Which 1935 horror film was a direct sequel to James Whale's 1931 classic?

Which 1935 horror film was a direct sequel to James Whale’s 1931 classic? The answer is Bride of Frankenstein.

Bride of Frankenstein is James Whale’s 1935 sequel to Universal’s Frankenstein, the 1931 adaptation starring Boris Karloff as the Monster and Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein. The story begins immediately after the earlier film and follows Henry as he tries to abandon the creation of life.

His resolve is challenged by Dr. Septimus Pretorius, who pressures him to create a mate for the Monster. Karloff returns as the Monster, while Elsa Lanchester plays both Mary Shelley in the framing sequence and the Monster’s intended bride. The film draws on a subplot from Shelley’s 1818 novel, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus.

Although sequels were considered soon after the original’s release, script and production problems delayed the project. Bride was critically and commercially successful and is now often regarded as one of the greatest film sequels ever made. It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry in 1998.