Frankenstein Movie Poster Vintage Lobby Card Boris Karloff '38 2

"Frankenstein"
Original Vintage Lobby Card
Starring Boris Karloff

In the past 30 years collecting this is only the third time we have acquired one of these Frankenstein lobby cards. From the first rerelease in 1938, this spectacular vintage treasure with extra large title and great graphics is an unquestionable piece of Hollywood history.

Frankenstein (Universal, R-1938). Lobby Card (11" X 14").
This adaptation of the classic novel by Mary Shelley left an indelible mark on Hollywood history, setting the standard for all horror films that followed. A massive hit upon its initial release, the film was reissued several times due to high consumer demand. The stellar lobby card offered here, from the first re-release, features a most memorable scene as "Fritz (Dwight Frye) taunts the monster with one of his only fears, fire. Early paper from this landmark title is always in high demand among collectors. This particular example has a small chip from the lower right border corner, round corners and some pinholes on borders. Other than that it is in quite nice condition as the image area has no noticeable defects. A Very rare card to surface on the market and one of the most desirable lobby cards of this iconic horror classic set.

Film Description: Frankenstein, the classic 1931 James Whale Universal monster horror thriller ("The monster that terrorized the world!"; "The Man Who Made a Monster"; "Based upon the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Story"; "Adapted by John L. Balderston from the play by Peggy Webling"; the first of the Universal "Frankenstein" movies, and regarded as one of the finer movies of any genre, in large part due to the marvelous acting of Boris Karloff, and the marvelous direction of James Whale!) starring Colin Clive (as Dr. Herbert V. Frankenstein), Boris Karloff (as the Frankenstein monster), Edward Van Sloan, Fredric Kerr, Mae Clarke (best remembered as the woman who got a grapefruit in the face from James Cagney in "Public Enemy"), Dwight Frye (extremely memorable as Fritz; best remembered for his classic appearance as "Renfield" in the 1931 version of "Dracula"), and John Boles