Universal Classic Monsters | First Appearances of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, and more

From the era of silent movies through present day, Universal Pictures has been regarded as the home of the monsters. The Universal Classic Monsters Collection showcases 6 of the most iconic monsters in motion picture history including Dracula, Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Bride of Frankenstein, The Wolf Man and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Starring Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., and Elsa Lanchester in the roles that they made famous, these original films set the standard for a new horror genre with revolutionary makeup, mood-altering cinematography and groundbreaking special effects.
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Dracula, © 1931 Universal Studios. Renewed 1959 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Frankenstein, © 1931 Universal Studios. Renewed 1959 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
The Mummy, © 1932 Universal Pictures Corporation. Renewed 1960 Universal Pictures Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Bride of Frankenstein, © 1935 Universal Pictures Corporation. Renewed 1962 Universal Pictures Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The Wolf Man, © 1941 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Creature from the Black Lagoon, © 1954 Universal Studios. All Rights Reserved.
0:00-2:23 Frankenstein
2:23-4:40 Dracula
4:40-6:22 The Mummy
6:22-8:50 The Wolf Man
8:50-11:42 Creature from the Black Lagoon
11:42-14:00 Bride of Frankenstein

[@terryhammond1253]

The Bride of Frankenstein is an unequaled cinema masterpiece.

[@kathywhitaker11]

Totally agree my friend. There’s been no better sequel since 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

[@PictureHouseCinema]

I think the Bride's scream is the very best in movie history, it just cuts through everything.

[@generalyellor2187]

Yes, as far as mates of monsters in the movies, you are correct. Unparalleled.

[@otisyoungblood]

I would watch these any day

[@reyesolivares]

A anwe

[@Official930Studios]

I want a whole collection of these movies. They deserve respect

[@EliasWolf77]

They already have that it's the classic universal monster blue ray collection, I have it, comes with all these movies plus one of the phantom of the opera remakes

[@Official930Studios]

@@EliasWolf77 nice

[@gjk2012]

@@Official930Studios www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DKY35N5/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

[@gearsofhalo2869]

@@EliasWolf77 same

[@TheWrestlingful]

I got this tombstone Blu-ray collection that's really neat and the quality actually came out really well which is what I wasn't expecting in all honesty!

[@fepeerreview3150]

We all remember Lugosi and Karloff. But the support they got from people like Dwight Frye gave these scenes even greater impact.

[@markthompson7727]

It is nothing short of amazing how Universal remastered these classics and brought them back to life. “It’s alive! It’s alive!”

[@ironmanjakarta8601]

Notice how slow the scenes are. That builds drama. Thats been lost in current film making..

[@REFRESH0R]

True!

[@PIXPromosMore]

Unfortunately, it's been lost because audience attention spans have been reduced drastically since the 1930s. Everything's gotta be "Now! Now! Now!"

[@jayisgreg1787]

The Invisible Man 2020 had that though

[@Addictions45]

@@jayisgreg1787 True, the guy who commented this obviously doesn't know what he is talking about

[@bullrun2772]

Not really

[@aidanhever3369]

Now that's what I called a Monster Mash !!!

[@raycarl7933]

I remember one last night in 1960 my brother pointing out that Dracula’s castle was crawling with Armadillos.

[@iasimov5960]

I have armadillos, too, tearing up the yard but I have so far resisted the urge to transform into a bat.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

What a specific New Year's Eve memory!

[@harryortiz9407]

Makeup on wolf man and mummy is extraordinary.Ya can't beat the classics!

[@bertieblack5639]

I think of all of these, whilst you could probably call the 'birth' of Frankenstein's monster the most iconic, I think the Mummy's first appearance is the most powerful. Not a single look at the creature once the protagonist sees him, just hysterical laughter out of pure shock as a bandage disappears through the door...

[@richardbartolo2890]

The original Mummy film had a genuine spooky feeling to it. I suppose it did move along a little slow, But the fact that it was made 90 years ago and can still entertain young and old alike to this very day, Really shows what good acting, excellent make up, And even more, A good story line can do to a film.

[@peterjensen4190]

My favorite line from any horror film... "he went for a little walk..."

[@maxsvideos2902]

0:00 Frankenstein 2:24 Dracula 4:41 The Mummy 6:23 The Wolf Man 8:51 The Creature from the Black Lagoon 11:43 Bride of Frankenstein

[@johngurnhill8743]

No invisible man shamefully

[@jasminnemcdonald94A]

What? No Invisible man? What a ripoff.

[@kpaulsen01]

These movies gave me plenty of nightmares back when I was a kid in the early 60's. I just knew they were under the bed too! Great classic movies without all the gore that came later.

[@srubel59]

They were in my closet! I had more nightmares about the Mummy than any others combined.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

_Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover events in cinematic history..._ *Abbot and Castello:* Hold our beers

[@willyyeremi5284]

lol

[@bullrun2772]

Not really

[@generalyellor2187]

Ridiculous.

[@theminotaur8015]

Marvel is kiddie trash anyway.

[@brittanyc.4540]

I totally agree with about the MCU is indeed trash. Abbot and Costello meeting the Universal Monsters is indeed the best Hollywood crossover movie ever made! 👍

[@deans0209]

Used to love watching these as a kid The sets created for Dracula and Frankenstein are absolutely perfection

[@nikolasproctor7061]

"Yes, I know. Made me from dead. I love dead, hate living."

[@jonathanolds813]

"You're wise in your generation."

[@smrutianmoludgata2847]

Now invisible man

[@a.jthomas6132]

I agree. While I do enjoy Hollow Man for the most part, I wonder if Dr. Jack Griffin had a lustful desire on women just like Sebastian?

[@ssilva4375]

I think it would be a bit difficult to film the invisible man :p

[@smrutianmoludgata2847]

@@ssilva4375 filming is completed...

[@ssilva4375]

@@smrutianmoludgata2847 yeah that's true

[@smrutianmoludgata2847]

@@ssilva4375 I have high hope on leigh whannell who made insidious...

[@doom7ish]

It's alive! ITS ALIVE!

[@evangelinedouros254]

Elvis Presley is alive and faked his own death there's lots of evidence to prove that he is alive

[@tonyginnetti5828]

Back when it was fun to be scared! Total perfection with regard to casting, set decorations, music scoring editing, makeup (mostly by the amaziing Jack P. Pierce) and screenplays! Oh, yeah, one more thing - all these filmatic stories were told within 70-75 minutes!

[@mekonta]

Elsa Lanchester was a beauty.

[@garethjohn6067]

Hot as fuck.

[@danbaranowski]

The horror films Universal cranked from 1931-1956 were the best. Hammer later picked up where Universal left off and revived the horror genre form 1957-1974. And during Hammer’s run of the horror genre, Dark Shadows was born. I love the horror genre over every other genre in film

[@jimk2364]

I always thought the armadillo`s in Dracula were funny and out of place, great old movie though, and it is a shame Bela didn`t make more Dracula movies.

[@a.jthomas6132]

Who wants a sequel to Dracula Untold?

[@davidleblanc5271]

NOW

[@walterfechter8080]

Universal Studios -- where monsters roam. Bravo!

[@Cerdo_asqueroso]

Back in the days where Hollywood movies were worthy to watch.

[@christinehooks8873]

Love Bela And Boris.

[@666kingdrummer]

What self-respecting horror fan can doubt the legacy of the Universal Monsters?

[@peanutbahrin]

Fantastic classic films ever...

[@kaitokunimitsu5804]

Road to the new chapter of Dark Universe.

[@a.jthomas6132]

If I want another Frankstein movie, the creature and Victor’s role should be much like Merry Shelley’s Book.

[@stainshield]

@@a.jthomas6132 I agree with you, more like the book.

[@themoralreformchronicles9231]

@@a.jthomas6132 there’s only one problem to that. As much as Hollywood can be good at stuff. To be quite honest to put exactly or to try to be precise with the book and would be quite a task to follow and do and possibly take a few extra movies because to be right on the money with the books. While also sadly Hollywood would not be willing to put much money into their movies unless they are confident the public would be willing their hard earn money to something quite like this. But none the less a great idea. In my honest opinion sir

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

@@a.jthomas6132 part of the problem is that book adaptations that are meant to be accurate to the book rarely come out well. In fact off the top my my head I can only think of a few films based on books that stuck close to the original novels, and turned out well. From Russia With Love, Thunderball, Goldfinger, On her majesty’s secret service, and Casino Royale. Frankenstein has been done so many times that keeping it close to the novel would not interest viewers as much as the original film did.

