Son of Frankenstein
1939 film by Rowland V. Lee · Released January 13, 1939
Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 American horror film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. The film is the third in Universal Pictures' Frankenstein series and is the follow-up to the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein. Son of Frankenstein stars Rathbone as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein who, with his wife Elsa (Josephine Hutchinson) and son Peter (Donnie Dunagan), returns to his late father's estate. Near the castle lives Ygor (Bela Lugosi), a crazed blacksmith whose neck was broken in an unsuccessful hanging attempt.
Cast ages at release (January 13, 1939)
- Basil Rathbone, as Baron Wolf von Frankenstein: 46
- Boris Karloff, as The Monster: 51
- Bela Lugosi, as Ygor: 56
- Lionel Atwill, as Inspector Krogh: 53
- Josephine Hutchinson, as Baroness Elsa von Frankenstein: 35
- Emma Dunn, as Amelia: 63
- Lawrence Grant, as the Burgomaster: 68
- Lionel Belmore, as Emil Lang: 71
- Donnie Dunagan, as Peter von Frankenstein: 4
- Edgar Norton, as Thomas Benson: 70
- Gustav von Seyffertitz, as Burgher: 76
- Ward Bond, as Gendarme at Gate: 35
- Bela Lugosi, as Ygor: 56