Frankenstein — the definitive horror film with Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster. This 1931 Universal Studios classic has been called the single most important horror film ever made, and it still looks great today. This is the film that set the blueprint for so many versions to follow: the mad professor, the hunchback assistant, and the lumbering monster. Also defining the stereotypes for this film genre are the quite wondrous theatrical set-pieces: the “creation” in the chaotic laboratory with lightning crashing around outside; the first appearance of the monster, turning his face towards us; the chilling scene where the father carries his little girl’s body through the streets; and the mob of flaming-torch-and-pitchfork-wielding villagers storming Frankenstein’s castle.
Paramount Movie Classics feature 35mm film prints, a newsreel, cartoon, previews, Dec-O-Win raffle, and a live Wurlitzer organ serenade! Get your tickets here!
To win a pair of tickets to see Frankenstein at the Paramount Theatre, email your full name to sfbgpromos@sfbg.com with “Frankenstein” in the subject. Winners will be notified on Thurs/18.
Friday, October 19 at 8pm @ Paramount Theatre, 2025 Broadway, Oakl. | $5