[@thebastardgift]

These movies were the carver makers of our nightmares yet with respect they introduced us to our screams.

[@antoniogarciarodriguez5741]

👍🏻AWESOME REAL MASTER PIECE MOVIES💪🏻👍🏻

[@ammazer1229]

Still the best series of films Universal has ever produced

[@dianarivera65]

Wow! Bring back childhood memories!

[@jorgemaldonadogordillo5658]

I think Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and invisible man are missing on this list

[@JENDALL714]

Weird that Dracula and The Mummy has no musical score, Frankenstein doesn't either, but it has back ground sound effects.

[@psychotictrait3757]

Universal, you have a good formula in your hands with these monsters to create a shared universe. Reboot the Dark Universe and give each one of your monsters an origin story so you can flesh them out more.

[@drivingstudios6151]

They did a reboot! The Mummy 2017 was bad......but The Invisible Man 2020 was GREAT!

[@bullrun2772]

@@drivingstudios6151 the mummy was done better than the 1990s. I did like the 1990s a lot but mummy was better. I do want the dark universe back

[@benkaiser766]

This is true cinema

[@richardstange5939]

That was a cool little video, but you left out The Invisible Man.

[@a.jthomas6132]

Frankenstein’s monster, in my opinion, is more of an empathic and tragic character in his own movies... despite the mind of a criminal Fritz stole.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

em·path·ic - showing an ability to understand and share the feelings of another. Hmmm... I never got that from old Frankie, I must say. Pretty much the opposite.

[@justingonzales2619]

The Bride Of Frankenstein is my favorite character as with Invisible Man, Frankenstein, and Dracula.

[@CoCotheTurtle]

Great movies, although I never saw the Invisible Man.

[@gregrappa1797]

These are still the greatest!!! I have them on DVD and blu ray. I can’t wait to see modern takes on these classics

[@imaginationworkshopstudio]

#Classic UNIVERSAL is one of our long-time favorite movie studios since childhood! Best in the business!

[@rlly3497]

i like creature from the black lagoon and invisible man i think dracula is a bit slow but its my 3rd favorite

[@Stopstaring101]

This was fan-tastic 🏆 Thanks for the awesome compilation 🎥 Loved it 🥇 I very much enjoy watching these movies throughout the year! Luckily I own each of them 🎭

[@eligreene9246]

And the Invisible Man, and the Hunchback of Notre Dame

[@DMDvideo10]

I loved these as a kid and still as an adult.

[@john-lenin]

A machine that brings people to life - and gives them a perm. Amazing!

[@jokermebad31]

I just loved the Univesal monster black and white movies. I own all the Legacy collections. They never showed the Invisible Man? I own that Legacy collection too. I wish the Dracula Legacy collection should have come with Mark of the Vampire. I know Bela Lugosi didn't play Dracula in the movie, but a vampire by the name of Count Mola. That would be a great movie too. Basically all the Legacy collections came with an Abbot and Costello comedy like Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein, the Mummy, or the Invisible Man. They are all great movies. All the black and white monster movies are masterpiece's. Karloff's Frankenstein is creepy just like the Bride of Frankenstein. Dracula is great. I just wish we got to see his vampire fangs once, but we never did which was lacked from the vampire movies too..They're all so dark and awesome. My congratulations to the makeup artists for their work on the films.

[@robbarbieri8676]

Mark of the Vampire was an MGM film so it couldn't be part of the collection. I believe it is actually a sound remake of the lost film, London after Midnight. Lugosi doesn't play an actual vampire in the film but an actor pretending to be a vampire as a plot device.

[@megalon73]

The Gill-Man is and still is my favorite scene, With Julia Adams.

[@eq1373]

Only to get taken out by a 13 year old with a shotgun....😅

[@megalon73]

@@eq1373 OH! I get you now. I never watch that movie.

[@raymondsteen5316]

I grew up on these Universal horror films since I was a young kid within ages of 7 & 10 back in the early 1970s. And to this day I in my own opinion I still look at them as the best. 🦇 ⚰🔥🌕🎬🎥📺📽📼👍😉

[@drivingstudios6151]

Which is your favorite

[@raymondsteen5316]

@@drivingstudios6151 Well I have like 4 favorites. Frankenstein, Ghost of Frankenstein, The Wolfman & House of Dracula. But once it comes to picking just 1, I would have to say that Frankenstein is the top favorite of all. And what's your's?

