On night 2 of our #CountdownToHalloween the Mister joins me in reviewing FRANKENSTEIN (1931), from director James Whale, screenwriters Garrett Fort and Francis Edward Faragoh, adapted from the play by Peggy Webling and originates from the novel by Mary Shelley.  Obsessed scientist Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive) successfully creates a living man stitched together from dead bodies, but his creation is given the brain of a criminal. The terrified and misunderstood Monster (Boris Karloff) is chained up and cruelly tormented, causing him to lash out and escape the lab, inadvertently drowning a young girl in the process. The Monster’s rampage leads to him being pursued by an angry torch-wielding mob, culminating in a climactic confrontation where the creature is trapped and burned inside a windmill.  The film clocks in at 1 h and 10 m, is rated Approved.  We caught the film on TCM but it is streaming and to buy/rent on Prime Video.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
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Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio