Assessment:
Marvellous horror comedy filled with superb grotesques and memorable lines, closely based on a Priestly novel but omitting the more thoughtful moments. A stylist's and connoisseur's treat.

Significant production contributions:

w Benn W. Levy, R. C. Sherriff d James Whale ph Arthur Edeson ad Charles D. Hall

Significant performances:
Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey, Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Eva Moore

From the Film Guide:
Year: 1932
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Studio: Universal
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