[@drivingstudios6151]

@@raymondsteen5316 ohh that is hard to answer, mabye....Frankenstein

[@raymondsteen5316]

@@drivingstudios6151 Yeah as that's hard to answer since there's so many good ones.

[@drivingstudios6151]

@@raymondsteen5316 yeah yeah it is when they are all really great movies

[@williamschlenger1518]

The best ones where all made in the 1930's.

[@mrsullyrox]

"I AM DRACULA"...."AND I'M FREAKIN OUT OF HERE......"PHEW...

[@fricksphonesux5054]

These are all who I am. Since a Kid.

[@markfrancis1210]

That was awesome, thanks so much for sharing

[@JoshFortune-nb8wz]

Fritz is awesome in Frankenstein. Also now I kno what it feels like to be god is a underrated quote in my opinion

[@thedarksidejesterandfriend8469]

If anyone tries to remake these movies don’t let them go on the big screen !

[@ladyhonor822]

AMEN AMEN AMEN NOSTROVIA ☦️ TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 🏥🌃❤

[@RSTI191]

Wrong title.This should be named- The Genius of Jack Pierce....

[@mistymarshall5438]

Hey, where's The Invisible Man?!

[@objetty11]

Elsa Lanchester ( Oct. 1902-Dec.1986 ) also stared as ' Queenie ' in the 1958 film Bell, Book and Candle with Novak, Stewart, Lemmon and Kovacs. Over 66 films from 1925- 1980 and Rolls in the small screen as well....Shine on Elsa, shine on....Aloha

[@jdc3860]

Those are Universal 🌏 Monsters are Horror Movies 🎥

[@themanwithredglasses6206]

Marvel should Bow 🙇‍♂️ to this Monsters Universe

[@michaelflores9384]

My only gripe with Dracula's introduction was that Lugosi didn't say what Dracula says after seeing Jonathan's (it's Jonathan in the book, Renfield in the movie) off-put reaction to his complimenting the wolves' howling, in the book, he follows up the compliment with "Ah Sir, you city dwellers do not understand the feelings of the hunter"

[@Leon-sk4um]

Where's Phantom of the Opera? And Invisible Man? Mr Hyde?

[@RodolfLeclerc]

Hyde was not a universal property. It was MGM.

[@generalyellor2187]

And one could are that neither the Phantom nor the invisible man were "monsters" per se.

[@davidleblanc5271]

The Invisible Man was here you just couldn't see him

[@alcoholic2412]

I used to have a 7' tall Frankenstein's monster glow in the dark poster. I'll bet it would be worth some serious mint today.

[@vanillagorilla8236]

$200,000 for an original 1 sheet frankenstein and that was back in 1993.

[@sku7842]

This stuff is the best!

[@harryortiz9407]

Love those clips thank you so much for posting!!!

[@ClenZa]

I wanted a glimpse of the invisible man

[@raybilverstone2066]

But he’s invisible you won’t be able to see him anyway 😂.

[@technicalmixcomedy1238]

The mummy

[@jimdufour6410]

Great video, there is one mistake though. The scene of Dracula meeting Renfield is not the first appearance of Dracula in the film. The count had disguised himself as his own coachman, obscuring his face, he's the one that actually drove Renfield to his castle just prior to this meeting. Also, although Dracula and Frankenstein were both released in 1931, Dracula was released first, So it's out of chronological order. I still loved it though...

[@srubel59]

Good catch on the "coachman".

[@Aidenkong523]

I wouldn't say his face was obscured in the Bela Lugosi version.

[@thegreekgeek7252]

I wish these films were more popular in modern day

[@williamcamacho6520]

One of many favorite movies

[@danf321]

Many other studios have attempted to do their own versions of these Universal classics (ie Hammer Films), and IMHO all have failed.

[@eligreene9246]

I wish they would've also added more Universal Monsters in Ready Player One. Like Dracula, The Mummy, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and Metaluna Mutant.

[@darthdennis6681]

Armadillos??!!

[@MrSproutTheOriginal]

They Just Forgot About The Invisible Man, But Then Again Is He Really a Monster?

