Young Frankenstein
There is of course already a post for the Universal Frankenstein, which can be found here , but Young Frankenstein deserves its own separate post. FRANKENSTEIN (FILM) Release Date: November 21, 1931 (Chuck Loridians and Chris Nigro place it in 1885.) Series: Frankenstein (Universal) The Story: Doctor Henry Frankenstein becomes obsessed with reanimating the dead, as is common with his family. He works on this with his hunchbacked assistant Fritz. Henry’s fiancee Elizabeth is concerned and she confides in her friend Victor, who convinces her to seek out advice from Doctor Waldman. Doctor Waldman ends up assisting Frankenstein, and they do indeed raise a creature. However, Fritz chose the wrong brain for the monster...the brain of a criminal. The creature at first seems docile but goes wild around fire. The scientists lock the creature up where Fritz sadistically tortured the creature. The Creature breaks free, strangles Waldman, and accidentally drowns a girl. (He was just ...