In The Bride of Frankenstein
(1935) Dr. Pretorius comments that he sees a "certain resemblance" between
him and the miniature devil. The Devil that appears in Dr. Pretorius' bottle is
played by Peter Shaw who was Ernest Thesiger's (Dr Pretoriuus) stand-in/double
for the film. Shaw would appear several films before becoming an executive at
MGM. He married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949 and later produced her
popular television series, Murder, She Wrote.Fright Film Geek is a blog dedicated to Horror Film History, the movies, the monsters, their makers and the fans.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
Tuesday's Fright Film Tidbit
In The Bride of Frankenstein
(1935) Dr. Pretorius comments that he sees a "certain resemblance" between
him and the miniature devil. The Devil that appears in Dr. Pretorius' bottle is
played by Peter Shaw who was Ernest Thesiger's (Dr Pretoriuus) stand-in/double
for the film. Shaw would appear several films before becoming an executive at
MGM. He married actress Angela Lansbury in 1949 and later produced her
popular television series, Murder, She Wrote.
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