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* RevisedEnding: As originally shot, Henry was to die at the end along with Pretorius, the monster, and the bride. But Universal demanded a happy ending, so Whale reshot the ending to show Henry escaping with Elizabeth.
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** Dwight Frye was originally cast in a dual role as both Pretorius's henchman ("Fritz") and the village idiot ("Karl"). Karl's entire subplot was removed from the story, although there's a scene or two where we see Dwight Frye playing Karl (most of the time we see him playing Fritz). So Frye's dual roles become conflated, although the only thing left of the Karl character was the name.

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* DeletedScene: James Whale cut out a few scenes before release, trimming the movie down from 90 minutes to 75; this included a re-shot ending where Dr. Frankenstein survives (he was originally meant to die in the laboratory explosion) and some bits that were excised at the behest of the censors, like a scene where Dwight Frye's character murders his uncle and blames it on the monster, or some shots of Elsa Lanchester that were deemed too revealing. [[MissingEpisode Don't expect to ever see these scenes.]]

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* DeletedScene: James Whale cut out a few scenes before release, trimming the movie down from 90 minutes to 75; this 75.
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included a re-shot ending where Dr. Frankenstein survives (he was originally meant to die in the laboratory explosion) and some bits that were excised at the behest of the censors, like a scene where Dwight Frye's character murders his uncle and blames it on the monster, or some shots of Elsa Lanchester that were deemed too revealing. [[MissingEpisode Don't expect to ever see these scenes.]]]]
** BarrierBustingBlow: An entire courtroom scene was excised in which the Burgomeister called forth anybody who had actually witnessed the murders, but only turned up people who discovered bodies after the fact. After rather scoffingly dismissing the rabble, the Burgomeister himself is attacked by the creature through a window.
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* TroubledProduction: The response to ''Frankenstein'' during its original preview screenings had been so favorable that Universal [[SequelHook shot a new ending in which the monster lived]]. Director James Whale followed it up with ''Film/TheInvisibleMan'', which convinced ''Frankenstein'' producer Carl Daemmle that only Whale could direct a sequel. But Whale didn't want to, feeling that the original had exhausted the story's potential. Eventually, after Universal let him direct ''One More River'', he gave in.
** However, he decided that since the sequel couldn't just be a retread of the first film, a ToneShift was necessary. The sequel, he declared, would have to be "[[DenserAndWackier a hoot]]". He went through three different story ideas, and more sets of writers, before eventually settling on a story built around a scene in the novel where the monster demands Frankenstein create a mate for him.
** The sequel would have the monster actually talk. Although his vocabulary would be limited to 43 words, Creator/BorisKarloff thought this was a stupid decision that robbed the monster of his charm. He and Whale were clashing over this as filming began. Colin Clive, who rreturned as Frankenstein, was for his part plagued by his alcoholism having become worse in the intervening four years. Whale declined to rrecast the part as he felt that it gave Clive's performance the right over-the-top quality.
** Principal photography ran into problems. On the first day, the rubber suit Karloff was wearing beneath his costume filled up with air as he waded into the castle moat. Later that day, he broke his hip, requiring that a stunt double be hired for the rest of the shoot. Clive also broke his leg. The dress that Elsa Lanchester wore to play Mary Shelley in the prologue reportedly took a dozen seamstresses over four months to complete.
** Whale shut down production for ten days to wait for the actor he wanted as the Hermit to be available, putting the film behind schedule by that amount of time. It also went $100,000 over budget, a not inconsiderable amount for the time. He finished the final cut only days before the premiere, and had to reshoot the ending. Fortunately for everyone involved, the film made money and is remembered as as much of a classic as the original, if not more.
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** As revealed on Series/{{Svengoolie}}, the late midget actor Billy Barty played a baby in Pretorius' collection of little people. His role was cut from the final film, but he can be seen from behind in a wide shot of the collection of little people in jars.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[Film/FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].
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* NotNamedInOpeningCredits: The opening credits bill "The Monster's Mate" with a question mark, and only gives Elsa Lanchester credit for playing Mary Shelley in the prologue.

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* NotNamedInOpeningCredits: The opening credits bill "The Monster's Mate" with a question mark, and only gives Elsa Lanchester credit for playing Mary Shelley in the prologue. This also acts as a sort of CallBack to how Karloff was credited in the first movie.
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* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Frankenstein's [[TheIgor hunchbacked assistant]] Fritz in the original film, appears here as Karl, a non-hunchbacked toady to Pretorius. The monster ''also'' kills him.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Frankenstein's [[TheIgor hunchbacked assistant]] Fritz in the original film, appears here as Karl, a non-hunchbacked toady to Pretorius. The monster Monster ''also'' kills him.

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** The film was initially planned to be called ''[[RevengeOfTheSequel The Return of]] Frankenstein''.

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** The film film's WorkingTitle was initially planned to be called ''[[RevengeOfTheSequel The Return of]] Frankenstein''.


