The Mummy (1932)
Directed by: Karl Freund
Starring: Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners
Rated: Approved
Running Time: 1 h 13 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Production Design, Old Hollywood Charm
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Reuse of Shots, Expositional Dialogue, Dues Ex Machina
A resurrected mummy searches for the reincarnation of his lost love.
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The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Ernest Thesiger
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Violence and Some Scary Imagery)
Running Time: 1 h 15 m
TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Characters, Story Structure, Moral Dilemmas, Effects, Technically Superior to Original, Acting, Pacing
WEAKNESSES: -
The continuing misadventures of Frankenstein and his monster.
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Frankenstein (1931)
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Colin Clive, Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, Edward Van Sloan, Dwight Frye
Rated: NR (Suggested PG for Some Disturbing Content and Violence)
Running Time: 1 h 10 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Writing, Effects, Directing, Sets
WEAKNESSES: Pacing
An obsessive scientist recreates life using the corpses of dead men.
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