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Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive)’s Timeline and Summary

Henry Frankenstein (Colin Clive)’s Timeline and Summary

  • Henry Frankenstein, son of Baron Frankenstein, studies under Dr. Waldman at the university, working on the problem of how to create life.
  • The young scientist proposes to Elizabeth, but tells her he must complete his experiments first.
  • He and his assistant Fritz go in search of dead bodies and brains in order to create life. (Eew.)
  • All those dead bodies and brains get sewn together, and Henry creates his monster.
  • But monsters cause problems; this one kills Fritz, which freaks Henry out.
  • Dr. Waldman and Elizabeth convince him to go back home and work on preparations for marriage. Waldman promises to destroy the monster.
  • Henry feels much better—but on the day of the wedding, Dr. Waldman is missing.
  • The monster has killed Waldman, escaped, and drowned a little girl.
  • The monster also terrorizes Elizabeth in the Frankenstein home.
  • The village is roused against the monster; Henry leads a group of villagers, and ends up confronting the monster alone.
  • The monster captures him and takes him to a windmill. The villagers set the windmill on fire.
  • Henry and the monster struggle and Henry falls from the mill.
  • Henry survives, the monster dies, preparations for the wedding go forward.
  • Everyone is happy (except for Fritz, and Dr. Waldman, and the monster).