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Son of Frankenstein

1939 · 99 min · Director: Rowland V. Lee ★ IMDb 7 · 13,670 ratings

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One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

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Son of Frankenstein (1939) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear40%

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Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.

Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Curiosity
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Curiosity
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionCuriosityFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity40 %28 %45 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Curiosity41 %29 %46 %19 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Curiosity46 %38 %46 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension51 %48 %43 %38 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension54 %50 %45 %41 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Curiosity59 %54 %56 %43 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity60 %55 %61 %43 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Curiosity56 %49 %59 %38 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Curiosity56 %48 %54 %35 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Tension53 %46 %44 %30 %
52.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity45 %38 %37 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 57′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
62.5 %≈ 62′Tension63 %63 %43 %48 %
67.5 %≈ 67′Tension60 %59 %40 %45 %
72.5 %≈ 72′Tension63 %60 %36 %45 %
77.5 %≈ 77′Tension64 %63 %34 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 82′Tension63 %63 %36 %39 %
87.5 %≈ 87′Tension66 %66 %43 %43 %
92.5 %≈ 92′Tension75 %73 %36 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 97′Relief80 %73 %23 %58 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Basil Rathbone

Baron Wolf von Frankenstein

JH
Josephine Hutchinson

DD
Donnie Dunagan

EN
Edgar Norton

PI
Perry Ivins

PI
Perry Ivins

Fritz

LB
Lionel Belmore

Emil Lang

MM
Michael Mark

Ewald Neumüller

CF
Caroline Frances Cooke

Frau Neumüller

LJ
Lorimer Johnston

Burgher

TR
Tom Ricketts

Burgher

Ward Bond

Gendarme at Gate (uncredited)

BC
Betty Chay

Undetermined Role (uncredited)

Harry Cording

Bearded Gendarme (uncredited)

JC
Jack Curtis

Actor (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Rowland V. Lee
Written by
Mary Shelley, Wyllis Cooper
Type
Movies
Released
1939
Runtime
99 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 7 · 13,670 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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