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Crew: Carl Laemmle Jr

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

7 March 20001 July 2022
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) poster

Universal Frankenstein Sequel

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: James Whale.
Actors: Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Valerie Hobson, Una O'Connor and O.P. Heggie.
Crew: James Whale, John L. Balderston, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Frankenstein Films, Mad Scientists, Black Comedy, Deformity and Disfigurement, In the Woods, Cult Films, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1935.

Dracula (1931)

28 June 200217 October 2022
Dracula (1931) poster

Universal Dracula Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Tod Browning.
Actors: Bela Lugosi, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye, Helen Chandler and David Manners.
Crew: Tod Browning, Garrett Fort, John L. Balderston, Hamilton Deane, Bram Stoker, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Count Dracula, Vampires, Monster Hunters, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1931.

Frankenstein (1931)

1 December 200312 May 2025
Frankenstein (1931) poster

Universal Frankenstein Adaptation

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: James Whale.
Actors: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Mae Clarke, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye and John Boles.
Crew: James Whale, Garrett Ford, John L. Balderston, Mary Shelley, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Frankenstein Films, Mad Scientists, Monster Movies, Resurrection of the Dead, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1931.

The Invisible Man (1933)

2 August 200022 April 2025
The Invisible Man (1933) poster

Invisible Man/H.G. Wells Adaptation

Categories: Science Fiction.
Ratings: 5.
Directors: James Whale.
Actors: Claude Rains, Gloria Stuart, Henry Travers, Una O'Connor and Forrester Harvey.
Crew: James Whale, R.C. Sheriff, H.G. Wells, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Invisibility, Mad Scientists, Film Series and Sequels and Films of 1933.

Night Life of the Gods (1935)

22 January 202522 January 2025
Night Life of the Gods (1935) poster

Petrification Ray/Greek Gods Come to Life Comedy

Categories: Fantasy.
Ratings: 2.
Directors: Lowell Sherman.
Actors: Alan Mowbray, Peggy Shannon, Robert Warwick, Irene Ware and Florine.
Crew: Lowell Sherman, Thorne Smith, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Comedies, Scientific Breakthrough, Gods and Deities, Greek Mythology, Leprechauns, Light Fantasy and Films of 1935.

The Old Dark House (1932)

30 January 200521 June 2021
The Old Dark House (1932) poster

Old Dark House Comedy-Thriller

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.
Directors: James Whale.
Actors: Ernest Thesiger, Melvyn Douglas, Boris Karloff, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Gloria Stuart and Lillian Bond.
Crew: James Whale, R.C. Sheriff, J.B. Priestly, J.B. Priestley, Carl Laemmle Jr and Universal.
Themes: Old Dark House Thrillers, Films That Were Remade and Remakes and Films of 1932.

The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

1 July 200110 March 2020
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) poster

Disfigured Madman Beneath the Opera House

Categories: Horror.
Ratings: 4.5.
Directors: Rupert Julian.
Actors: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry and Arthur Edmund Carewe.
Crew: Rupert Julian, Edward Sedgwick, Gaston Leroux, Carl Laemmle Jr, Charles D. Hall and Universal.
Themes: Deformity and Disfigurement, Music, Silent Movies, Films That Were Remade and Remakes and Films of 1925.

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Theme Essays

  • Films About Atlantis
  • Werewolf Films
  • Virtual Reality
  • Imprisonment Thrillers
  • Films Depicting NASA and the Space Program
  • Human Bloodsports and Death Games
  • Animals Attack Films
  • Films About Plague and Pandemic
  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
  • Weird Westerns

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