The Monster

Mar 16, 1925

1h 26m

★ 5.7

Overview

A general store clerk and aspiring detective investigates a mysterious disappearance that took place quite close to an empty insane asylum.

Genres

Comedy

Horror

Mystery

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation

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Cast

Dr. Ziska

Lon Chaney

Johnny Goodlittle

Johnny Arthur

Betty Watson

Gertrude Olmstead

Amos Rugg

Hallam Cooley

Russ Mason

Charles Sellon

Caliban

Walter James

Daffy Dan

Knute Erickson

Rigo

Frank Austin

Luke Watson

Edward McWade

Mrs. Watson

Ethel Wales

Freckle Faced Kid (uncredited)

Elmo Billings

Dr. Edwards (uncredited)

Herbert Prior

Dr Simon Helder, sentenced to an insane asylum for crimes against humanity, recognises its director as the brilliant Baron Frankenstein, the man whose work he had been trying to emulate before his imprisonment. Frankenstein utilises Helder's medical knowledge for a project he has been working on for some time. He is assembling a man from vital organs extracted from various inmates in the asylum. And the Baron will resort to murder to acquire the perfect specimens for his most ambitious project ever.

7.0

The Golem: How He Came into the World

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5.3

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0.0

Sacrifice

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6.4

A Daughter Of Destiny

Jan 25, 1928

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6.1

Frankenstein

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7.3

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Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.

6.7

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

6.9

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A world-famous pianist loses both hands in an accident. When new hands are grafted on, he is horrified to learn they once belonged to a murderer.

8.3

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7.4

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5.8

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3.9

Klebolin Sticks to Everything

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A couple of kids lay their hands on a pot of very strong glue and proceed to wreak havoc.

4.3

El horrible ser nunca visto

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A young woman who lives with her uncle begins to dream about a monster that lurks in the shadows of the night.

7.1

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

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6.5

The Cheerful Fraud

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A young man fakes his identity to impress a girl.

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10.0

Animated Painting

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An artist is painting a sunrise at sea. After a few finishing touches he stands back and admires the painting. The sun immediately commences to rise. From all appearances it becomes very warm as the sun rises, and the artist is seen to throw open the window and fan himself furiously. The climax is reached when the artist rushes from the room and returns with a large tub of water and a pair of tongs. Seizing the sun as it soars in the air he plunges it into the tub, causing a great cloud of steam to rise.

6.5

Seven Sinners

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7.0

Say It with Sables

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5.0

Where Was I?

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A young man gets engaged to a business competitor's daughter.