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The 1931 film "Frankenstein" begins with a warning to the audience about how scary the film is. Was this just a marketing gimmick, or was the film actually considered frightening enough to warrant a warning compared to other contemporary horror films?

by /u/derstherower in /r/AskHistorians

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