James Whale
British-born American film director · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Lived 1889 to 1957 · aged 67
James Whale was an English film director, theatre director and actor, who spent the greater part of his career in Hollywood. He is best remembered for several horror films: Frankenstein (1931), The Old Dark House (1932), The Invisible Man (1933) and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), all considered classics.
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1957Died29 May 19571949
Hello Out ThereFilm, Director1942
Classification of Enlisted MenFilm, Director1941
They Dare Not LoveFilm, Director1940
Green HellFilm, Director, Producer1939
The Man in the Iron MaskFilm, Director1938
Port of Seven SeasFilm, Director1937
The Great GarrickFilm, Director1936
Show BoatFilm, Director1935
Bride of FrankensteinFilm, Director1934
One More RiverFilm, Director1933
By CandlelightFilm, Director1932
The Impatient MaidenFilm, Director1931
FrankensteinFilm, Director1930
Hell's AngelsFilm, Director1889Born22 July 1889
Hello Out ThereFilm, Director1942Classification of Enlisted MenFilm, Director1941They Dare Not LoveFilm, Director1940Green HellFilm, Director, Producer1939The Man in the Iron MaskFilm, Director1938Port of Seven SeasFilm, Director1937The Great GarrickFilm, Director1936Show BoatFilm, Director1935Bride of FrankensteinFilm, Director1934One More RiverFilm, Director1933By CandlelightFilm, Director1932The Impatient MaidenFilm, Director1931FrankensteinFilm, Director1930Hell's AngelsFilm, Director1889Born22 July 1889Known for
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Bride of Frankenstein 1935
The Invisible Man 1933
Frankenstein 1931
Show Boat 1936
The Old Dark House 1932
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Colin Clive James directed Frankenstein (1932)
Dwight Frye James directed Frankenstein (1932)
Carl Laemmle Jr. Produced Frankenstein and Waterloo Bridge
E. E. Clive James directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Mary Gordon James directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Gloria Stuart James directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Boris Karloff James directed Frankenstein (1932)
Paul Lukas James directed By Candlelight (1933)
Mae Clarke James directed Frankenstein and Waterloo Bridge
Lionel Atwill James directed The Great Garrick (1937)
Tiny Sandford James directed Show Boat (1936)
Frank Reicher James directed Remember Last Night? (1935)
Paul Panzer James directed Frankenstein and The Road Back
Wyndham Standing James directed Hell's Angels (1930)
Etienne Girardot James directed The Great Garrick (1937)
Walter Brennan James directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Billy Bevan James directed Journey's End and One More River
Frank Morgan James directed The Kiss Before the Mirror (1933)
Una O'Connor James directed The Invisible Man (1933)
Andy Devine James directed Impatient Maiden (1932)
Edward Van Sloan James directed Frankenstein and The Road Back
William B. Davidson James directed Hell's Angels and The Road Back
Reginald Barlow James directed Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Harry C. Bradley James directed The Road Back (1937)
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"From early morn to dewy eve": watercolour cartoon by Whale of prisoners in Holzminden prisoner-of-war camp in Germany, 1918
Colin Clive in Whale's 1929 stage production of Journey's End
Whale directed Boris Karloff in the iconic horror film Bride of Frankenstein (1935).
1930s Universal's art director Karoly Grosz designed this offbeat 1935 advertisement.
Boris Karloff and Whale on set of Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
James Whale memorial sculpture (2001) by Charles Hadcock, in Dudley, EnglandAbout this person
Whale also directed films in other genres, including the 1936 film version of the musical Show Boat.
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1889 to 1957 · aged 67
