Watched the movie because elsa lanchester plays the bride and she was also in Mary Poppins.
Not to mention, it is Halloween. Why not watch an old classic?
The acting is so over the top but in 1935 the genre is just learning the ropes. The special effects were very rudimentary at best.
How did boris karloff keep his makeup on when in the water?
Finally, Mel Brooks used the same props from the 1935 film in his movie, Young Frankenstein. He had found them in storage.