Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American horror monster film, the first sequel to Frankenstein (1931). Bride of Frankenstein was directed by James Whale and stars Boris Karloff as the monster, Elsa Lanchester in the dual role of his mate and Mary Shelley, Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein and Ernest Thesiger as Doctor Septimus Pretorius. The film follows on immediately from the events of its predecessor, and it is rooted in a subplot of the original Mary Shelley novel, Frankenstein (1818). In Bride of Frankenstein, a chastened Henry Frankenstein abandons his plans to create life, only to be tempted and finally coerced by the monster, encouraged by Henry's old mentor Dr. Pretorius, into constructing a mate for him. Preparation began shortly after the first film premiered, but script problems delayed the project. Principal photography started in January 1935, with creative personnel from the original returning in front of and behind the camera. Bride of Frankenstein was released to critical and popular acclaim, although it encountered difficulties with some state and national censorship boards. Since its release the film's reputation has grown, and it is hailed as Whale's masterpiece.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1517:
According to traditional accounts, Martin Luther first posted his Ninety-Five Theses onto the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, present-day Germany, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
1822:
AgustÃn de Iturbide, Emperor of the First Mexican Empire, dissolved the Mexican Congress and replaced it with a military junta answerable only to him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agust%C3%ADn_de_Iturbide
1913:
Public transportation workers in Indianapolis, Indiana, US, went on strike, shutting down mass transit in the city and sparking riots when strikebreakers attempted to restart services. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianapolis_Streetcar_Strike_of_1913
1941:
Over 400 workers completed the 60-foot (18 m) busts of U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln at Mount Rushmore in South Dakota. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Rushmore
1984:
Indira Gandhi (pictured), India's only female prime minister, was assassinated by two of her own Sikh bodyguards, sparking anti-Sikh riots throughout the country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_anti-Sikh_riots
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cauldron: A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cauldron
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
There are three things I have learned never to discuss with people: religion, politics, and the Great Pumpkin. in --It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/It%27s_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown
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