Movie

Son of Frankenstein

“The black shadows of the past bred this half-man/half-demon! Creating a new and terrible juggernaut of destruction!”

★ 6.7(279)19391h 39m

Horror Science Fiction

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Son of Frankenstein is streaming on SFR Play in France. Availability checked 22 July 2026.

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Good to know

Director: Rowland V. Lee
Release date: 1939-01-13
Runtime: 1h 39m
Language: English
Budget: $420,000
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Studio: Universal Pictures
Part of: Frankenstein (Universal) Collection

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About Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 movie in the Horror and Science Fiction genres, directed by Rowland V. Lee, starring Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi. It has a runtime of 1 hour 39 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.7/10 from 279 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Son of Frankenstein in France — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

Cast

Basil Rathbone

Baron Wolf von Frankenstein

Boris Karloff

The Monster

Bela Lugosi

Ygor

Lionel Atwill

Inspector Krogh

Josephine Hutchinson

Elsa von Frankenstein

Donnie Dunagan

Peter von Frankenstein

Emma Dunn

Amelia

Edgar Norton

Thomas Benson

Perry Ivins

Fritz

Lawrence Grant

Bürgermeister

Lionel Belmore

Emil Lang

Michael Mark

Ewald Neumüller

Themes & keywords

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