# Son of Frankenstein (1939)

> A returning heir revives his family's monstrous legacy as murder and village terror engulf a stark Gothic estate.

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## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Horror, Science Fiction
- Director: Rowland V. Lee
- Cast: Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson, Donnie Dunagan, Emma Dunn, Edgar Norton
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031951/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: eerie, grim, theatrical, classic horror marathon, halloween viewing

## Synopsis

A chilling return to a legacy of terror as the past awakens.

## Movies like Son of Frankenstein

- [Bride of Frankenstein (1935)](https://ember.film/movie/190)
- [The Wolf Man (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/7948)
- [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)](https://ember.film/movie/16271)
- [Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)](https://ember.film/movie/1996)
- [House of Dracula (1945)](https://ember.film/movie/19144)
- [Mark of the Vampire (1935)](https://ember.film/movie/17744)
- [The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/6703)
- [Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)](https://ember.film/movie/2027)
- [Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)](https://ember.film/movie/1982)
- [The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)](https://ember.film/movie/2074)

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