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Henry Frankenstein was NOT a doctor in any of his Universal appearances. The character was established as a Goldstadt Medical College dropout. He was never referred to as a doctor in either the first film or the second in either the films or the credits. The sole reference to Henry as a doctor was in 'Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein' in 1848 and that is only on the cover of 'The Secrets of Life and Death' and that could be a continuity error (which are legion in the Universal Horror series) or a reference to events taking place after 'Bride of Frankenstein.' People not comprehending this fact should not be editing this entry based on misconceptions! ( Sellpink ( talk) 23:56, 5 June 2019 (UTC))
Could someone with access to the cited material please clarify this: "In 1930, Universal Studios had lost $2.2 million in revenues." The meaning is unclear. Is this meant to say that Universal's revenues declined by $2.2 million? Or that the studio had an operating loss of $2.2 million? Or..? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.178.117.223 ( talk) 14:13, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
The article states that the film was "very loosely based on" the novel, but wasn't it in fact more or less an accurate translation of a popular stageplay running at the time? Granted, the play would have been loosely based on the novel, but in the interest of accuracy shouldn't the play be credited as the source? 12.22.250.4 22:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
There seems to be a lot of people expanding and editing this article lately; some is good, some is bad. It appears a lot of people want to play film historian and this is a very historic picture indeed; however a lot of it is coming off like Original Research and, frankly, a lot of it reads like a school essay. But one recent addition is a glaring error that I feel compelled to remove but not without an explanation. I know that some people work hard on their contributions and I wouldn't remove it if it wasn't a blatant error: In the trivia section (which has now apparently become the go off in a tangent section) someone asserts that Frankenstein calls the monster "Herr Frankenstein" in the scene where he is reaching for sunlight, implying that the popular mistake of calling the monster "Frankenstein" may have begun with this scene. It is in fact WALDMAN saying "Take care, Herr Frankenstein, take care", or something very close to that, TO FRANKENSTEIN. Apart from the fact that should be obvious... it's clear to me that it's Waldman's voice, plus, think about it... Henry Frankenstein has just opened the skylight so the monster can experience sunlight for the first time. He wants the monster to see it and feel it. Why would he suddenly freak out and tell the monster to be careful? What danger is there in the sunlight? But, the line is said just as Henry approaches the monster... and it is clearly said BY WALDMAN as a warning TO FRANKENSTEIN not to get too close to an 8 foot monster with a defective brain! But the bottom line is this can be confirmed by turning on the English subtitles on the DVD, where, as the line is spoken off camera, they attribute it to Waldman (it reads something like "Waldman: Take care, herr Frankenstein, take care"). So, since this is an error, and then the author goes on to a whole tangent based on this error, I feel compelled to remove it. There is a similar event that actually does take place in Bride of Frankenstein, in which Dr. Pretorius clearly says "The bride of Frankenstein!" in reference to the two monsters. This (along with a line by Lord Byron in the prologue that could be interpreted similarly) is the real first occurance in a Universal film of someone erroneously referring to the monster as Frankenstein. Cris Varengo 15:45, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
How was it his error? He was startled, thus he dropped the "normal brain", a jar in which a normal human brain was in; after having done this, he grabbed the next available one - that of a murderer, an "abnormal brain". Qwerty ( talk) 12:03, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Both jars were labeled - The fault should be with Dr. Frankenstein unless Fritz brought him the brain in his bare hands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.210.39.103 ( talk) 18:15, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't we add as to why the monster was put on the list (drwoning a small child) I mean if I hadn't actually read the list I would still be in the dark about it. 203.53.167.180 09:28, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
The sequels and parodies section needs cleaning up. -- Beardo 05:41, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Can someone -- preferable the person who posted it -- clean up the second paragraph of what is now called the "Production" section? I really can't make heads or tails out of it, and would hate to just delete it if someone can make sense of it. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ( talk / cont) 04:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
From the article:
