Bride Of Frankenstein Part 1 (1935)

On a stormy night, Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron praise
Mary Shelley for her story of Frankenstein and his Monster. She
reminds them that her intention for writing the novel was to
impart a moral lesson, the consequences of a mortal man who tries
to play God. Mary says she has more of the story to tell. The
scene shifts to the end of the 1931 Frankenstein, in 1899.


Villagers gathered around the burning windmill cheer the apparent
death of the Monster. Hans, the father of the girl the creature
drowned in the previous film, wants to see the Monster's bones.
He falls into a flooded pit underneath the mill, where the
Monster—having survived the fire—strangles him. Hauling himself
from the pit, the Monster casts Hans' wife to her death. He next
encounters Minnie, who flees in terror.


The body of Henry Frankenstein, who is thought to have died at
the windmill, is returned to his fiancée Elizabeth at his
ancestral castle home. 


Henry visits the lab of his former mentor Doctor Septimus
Pretorius, where Pretorius shows Henry several homunculi he has
created. Pretorius wishes to work with Henry to create a mate for
the Monster, with the proposed venture involving Pretorius
growing an artificial brain while Henry gathers parts for the
mate.


That night, following the sound of a violin playing "Ave Maria,"
the Monster encounters an old blind hermit who thanks God for
sending him a friend. He teaches the monster words like "friend"
and "good" and shares a meal with him. Two lost hunters stumble
upon the cottage and recognize the Monster. He attacks them and
accidentally burns down the cottage as the hunters lead the
hermit away.


Henry and Elizabeth, now married, are visited by Pretorius. When
Henry expresses his refusal to assist with Pretorius' plans,
Pretorius calls in the Monster, who demands Henry's help. Henry
again refuses, and Pretorius orders the Monster out, secretly
signaling him to kidnap Elizabeth. Pretorius guarantees her safe
return upon Henry's participation. Henry returns to his tower
laboratory where, despite himself, he grows excited over his
work. After being assured of Elizabeth's safety, Henry completes
the Bride's body.


A storm rages as final preparations are made to bring the Bride
to life. Her bandage-wrapped body is raised through the roof,
where electricity is harnessed from lightning to animate her.
Henry and Pretorius lower her and, after realizing their success
in bringing her to life, remove her bandages and help her to
stand.


The Monster comes down the steps after killing Karl on the
rooftop and sees his mate. The excited Monster reaches out to her
and asks: "Friend?" The Bride, screaming, rejects him. The
dejected Monster observes: "She hate me! Like others." As
Elizabeth races to Henry's side, the Monster rampages through the
laboratory. When Pretorius warns that the Monster's actions are
about to destroy them all, the Monster pauses and tells Henry and
Elizabeth: "Go! You live! Go!" To Pretorius and the Bride, he
says: "You stay. We belong dead." While Henry and Elizabeth flee,
the Monster looks at the Bride, sheds a tear, and pulls a lever
to trigger the laboratory and tower's destruction.