:02:03
really crystallised all the things
that had been building
:02:06
in that genre, at that studio, at that time.
:02:09
I love dead.
:02:13
Hate living.
:02:15
You're wise in your generation.
:02:18
The Bride of Frankenstein
quite simply is the most complex
:02:21
and most brilliantly achieved
and conceived horror film ever made,
:02:25
and certainly the crowning jewel in
Universal's initial series of horror films.
:02:31
You make man like me?
:02:36
No. Woman.
:02:39
Friend for you.
:02:41
It's a wonderful film. It's just delightful.
:02:45
Certainly there are some scenes
:02:48
where humour and terror
are all beautifully blended.
:02:59
When you get into Bride of Frankenstein,
you're making it all up.
:03:05
There are no rules. The only rules
are those of the imagination.
:03:08
Whale had an extraordinary imagination.
:03:10
There are some imaginations which are
best left to go do their own Gothic thing.
:03:16
This isn't science.
It's more like black magic.
:03:21
When Universal unleashed
the original Frankenstein in 1931,
:03:24
it found a new formula
for box-office magic.
:03:29
In a stunning portrayal, Boris Karloff
was catapulted to international stardom.
:03:34
James Whale, well-regarded
for his British stage work,
:03:36
had been imported to Hollywood
for his ability to direct dialogue.
:03:40
Ironically, as movies were learning
to talk, it was a silent performance
:03:44
that made the Hollywood careers
of both Karloff and Whale.
:03:48
Universal's founder, Carl Laemmle,
:03:50
didn't want his son, Carl Junior, to make
films like Dracula and Frankenstein.
:03:55
But there was no arguing
with the box office.
:03:57
As soon as Frankenstein was complete,
the studio began planning a follow-up.