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* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Frankenstein's [[TheIgor hunchbacked assistant]] Fritz in the original film, appears here as Karl, a non-hunchbacked toady to Pretorius. The monster ''also'' kills him.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache "[[Film/FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].
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** In the film's original ending, Elizabeth was supposed to be killed and have her heart placed in the Bride (hence why the Bride seems so drawn to Henry during the scene) and Henry was supposed to die in the explosion as well (he can still be seen pinned against the wall in the final cut).
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* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.
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* IAmNotShazam: The movie is actually about the bride of the monster, not the bride of Dr. Frankenstein.



* OneSceneWonder: The titular character, who appears for only a few minutes at the very end. Somehow, those few minutes inspired an entire mythos.

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* ActingForTwo: Elsa Lanchester plays both Mary Shelley and the Bride.

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Elsa Lanchester plays both Mary Shelley and the Bride.Bride.
** In addition to her role as Minnie, Una O'Connor also appeared in the prologue, as Shelley's maid who is holding the leash as the dogs go off screen.



* IAmNotShazam: The movie is actually about the bride of the monster, not the bride of Dr. Frankenstein.



* TheOtherDarrin: The actors for Elizabeth, the Burgomaster, and Hans are replaced.

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* OneSceneWonder: The titular character, who appears for only a few minutes at the very end. Somehow, those few minutes inspired an entire mythos.
* TheOtherDarrin: The actors for Elizabeth, the Burgomaster, and Hans are replaced.[[note]]Elizabeth was played by Mae Clarke in the original ''Frankenstein'' and by Valerie Hobson in ''Bride of Frankenstein'' due to Clarke's illness at the time. This is a bit jarring since Bride picks up right where the original leaves off and Elizabeth's hair changes from blonde to brunette.[[/note]]



* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.film.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The final note of the musical score, played just as the laboratory explodes, is a very powerful dissonant chord, made to be so loud that it would slightly shake the seats in the movie theater. Whale came up with this idea, and meant for it to suggest that the explosion was so massive that it even affected the real world. This element is, unfortunately, mostly lost when watching it on home video.

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* DeletedScene: James Whale cut out a few scenes before release, trimming the movie down from 90 minutes to 75; this included a re-shot ending where Dr. Frankenstein survives (he was originally meant to die in the laboratory explosion) and some bits that were excised at the behest of the censors, like a scene where Dwight Frye's character murders his uncle and blames it on the monster, or some shots of Elsa Lanchester that were deemed too revealing. [[MissingEpisode Don't expect to ever see these scenes.]]



* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and the other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much very different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and the other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.

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* NotNamedInOpeningCredits: The opening credits bill "The Monster's Mate" with a question mark, and only gives Elsa Lanchester credit for playing Mary Shelley in the prologue.



* ScienceMarchesOn: "The human heart is more complex than any other part of the body."

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* ScienceMarchesOn: "The human heart is more complex than any other part of the body."body". Apparently growing brains in a vat is easier than we think.

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula [[Film/{{Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].


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* ScienceMarchesOn: "The human heart is more complex than any other part of the body."
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* YouLookFamiliar: DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.

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* YouLookFamiliar: DwightFrye, Creator/DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: Due to the Hays Code now being fully in effect, they were now more limited on the violence and number of deaths they could show.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} [[{{Film/Dracula 1931}} Renfield]].
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** The film was initially planned to be called ''[[RevengeOfTheSequel The Return of]] Frankenstein''.

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** The film was initially planned to be called ''[[RevengeOfTheSequel The Return of]] Frankenstein''.Frankenstein''.
* YouLookFamiliar: DwightFrye, who played Fritz in the original Frankenstein, plays Karl in this film.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and the other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of WorldWarI.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and the other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of WorldWarI.UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes [[Literature/SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of WorldWarI.

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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Original plans for a sequel to ''Frankenstein'' were much different. Two other possible plots were conceived, one being the Monster continuing Dr. Frankenstein's research and the other one being Dr. Frankenstein inventing a death ray in the eve of WorldWarI.
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** The role of Dr. Pretorius was offered to ClaudeRains, but he was attached to another project at the time and couldn't participate. They also offered it to BelaLugosi, but he turned it down.

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** The role of Dr. Pretorius was offered to ClaudeRains, Creator/ClaudeRains, but he was attached to another project at the time and couldn't participate. They also offered it to BelaLugosi, Creator/BelaLugosi, but he turned it down.
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** The role of Dr. Pretorius was offered to ClaudeRains, but he was attached to another project at the time and couldn't participate.

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** The role of Dr. Pretorius was offered to ClaudeRains, but he was attached to another project at the time and couldn't participate. They also offered it to BelaLugosi, but he turned it down.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins [[Film/MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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* HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas [[WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].
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* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: The Monster is [[HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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* [=~Hey, It's That Guy!~=]: HeyItsThatGuy: The Monster is [[HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas the Grinch]]; Dr. Pretorius is [[HenryV the French Ambassador]]; the Bride is [[MaryPoppins Katie Nanna]]; Minnie is [[Film/TheAdventuresOfRobinHood Bess]] and [[Film/TheSeaHawk Miss Lathom]]; Hans' wife is [[SherlockHolmes Mrs. Hudson]] and "[[FortApache Ma]]"; Karl is [[{{Film/Dracula}} Renfield]].

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