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Universal Pictures
The most famous adaptation of the story, 1931's
Frankenstein, was produced by Universal Pictures,
directed by James Whale, and starred Boris Karloff as
the monster. The film has been selected for preservation
in the United States National Film Registry.
Its sequel,
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), was also directed by
Whale and is probably the most critically-acclaimed of
all the Universal horror films. Son of Frankenstein
followed in 1939 and its sequel The Ghost of
Frankenstein in 1942.
The latter film marked the series'
descent into B-movie territory; later efforts by
Universal combined two or more monsters, culminating in
the comedy Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
Frankenstein in popular culture -
Universal films
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