
English
Countries:
USA
Runtime:
75 min
Rated:
NOT RATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.9 (29528 Reviews)
Director:
James WhaleMary Shelley (suggested by: the original story written in 1816 by)
William Hurlbut (adapted by)
John L. Balderston (adapted by)
William Hurlbut (screenplay)
Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive, not killed as previously believed. Dr. Frankenstein wants to get out of the evil experiment business, but when a mad scientist, Dr. Pretorius, kidnaps his wife, Dr. Frankenstein agrees to help him create a new creature, a woman, to be the companion of the monster.
Released Date:
1937-02-19
Languages:
English
Countries:
UK
Runtime:
82 min
Rated:
UNRATED
IMDB Ratings:
7.1 (838 Reviews)
H.G. Wells (short story)
H.G. Wells (scenario and dialogue)
George McWhirter Fotheringay, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. After being thrown out of a bar for what is thought to be a trick, he tests his powers and eventually sends a policeman to Hades by accident. Worried, he sends the police officer to San Francisco, and seeks advice from the local clergyman, Mr Maydig. Maydig, after having Fotheringay's powers demonstrated to him, quickly planning for reform of the world by means of miracle, but eventually Fotheringay orders a miracle which, due to clumsy wording, backfires. He relinquishes his power and returns to the time before he had it.
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