Son of Frankenstein - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Son of Frankenstein"
Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Timing: 1:39 (99 min)
Son of Frankenstein - TMDB rating
6.7/10
226
Son of Frankenstein - Kinopoisk rating
6.632/10
1149
Son of Frankenstein - IMDB rating
7/10
13000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Editor

Ted J. Kent
Editor

Costume Design

Vera West

Vera West
Costume Design

Stunts

Bud Wolfe
Stunts

Set Decoration

Russell A. Gausman
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Photo Jack Pierce #79432

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce
Makeup Artist

Original Music Composer

Photo Frank Skinner #105655

Frank Skinner

Frank Skinner
Original Music Composer

Orchestrator

Director of Photography

George Robinson
Director of Photography

Costume Designer

Vera West

Vera West
Costume Designer

Screenplay

Wyllis Cooper
Screenplay

Novel

Special Effects

John P. Fulton
Special Effects

Assistant Director

Fred Frank
Assistant Director

Sound Recordist

William Hedgcock
Sound Recordist

Sound Supervisor

Assistant Camera

Arthur Gerstle
Assistant Camera

Music Arranger

Hans J. Salter
Music Arranger

Music Director

Art Department Manager

Richard H. Riedel
Art Department Manager

Co-Art Director

Jack Otterson

Jack Otterson
Co-Art Director

What's left behind the scenes

  • Boris Karloff's makeup for the Frankenstein monster took 4 hours to apply.
  • The town where the action takes place is called "Goldstadt" in the first two films, "Frankenstein" (1931) and "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935). In this film, the town is called "Frankenstein", and in subsequent films it is referred to as "Vasaria".
  • The film was originally intended to be Universal's first experience with "Technicolor", but the idea was soon abandoned: Karloff's makeup did not look good in color.
  • It took four hours to apply Boris Karloff's makeup for the role of Frankenstein.
  • The film was supposed to be 'Universal's' first experience with 'Technicolor,' but the idea was soon abandoned: Karloff's makeup looked poor in color.
  • The film didn't have a script as such, and a significant part of the plot was invented on the fly just before filming began. This is how director Rowland V. Lee managed to keep Bela Lugosi in the cast and develop the role of Igor, which didn't exist in Willis Cooper's original screenplay at all. Lugosi remained forever grateful to Lee for creating one of his best roles in the film. Filming began, after numerous delays, on November 9, 1938, and ended on January 5, 1939, just days before the premiere, which was scheduled for January 13.
  • The film was supposed to be “Universal’s” first experience with “Technicolor,” but the idea soon had to be abandoned: Karloff’s makeup looked bad in color.
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