Which studio produced the 1931 film Frankenstein?

The studio that produced the 1931 film Frankenstein was Universal Pictures.

Universal developed the film after the success of Dracula earlier in 1931, making Frankenstein part of the studio’s emerging horror cycle. Carl Laemmle Jr. produced it, and James Whale directed it.

The movie adapted Mary Shelley’s novel indirectly through Peggy Webling’s stage version and John L. Balderston’s adaptation. Boris Karloff played the Monster, while Colin Clive portrayed Henry Frankenstein.

A common mix-up is confusing the studio with the distributor or later rights holders. Universal handled both production and distribution, and the film became the foundation of the studio’s famous Universal Monsters series. Its 1935 sequel, Bride of Frankenstein, was also a Universal production.