1942 · Universal City
by Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Ralph Bellamy (starring); Erle C. Kenton (director); W. Scott Darling (screenwriter)
Universal City: Universal Pictures, 1942. Two vintage studio still photographs from the 1942 film, both showing actor Lon Chaney Jr. as Frankenstein's monster. One with a printed provenance label affixed to the verso.
The fourth film in Universal Pictures' Frankenstein series, preceded by "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939), and the first to star Chaney as the monster.
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures, where he worked well into the 1950s.
Set in the fictional village of Frankenstein.
8 x 10 inches. About Fine.
Weaver and Brunas, Universal Horror. (Inventory #: 164448)
The fourth film in Universal Pictures' Frankenstein series, preceded by "Frankenstein" (1931), "Bride of Frankenstein" (1935), and "Son of Frankenstein" (1939), and the first to star Chaney as the monster.
From the archive of noted Hollywood still photographer Ray Jones. Born in Wisconsin on January 1, 1901, Jones worked for Paramount Pictures in the early 1930s, and was the first still photographer to win an Academy Award. He went on to be the head of the still photography department at Universal Pictures, where he worked well into the 1950s.
Set in the fictional village of Frankenstein.
8 x 10 inches. About Fine.
Weaver and Brunas, Universal Horror. (Inventory #: 164448)