Title and plot
A moving-picture show tells a story of Doctor Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive), who is forced by his monster (played by Boris Karloff) to build him a mate (Elsa Lanchester double-cast in the role of Mary Shelley). A plot utilizes a parallel story of Doctor Frankenstein's marriage to the beautiful Elizabeth (Valerie Hobson). These are to this bride that a title refers, a more bride existence a bride of the monster.

Filmmakers
A film was adapted by William Hurlbut and John Balderston from an incident in Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein in which the animal demands the mate. It was directed by James Whale, following his profits sustaining Frankenstein, The Invisible Man and The Old Dark House.

Sets and special effects
A fiscal profits of a original Frankenstein film enabled a producers to put great deal extra money into the production than its on line-budget predecessor. A laboratory is at present non upright barely equipped, these are overflowing by owning sparks, dials, & coils. a scene where a mate is brought to life by using a bolt of lightning is greatly improved all over the original. Virtually all critics assume "Bride" to exist as the typically better moving picture, however especially then for its production values.

A telling village prison placed would exist as reused for Bela Lugosi's lair in The Raven of the same season, as well starring Boris Karloff. A watchtower stairway was featured within Universal's popular Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe, when well as ''Dracula's Daughter (1936). Kenneth Strickfaden, who created & maintained a laboratory devices, shared it in the Mel Brooks homage/spoof, Young Frankenstein (1974). A European village placed, unexpended from either All Quiet on the Western Front'' of 1930, was used & maintained for 12 of more studio features, until it was inadvertently destroyed by fire.

Credits
Boris Karloff is credited just when "Karloff", the sign that he got already be the 'brand' within 1930s horror. This credit wwhen an improvement all over a original film, where he was employed just as "?".

Elsa Lanchester is credited for the role of Mary Shelley, however inside a nod to the sooner film, the monster's bride is credited exclusively when "?".

Afterlife
A film spawned many sequels, none of which were directed by Whale.

A film Gods and Monsters (1998) depicts the life of James Whale and features reconstructions of the filming of key scenes inside Bride of Frankenstein.

A film has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.