Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 American horror
film that was directed by Rowland V. Lee. The film is the third
in Universal Pictures' Frankenstein series and is the
follow-up to Bride of Frankenstein. Son of
Frankenstein stars Basil Rathbone as Baron Wolf von
Frankenstein who, with his wife Elsa (Josephine Hutchinson) and son Peter
(Donnie Dunagan), return to his late father's estate. Near the castle lives
Ygor (Bela Lugosi), a crazed shepherd whose neck was broken in an unsuccessful
hanging attempt. Among the castle's remains, Frankenstein discovers the remains
of the monster (Boris Karloff) and decides to try and save his family name by
resurrecting the creature to prove his father was correct. He finds, however,
the monster only responds to Ygor's commands.