Visible crew/equipment: When Dr Frankenstein asks to the monster to enter the room so that Dr Waldman can see him, you can see the shadow of the crew moving on a pillar as the camera follows them. (00:31:20)
Frankenstein (1931)
1 visible crew/equipment mistake
Directed by: James Whale
Starring: Boris Karloff, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, John Boles
Revealing mistake: There is a large painted hanging cloth backdrop of clouds in the mountain scenes near the end of the film. Vertical streaks can be seen in the backdrop that are the pleats in the fabric. These streaks really stand out in the restored versions of the film.
Doctor Waldman: The brain which was stolen from my laboratory... was a criminal brain.
Trivia: All of the laboratory equipment was later used in Mel Brooks' comedy "Young Frankenstein."
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Answer: He is an abuser because death and living has no significance to him.