Frankenstein
Short description
A medical student named Frankenstein attempts to create a perfect human being but instead produces a deformed monster. After falling ill due to his actions, he finds support from his fiancée. However, the creature returns to visit him on the night of his wedding. This production was the first cinematic version of the novel by Mary Shelley.
The film was directed and written by J. Searle Dawley, who later directed Snow White in 1916. Produced by Thomas A. Edison for Edison Studios and the Edison Manufacturing Company, the project features Augustus Phillips as Frankenstein, Mary Fuller as Elizabeth, and Charles Ogle as the monster, although none of the main cast received screen credit. This United States production blends elements of horror, science fiction, and fantasy into a short runtime of 14 minutes.
Audience reception is generally positive, with a 6.4 rating on IMDb based on 5,300 votes and a 6.1 rating on TMDB from 239 votes.
What's left behind the scenes
- A film adaptation of Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus".
- For decades, the film was considered lost, with information about it limited to a photograph of Charles Ogle as the Monster and a plot summary from Edison's film catalog. In the 1950s, a copy of the film was acquired by Alois Detlaff, a collector from Wisconsin, who did not initially recognize its significance and only discovered in the 1970s that he possessed a unique rarity.
- In those days, it was common for actors to create the look for each of their roles themselves. Charles Ogle applied his own makeup and selected his own costume, guided by his vision of the Monster and its description in Mary Shelley's novel.
- The film was shot at Edison Studios in the Bronx, New York.
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