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In 1991, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being deemed "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". [35] [36] In 2004, The New York Times placed the film on its Best 1000 Movies Ever list. [37]

James Wan Developing Monster Movie for Universal (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. March 6, 2020. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020 . Retrieved July 11, 2020. Frankenstein and its sequels were included in the Universal Classic Monsters: Complete 30-Film Collection Blu-ray box set in August 2018. [66] [67] This box set also received a DVD release. [68] Later in October, Frankenstein was included as part of a limited edition Best Buy-exclusive Blu-ray set titled Universal Classic Monsters: The Essential Collection, which features artwork by Alex Ross. [69] Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released the film on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray on October 5, 2021. [70] Sequels [ edit ] Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Colin Clive, Elsa Lanchester, Karloff and Ernest Thesiger in Bride of Frankenstein Lon Chaney Jr. as the monster, Evelyn Ankers, and Bela Lugosi as Ygor in The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) Re-release lobby card for Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) with Bela Lugosi as the monster and Lon Chaney Jr. as the werewolf Glenn Strange as the monster in House of Dracula (1945) Star Movies by Rank". Films101.com. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021 . Retrieved July 2, 2010.Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale, produced by Carl Laemmle Jr., and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The Webling play was adapted by John L. Balderston and the screenplay written by Francis Edward Faragoh and Garrett Fort, with uncredited contributions from Robert Florey and John Russell. Vieira, Mark A. (2003). Hollywood Horror: From Gothic to Cosmic. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc. p. 35. ISBN 0-8109-4535-5. Frankenstein was also inspired by The Golem, a surreal novel based on Jewish folklore, and its film adaptation, [11] a silent horror film where the Golem is a literal being rather than the ambiguous existence it was in the novel.

Frankenstein was followed by a string of sequels, beginning with Bride of Frankenstein (1935), in which Elsa Lanchester plays the Monster's bride. The New York Times film critic Mordaunt Hall gave Frankenstein a very positive review. He said that the film "aroused so much excitement at the Mayfair yesterday that many in the audience laughed to cover their true feelings. [T]here is no denying that it is far and away the most effective thing of its kind. Beside it Dracula is tame and, incidentally, Dracula was produced by the same firm". [22] Yingjin, Zhang (1999). Cinema and Urban Culture in Shanghai, 1922–1943. Stanford University Press. p.190. ISBN 9780804735728. OCLC 40230511.Kit, Borys; Couch, Aaron (November 8, 2017). "Universal's "Monsterverse" in Peril as Top Producers Exit (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017 . Retrieved November 8, 2017. Michael Brunas, John Brunas & Tom Weaver, Universal Horrors: The Studios Classic Films, 1931–46, McFarland, 1990 p24 Film Daily also lauded the picture, calling it a "gruesome, chill-producing and exciting drama" that was "produced intelligently and lavishly and with a grade of photography that is superb". [23] Frankenstein Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2020 . Retrieved January 19, 2020.