James Whale's "Bride of Frankenstein"
I'm thankful to 2 friends (John Brunas and Madeline Roesch) who helped pave the way for me to get to watch and appreciate the value of this 1935 movie from Universal Studios. John provided much interesting background about the movie, which I supplanted by reading pages of a movie book he co-wrote [Universal Horrors (The Studio's Classic Films, 1931-1946)]. James Whale, the director that inspired the main character in the biopic "Gods and Monsters" on his life, worked on this movie as a sequel to the 1931 "Frankenstein," and who first directed the First World War play "Journey's End" in London's West End (which in 2006 was brought on Broadway again but failed dismally in the box office; I saw a lot of viewers who were walking out even before the end of its First Act when I saw it courtesy of another friend). Just at the start of summer, I watched this movie with other film enthusiasts at Bryant Park, with my friend Madeline. The rains t...