Doesn't get much screen time as 'The Monster's Mate', but in what she does get she's fantastic. Those jerky head movements are absolutely perfect. Great performance.
shareI always thought she looked kind of like a bird with those jerky head movements.
The Monster always survives these things like the building blowing up, he's close to immortal. But why doesn't the Bride survive? Maybe her injuries were more catastrophic? Or maybe because she was created using a slightly different method (Pretorius made the brain), she lacks the invulnerability factor?
Interesting question. And I like your bird analogyπ
shareI somehow forgot about this topic but Son of Frankenstein and Ghost of Frankenstein act like this movie didn't even happen.
shareThat's a fair point. I can't remember if the monster speaks after Bride, but if he does, he doesn't do it very much. Since he was brain damaged, maybe he forgot how? If you don't use it, you lose it, I suppose. I love Son and Ghost because of Bela Lugosi's Igor.
shareThe monster speaks in Ygor's voice at the end of Ghost of Frankenstein. And he talks in Abott and Costello meet Frankenstein.
shareHe doesn't say much though (in the Abbot and Costello movie). I don't really count the speaking in Ghost of Frankenstein, because that is Ygor talking, whose brain had just been transplanted into the monster. It wasn't Abby Normal :)
shareWell then the answer is obvious. The film makers of Son and Ghost didn't want the monster talking.
shareApparently. Boris Karloff was against the monster talking too. I always thought it added quite a bit, an extra layer, and arguably Bride is the best movie of the series. And arguably the scenes with the hermit are the best in the series.
shareI like Bride of Frankenstein but Una O Connor acting comedically and over the top brings it down from being as good the original.
shareI love her in the role!
Largely because she spent most of her career being charming, I mean she did so many charming-and-funny supporting roles over the years, that she could fairly be called a Professional Charmer. But this was the one time she didn't charm, she was inhuman and disturbing, quite perfect for the eerie finale of a great movie.