Doctor PretoriusFollow the lead of nature - or of God, if you like your Bible stories. Male *and* female created to them. Be fruitful and multiply. Create a race. A man-made race upon the face of the earth. Why not?
[Lord Byron looking out the window at a thunderstorm]
Lord ByronHow beautifully dramatic! The cruelest savage exhibition of nature at her worst without.
[turns to face Mary and Percy Shelley, both seated]
Lord ByronAnd we three. We elegant three within. I should like to think that an irate Jehovah was pointing those arrows of lightning directly at my head. The unbowed head of George Gordon, Lord Byron. England's greatest sinner. But I cannot flatter myself to that extent. Possibly those thunders are for our dear Shelley. Heavens applause for England's greatest poet.
ElizabethI was foretold of this. I was told beware of my wedding night.
MinnieAwwwww! Oh, look! My lady, he's alive! Awwww!
ElizabethHenry, darling!
Henry FrankensteinElizabeth.
MinnieOh, what a terrible wedding night.
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Karl[looking at the female skeleton exhumed to create the Bride]Pretty little thing, in her way, wasn't she?
Doctor PretoriusI hope her bones are firm.
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Henry FrankensteinIt may be that I'm intended to know the secret of life. It may be part of the divine plan.
ElizabethNo, no! It's the devil that prompts you. It's death, not life, that is in it all and at the end of it all.
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Henry Frankenstein[after seeing Pretorius' creations]But this isn't science. It's more like black magic.
Doctor PretoriusYou think I'm mad. Perhaps I am. But listen, Henry Frankenstein. While you were digging in your graves, piecing together dead tissues, I, my dear pupil, went for my material to the source of life. I grew my creatures, like cultures, grew them as nature does, from seed.
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Karl[reading a tombstone]Died 1899. Madelina Ernestine, beloved daughter of...
Doctor PretoriusOh, never mind that! How old was she?
VillagerHe isn't human. Frankenstein made him out of dead bodies.
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Doctor PretoriusThe Bride of Frankenstein!
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Lord ByronWell, whatever your purpose may have been, my dear, I take great relish in savoring each separate horror. I roll them over on my tongue.
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Henry FrankensteinOh, what a wonderful vision it was. I dreamed of being the first to give to the world - the secret that God is so jealous of: the formula for life. Think of the power - to create a man - and I did. I did it! I created a man - and who knows, in time, I could have trained him to do my will. I could have built a race. I might even have found the secret of eternal life!
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MinnieIt's alive. The Monster. It's alive! Ohhh-ohhh!
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Hans' WifeCome back Hans! You will be burned yourself. Maria drowned to death and you burned up, what should I do then? Awwwww!
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KarlWhataya say, pal, let's give ourselves up and let 'em hang us. This is no life for murderers.
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Doctor PretoriusOur mad dream is only half realized. Alone, you have created the man. Now, together, we will create - his mate.
Henry FrankensteinYou mean?
Doctor PretoriusYes, a woman. That should be *really* interesting.
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MinnieDoctor Pretorius? Pretorius? - - Wha-wha-what, what was the name?
Doctor PretoriusDoctor Pretorius.
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KarlThe kites! The kites! Get 'em ready! Ludwig! He wants the kites!
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MinnieNobody'd believe me! All right. I wash me hands of it. They can all be murdered in their beds.
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MinnieIt's Doctor Pretorius. He says he wants to see the Master. Most insistent!
Henry FrankensteinPretorius?
MinnieHe's a very queer looking old gentleman, sir. I must see you on a secret, grave matter, he said. Tonight. Alone.
Henry FrankensteinBring him in.
ElizabethHenry, who is this man?
MinnieDoctor Pretorius.
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MinnieI'd hate to find him under my bed at night. He's a nightmare in the daylight, he is.
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Doctor PretoriusMy experiments did not turn out quite like yours, Henry. But science, like love, has her little surprises. As you shall see.
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[last lines]
Henry Frankenstein[clutching Elizabeth reassuringly]Darling, darling.
Doctor PretoriusIsn't it amazing, Henry? Lying here, within this skull, is an artificially developed human brain. Each cell, each convolution - ready. Waits for life to come.
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BurgomasterMonster, in deed? Tsch! Tsch!
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Henry FrankensteinWhen can I see it?
Doctor PretoriusI thought you might change your mind. Why not tonight? It is not very late.
Henry FrankensteinIs it far?
Doctor PretoriusNo, but you will need a coat.
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Doctor PretoriusYou and I have gone too far to stop. Nor, can it be stopped so easily.
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Henry FrankensteinThere are always accidental deaths occurring.
Doctor PretoriusAlways.
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Henry FrankensteinShall we put the heart in now?
Doctor PretoriusYes.
Henry FrankensteinLudwig!
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Henry FrankensteinWhat we need is a female victim of sudden death. Can you do it?
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Hermit[to The Monster]We shall be friends. I have prayed many times for God to send me a friend. Its very lonely here and its been a long time since any human being came into this hut. I shall look after you and you will comfort me. And now you must lie down and go to sleep. Yes. Yes. Now, you must sleep.
Henry FrankensteinPerhaps death is sacred - and I profaned it.
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Lord ByronWhile heaven blasts the night without, open up your pits of hell.
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Doctor Pretorius[speaking of his Devil creation]The next one is the very devil. Beelzebub, this little chap. There's a certain resemblance to me, don't you think? Or, do I flatter myself?
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ElizabethWho's there?
MinnieIt's Minnie, my lady.
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MinnieShoot him! Why don't you shoot him?
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BurgomasterBring him down when you've bound him.
MinnieDo you want any help there? I'll bind him!
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Doctor PretoriusCreation of life is enthralling. Distinctly enthralling, is it not?
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Doctor PretoriusLook. The storm is coming up over the mountains. It will be here soon!