Is it actually stated in the film that Henry Frankenstein was a doctor? I viewed the film on TCM the other night and from the dialogue, it seemed pretty clear that Henry was a student under Dr. Waldman and left his studies prematurely because the university was hindering his experiments. Given the pseudo-scientific disciplines Henry had mastered in the film besides medicine and given that a medical degree is hardly necessary for patching together body parts, the description given above of the Victor character from the novel seems perfect for Henry as well. Thoughts? -- Sephiroth9611 ( talk) 20:05, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Should there be an "In popular culture" or "legacy" section? It seems appropriate, since it is such an iconic film and has been referenced many times in other media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.245.41.209 ( talk) 03:26, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
The Production section has an Unsourced Section tag since October 2013. However, I count seven footnotes, or about one per paragraph. Therefore, I think that should be removed and if someone thinks particular facts need references, they can add Citation Needed tags. The Sequels and Parodies section also has an Unsourced tag since July 2015. While there are no footnotes in this section, each paragraph references another WP article so I think the tag should be removed. JmA ( talk) 23:43, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
I think that it should definitely be mentioned in this article that the film and the book are completely different stories that have almost nothing to do with each other. Also for this reason, a list of differences would not be appropriate. NathanielJS ( talk) 05:23, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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Since this a movie, my page will feature the cast list while explaining how the actors got the role and the fun facts that happened on the set of this movie, the sources were I got the explanations for the Cast Lists are from IMDB:
Additionally, Mae Bruce appears as a maid who screams when she sees an unconscious Elizabeth. Ted Billings and Jack Curtis appear as villagers in the town mob at the end while Arletta Duncan portrays Elizabeth's bridesmaid with William Dyer appearing as the gravedigger at the opening of the film. Francis Ford portrays a character named Hans while Mary Gordon and Soledad Jiménez appear as mourners at the funeral in the opening scene with Carmencita Johnson appearing as a little girl at the parade.
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The article says the cut scene where the monster throws the girl in the lake was redisocvered in the 1980s. Yet Victor Erice's movie Spirit of the Beehive was made in 1973, and it shows a theater of people watching this very scene. 2601:643:8D80:9D10:D852:3E30:3232:B0C1 ( talk) 06:40, 10 April 2024 (UTC)
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Henry Frankenstein was NOT a doctor in any of his Universal appearances. The character was established as a Goldstadt Medical College dropout. He was never referred to as a doctor in either the first film or the second in either the films or the credits. The sole reference to Henry as a doctor was in 'Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein' in 1848 and that is only on the cover of 'The Secrets of Life and Death' and that could be a continuity error (which are legion in the Universal Horror series) or a reference to events taking place after 'Bride of Frankenstein.' People not comprehending this fact should not be editing this entry based on misconceptions! ( Sellpink ( talk) 23:56, 5 June 2019 (UTC))
Could someone with access to the cited material please clarify this: "In 1930, Universal Studios had lost $2.2 million in revenues." The meaning is unclear. Is this meant to say that Universal's revenues declined by $2.2 million? Or that the studio had an operating loss of $2.2 million? Or..? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.178.117.223 ( talk) 14:13, 26 November 2015 (UTC)
The article states that the film was "very loosely based on" the novel, but wasn't it in fact more or less an accurate translation of a popular stageplay running at the time? Granted, the play would have been loosely based on the novel, but in the interest of accuracy shouldn't the play be credited as the source? 12.22.250.4 22:51, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
There seems to be a lot of people expanding and editing this article lately; some is good, some is bad. It appears a lot of people want to play film historian and this is a very historic picture indeed; however a lot of it is coming off like Original Research and, frankly, a lot of it reads like a school essay. But one recent addition is a glaring error that I feel compelled to remove but not without an explanation. I know that some people work hard on their contributions and I wouldn't remove it if it wasn't a blatant error: In the trivia section (which has now apparently become the go off in a tangent section) someone asserts that Frankenstein calls the monster "Herr Frankenstein" in the scene where he is reaching for sunlight, implying that the popular mistake of calling the monster "Frankenstein" may have begun with this scene. It is in fact WALDMAN saying "Take care, Herr Frankenstein, take care", or something very close to that, TO FRANKENSTEIN. Apart from the fact that should be obvious... it's clear to me