After recovering from injuries sustained in the mob attack upon himself and his creation, Dr. Henry Frankenstein falls under control of his former mentor, Dr. Pretorius, who insists the now-chastened doctor resume his experiments in creating new life. Meanwhile, the Monster remains on the run from those who wish to destroy him.

Boris Karloff
as The Monster

Colin Clive
as Henry Frankenstein

Valerie Hobson
as Elizabeth

Ernest Thesiger
as Doctor Pretorius

Elsa Lanchester
as Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley / The Monster's Mate

Gavin Gordon
as Lord Byron

Douglas Walton
as Percy Bysshe Shelley

Una O'Connor
as Minnie

E. E. Clive
as Burgomaster

Lucien Prival
as Butler
CinemaSerf
Ernest Thesiger is superb in James Whale's sequel to "Frankenstein" as the scientist who has perfected the art of growing rather than harvesting tissue. When he meets up with Baron Frankenstein's original monster they set about coercing the reluctant Baron to create a wife for the lonely Boris Karlo...
Wuchak
**_Dr. Frankenstein and his former mentor try to create a mate for the monster_** The monster (Karloff) survives the windmill burning of the previous film and wanders the countryside of Bavaria while Doctor Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) approaches Baron Frankenstein (Colin Clive) with the idea of c...