Welcome to Screen Gems, our weekend dive into queer and queer-adjacent titles of the past that deserve a watch or a re-watch.Director James Whale reluctantly returned to direct this sequel to his 1931 smash Frankenstein, but we’re sure as Hell glad he did.
Ultimately, Whale agreed–Bride of Frankenstein isn’t just one of his best films, it’s one of the Greatest Movies of All Time.Bride picks up not long after the events of the original movie.
We probably don’t need to recap them here, but just in case: the maniacal Dr. Frankenstein (Colin Clive) had discovered the secret to life itself and assembled a creature out of body parts stolen from fresh graves.