[@nerosuperstardom]

Great stuff. Love how Larry Talbot is wearing a white undershirt and tan trousers during his transformation but dark pants and a long sleeved, buttoned up shirt when he's the wolfman stalking the cemetery. Did he throw on something less revealing before going on the hunt, lol

[@montyrose78]

Great movies

[@tonyjrduran5331]

OUT OF MY 54YRS. I'VE SEEN AS MANY OLD HORROR MOVIES WAY 'OLDER THAN ALL MY UNDERWEAR'. THESE MOVIES ARE CLASSIC AND THE NEW UNDERWEAR I'M WEARING.

[@MiguelGarcia-hv3xz]

No phantom of the opera?

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Claude Rains or Lon Chaney Sr.?

[@johngurnhill8743]

@@EntertainmentFan11 lon chaney

[@davehorner8126]

The best

[@improperbostonian6722]

Universal Classic Monsters for ever cool.

[@D.Mii.D]

🍿Must-see Cinema🍿

[@prof.vonspooky4562]

More of this, less Fast and Furious. Come on Universal, what happened to making quality classics that make us laugh, cry, and sit at the edge of our seats?!

[@markjacobs5447]

No invisible man

[@generalyellor2187]

Never noticed when I was a kid that in the transformation scene Lon Chaney, Jr. goes from wearing a white sleeveless undershirt to wearing a dark, long-sleeved button-up shirt. Big gaffe that only took me fifty years to notice. I guess when Talbot transformed into the Wolfman he figured it might be chilly outside, so he threw on a warmer shirt. I also forgot that he sounded like a regular pet dog, too.

[@garykass114]

Maybe the tee shirt was itching all that hair. Lol.

[@tessiree]

I especially like the Transylvanian armadillos at 2:33 😆

[@xenslavescombinecoffe6456]

Wheres The invisible man?

[@thomasmartin7524]

Small connection mistake in the Wolfman. The werewolf quickly pulled a matching shirt over his undershirt before going out the door again ...

[@michaelbracey5750]

Looking for a B&W era horror piece where a scientist tries to morph subjects into (something?) in fume filled tubs. The failed experiments are taken out and thrown into an alligator pool where they are eaten. In the final scene, a morphed subject throws the scientist to the gators, and a female protagonist convinces the morph (also female) to throw herself into the pond by noting how the scientist has rendered her macabre. Please message if you know the movie.

[@l0g1cseer47]

Great classic ones!

[@ChaseMC215]

In the name of god, Now I know how it feels to be god!!

[@alba4203]

Spero che Universal rimetta in piedi il dark UNIVERSE ❤❤❤❤

[@beastlaz]

When Larry Talbot changes into the Wolf Man, he's wearing a wife beater and light colour pants, and when we next see him out on the moors he's wearing a Shirt and Dark coloured pants, Well obviously it's chilly out on those moors, so the Wolf Man stopped to change before he went on the Prowl

[@stp28k]

Truly classic movie clips

[@a.jthomas6132]

Where is the Invisible Man?

[@iasimov5960]

I don't know. I haven't seen him.

[@Tylerlar02]

Creature from the black lagoon actually a little earlier in the movie you can see his hand come out the water so technically thats his first appearance but i think the one showed is better

[@noramartin9347]

I bought every one of these monster movies that r from the 20s all the way through the70s just soo awesome to own all these great movies an I’ll tell u all those movies back then where made to be scary today’s bull crap is just that crap. U wanna good horror movie watch the old ones from way back then. I just love all the old monster movies

[@generalyellor2187]

The only reason you don't buy into the monsters of your adulthood is because you lack the imagination you had as a child. Duh.

[@AweeRB26]

👍🏼👍🏼😉👍🏼👍🏼

[@ScottSullivanTV]

Title is a clickbait. We saw the first appearance of Frankenstein's monster. Not Frankenstein.

[@jtcob8486]

It's not clickbait, it's just the typical misunderstanding of the name.

[@ScottSullivanTV]

Julie Cobb it’s a joke!

[@diegoofthecosmos]

The nerve of those guys!

[@no8965]

@@ScottSullivanTV ha ha!

[@eq1373]

🙄

[@paperbagman8913]

Hey the Invisible man deserves respect

[@CANALHABITACION616]

the phantom of the opera ????