Smithsonian Magazine

In ‘Bride of Frankenstein,’ the Monster’s Wife Never Speaks. Now, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ Gives the Iconic Character a Voice

Directed by James Whale, the 1935 movie and its prequel, a 1931 adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel, laid the ...

A brief cinematic history of Frankenstein’s bride as a feminist icon

Frankenstein’s female creature, also known as “the Bride”, was the first female monster to appear on screen, in the 1935 ...

‘The Bride!’: Stars Who Played Bride Of Frankenstein Before Jessie Buckley

Before Jessie Buckley's "The Bride!", other major stars played The Bride of Frankenstein. Find out who else played the iconic character.

I Thought I Knew What To Expect From The Original Bride Of Frankenstein Movie, But I Just Watched It, And WTF?

It served as the first sequel in a string of Frankenstein movies Studios made in the 1930s and 1940s. The plot revolves around Henry Frankenstein attempting to desert his past experiments and live a ...