Role: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Film Presence: Small
Role Type: The quiet, caring and sensible one
Film Information and Summary: IMDb, TCM, Wikipedia
Release Date: April 19, 1935
Douglas Walton's role as Percy Bysshe Shelley
The one movie that everyone remembers Douglas Walton in, albeit probably not the most memorable, is his role as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue of "Bride of Frankenstein." In this scene, he and Lord Byron (played by Gavin Gordon) applauds Mary Shelley (played by Elsa Lanchester who was also the Bride) for creating the story of Frankenstein. Lord Byron summarizes the first Frankenstein movie and Mary has more to tell on what lies ahead of the scientist and his creature.
Compared to Elsa Lanchester and Gavin Gordon (who was the most dynamic in the prologue), Douglas Walton's part was relatively small with very little dialogue. In fact, he only had a total of 4 short lines. He complimented Mary Shelley's brilliant story, came to her care when she pricked her finger, and quietly lit up some candles for her in the background while everyone else talked. Ohhh the loving husband. Otherwise, this scene was mostly between Lanchester and Gordon while Walton was basically there to look pretty. And yes, he was pretty haha.
Here's a video clip:
Release Date: April 19, 1935
Douglas Walton's role as Percy Bysshe Shelley
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| Douglas Walton (left) as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue scene of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) with Elsa Lanchester (center) and Gavin Gordon (right). Directed by James Whale. |
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| Douglas Walton as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue scene of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935). |
The one movie that everyone remembers Douglas Walton in, albeit probably not the most memorable, is his role as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue of "Bride of Frankenstein." In this scene, he and Lord Byron (played by Gavin Gordon) applauds Mary Shelley (played by Elsa Lanchester who was also the Bride) for creating the story of Frankenstein. Lord Byron summarizes the first Frankenstein movie and Mary has more to tell on what lies ahead of the scientist and his creature.
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| Douglas Walton (left) as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue scene of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935) with Elsa Lanchester (center) and Gavin Gordon (right). Image from UniversalMonstersTribute . Directed by James Whale. |
Compared to Elsa Lanchester and Gavin Gordon (who was the most dynamic in the prologue), Douglas Walton's part was relatively small with very little dialogue. In fact, he only had a total of 4 short lines. He complimented Mary Shelley's brilliant story, came to her care when she pricked her finger, and quietly lit up some candles for her in the background while everyone else talked. Ohhh the loving husband. Otherwise, this scene was mostly between Lanchester and Gordon while Walton was basically there to look pretty. And yes, he was pretty haha.
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| Douglas Walton as Percy Bysshe Shelley in the prologue scene of “Bride of Frankenstein” (1935). |
Here's a video clip:
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