that it's Waldman's voice, plus, think about it... Henry Frankenstein has just opened the skylight so the monster can experience sunlight for the first time. He wants the monster to see it and feel it. Why would he suddenly freak out and tell the monster to be careful? What danger is there in the sunlight? But, the line is said just as Henry approaches the monster... and it is clearly said BY WALDMAN as a warning TO FRANKENSTEIN not to get too close to an 8 foot monster with a defective brain! But the bottom line is this can be confirmed by turning on the English subtitles on the DVD, where, as the line is spoken off camera, they attribute it to Waldman (it reads something like "Waldman: Take care, herr Frankenstein, take care"). So, since this is an error, and then the author goes on to a whole tangent based on this error, I feel compelled to remove it. There is a similar event that actually does take place in Bride of Frankenstein, in which Dr. Pretorius clearly says "The bride of Frankenstein!" in reference to the two monsters. This (along with a line by Lord Byron in the prologue that could be interpreted similarly) is the real first occurance in a Universal film of someone erroneously referring to the monster as Frankenstein. Cris Varengo 15:45, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
How was it his error? He was startled, thus he dropped the "normal brain", a jar in which a normal human brain was in; after having done this, he grabbed the next available one - that of a murderer, an "abnormal brain". Qwerty ( talk) 12:03, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
Both jars were labeled - The fault should be with Dr. Frankenstein unless Fritz brought him the brain in his bare hands. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.210.39.103 ( talk) 18:15, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
Shouldn't we add as to why the monster was put on the list (drwoning a small child) I mean if I hadn't actually read the list I would still be in the dark about it. 203.53.167.180 09:28, 24 May 2007 (UTC)
The sequels and parodies section needs cleaning up. -- Beardo 05:41, 15 July 2007 (UTC)
Can someone -- preferable the person who posted it -- clean up the second paragraph of what is now called the "Production" section? I really can't make heads or tails out of it, and would hate to just delete it if someone can make sense of it. Ed Fitzgerald (unfutz) ( talk / cont) 04:27, 22 August 2008 (UTC)
From the article:
Is it actually stated in the film that Henry Frankenstein was a doctor? I viewed the film on TCM the other night and from the dialogue, it seemed pretty clear that Henry was a student under Dr. Waldman and left his studies prematurely because the university was hindering his experiments. Given the pseudo-scientific disciplines Henry had mastered in the film besides medicine and given that a medical degree is hardly necessary for patching together body parts, the description given above of the Victor character from the novel seems perfect for Henry as well. Thoughts? -- Sephiroth9611 ( talk) 20:05, 4 October 2011 (UTC)
Should there be an "In popular culture" or "legacy" section? It seems appropriate, since it is such an iconic film and has been referenced many times in other media. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.245.41.209 ( talk) 03:26, 4 August 2012 (UTC)
The Production section has an Unsourced Section tag since October 2013. However, I count seven footnotes, or about one per paragraph. Therefore, I think that should be removed and if someone thinks particular facts need references, they can add Citation Needed tags. The Sequels and Parodies section also has an Unsourced tag since July 2015. While there are no footnotes in this section, each paragraph references another WP article so I think the tag should be removed. JmA ( talk) 23:43, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
I think that it should definitely be mentioned in this article that the film and the book are completely different stories that have almost nothing to do with each other. Also for this reason, a list of differences would not be appropriate. NathanielJS ( talk) 05:23, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
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Since this a movie, my page will feature the cast list while explaining how the actors got the role and the fun facts that happened on the set of this movie, the sources were I got the explanations for the Cast Lists are from IMDB:
Additionally, Mae Bruce appears as a maid who screams when she sees an unconscious Elizabeth. Ted Billings and Jack Curtis appear as villagers in the town mob at the end while Arletta Duncan portrays Elizabeth's bridesmaid with William Dyer appearing as the gravedigger at the opening of the film. Francis Ford portrays a character named Hans while Mary Gordon and Soledad Jiménez appear as mourners at the funeral in the opening scene with Carmencita Johnson appearing as a little girl at the parade.
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The article says the cut scene where the monster throws the girl in the lake was redisocvered in the 1980s. Yet Victor Erice's movie Spirit of the Beehive was made in 1973, and it shows a theater of people watching this very scene. 2601:643:8D80:9D10:D852:3E30:3232:B0C1 ( talk) 06:40, 10 April 2024 (UTC)