'Frankenstein': Read THR's 1931 Review — hollywoodreporter.com

On Nov. 3, 1931, The Hollywood Reporter reviewed Universal's Frankenstein, the adaptation of the novel a century old that was at the time an unproven commodity on the big screen. Read the appraisal below, originally headlined "Frankenstein 100% Shocker - Old Horror Tale Full of Thrills": You'll never tell anything about this one from a preview. A preview can only determine the continuity, the photography, the sound — the acting and the direction. All of these Frankenstein has  — in perfection. It is the story itself, its effect on a paying audience, the word-of-mouth that will go out that will determine whether or not Universal has the greatest shocker of all time — or a dud. It can be one or the other; there will be no in-between measures. Here is the story: 

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