While he is in college, frankenstein decides he must attempt to make a perfect. If youre the sort who desires their 1910 onereelers to remain unspoiled, add this film to your regular halloween viewing before reading any further. The land beyond the sunset 1912 edison silent film masterpiece duration. Instead, this truncated version finds a posteducated victor frankenstein creating a monster in a cauldron, only to recoil in horror at the gnarly. Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. List of films featuring frankensteins monster wikipedia. Searle dawley with mary fuller, charles ogle, augustus phillips. There is a body of films that feature frankenstein s monster. A fight ensues but the monster, seeing himself in a mirror, is horrified and runs away. Silent era edit the first film adaptation of frankenstein in 1910 by edison studios the first film adaptation of the tale, frankenstein, was made by edison studios in 1910, written and directed by j. Silent screamers edisons 1910 frankenstein silent horror. Restored with new sound design by jeff cooper, orchestral scores by richard band. The telling of frankensteins schizophrenia is done very well, especially since the movie is only 12 minutes and 41 seconds long.
Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being. We asked donald sosin, a highly regarded silent film composer and accompanist, to provide a score. Frankenstein 1910 thomas edison early silent film youtube. Silent era home page psfl frankenstein 1910 a growing source of silent era film information. The film was produced by thomas edisons company and directed by j. If you are an old school monster fan much like myself, this little film is a must own. The unbilled cast included augustus phillips as dr. Frankenstein is a 1910 silent movie made by edison studios that was written and directed by j.
Frankenstein is a 1910 film made by edison studios. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Beberapa bintang yang bermain dalam film ini antara lain augustus phillips sebagai dr. The first frankenstein movie, produced by thomas edison in 1910. In 1910, when the film came out, it was typical for a pianist or organist at the theater to just improvise to the silent picture, creating moods to match the film. It was one of a very few italian horror films produced in the silent. This short film version of mary shelleys frankenstein, made in 1910 always appeared in monster magazines, especially with the picture of actor charles ogle as the monster.
The mary shelley novel had been filmed twice before during the silent era, as thomas edisons frankenstein 1910 and as life without soul 1915. Searle dawley and produced at the edison studios in new york. Extra useful information risks and rewards of science. Made ill by what he has done, frankenstein is comforted by his fiancee. The first film version of mary shellys classic tale of horror. My favorite part of the film was the creation of the monster.
This film was originally released on march 18 1910. It is, however, required viewing for anyone with an interest in the evolution of horror cinema. The first screen adaptation of frankenstein, a sixteenminute silent film, was produced by thomas edisons film company in 1910, starring charles ogle as frankenstein s monster. The being he creates is given life in a vat of burning chemicals. Frankenstein 1910 film wikimili, the free encyclopedia.
Frankenstein edison 1910, restored silent film 4 6. Frankenstein, charles ogle sebagai frankenstein s monster, dan mary fuller. The first movie adaptation of frankenstein certainly crafts its own story and cuts the book down into a quick 15 minutes. The story of frankenstein was first brought to the screen in 1910, about 15 years after the invention of the new medium film. This 16minute short film was the first motion picture adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein. The first film version of frankenstein, newly restored.
Edisons silent films the magician, frankenstein and a. This is the holy grail of horror films, a onereel silent adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein made under the auspices of thomas edison back in 1910. Three edisons silent films the magician 1900, frankenstein 1910 and a christmas carol 1910. Searle dawley, with augustus phillips as frankenstein, mary fuerte as. Silent films the story of frankenstein was first brought to the screen in 1910, about 15 years after the invention of the new medium film. I became lucky enough to get a copy of the film on videotape. The first film adaptation of the often filmed mary shelley story.
With marc mcdermott, charles ogle, william bechtel, viola dana. Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the. While he is in college, frankenstein decides he must attempt to make a perfect human being. It was one of a very few italian horror films produced in the silent era, since after benito mussolini seized control of the country, horror films were strictly forbidden. On the day frankenstein weds his sweetheart, who has been living patiently at home, he sees the monster he created reflected in a mirror. Frankenstein 1910 silent film lost master copy lost. Ebenezer scrooge is well known for his harsh, miserly ways, until he is visited by the ghost of his former business partner, and then by three other spirits. Frankenstein was a bit unusual in that the director supplied a sceneby scene cue sheet asking the musicians to play clips of specific classical pieces by weber, wagner, etc. It feels empty for most of the runtime, but theres no denying the skill that when into the production. At home, away from the lab, in the gentle arms of his wifetobe, frankenstein seems at peace. This film was at one point considered lost but in the 1950s a collector discovered a copy of the silent film. This 14minute short film was the first motion picture adaptation of mary shelleys 1818 novel frankenstein. Searle dawley, starring augustus phillips frankenstein, charles stanton ogle the creature, mary fuller.
Film pendek dengan durasi 16 menit ini merupakan adaptasi dari frankenstein karya mary shelley. This 14minute short film was the first motion picture adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein. As a 15minute silent film, frankenstein severely telescopes the mary shelley text the fierce intellectual debates relating to morality, theology, and power are absent from this version. Frankenstein 1910 unrated 16min short, fantasy, horror 18 march 1910 usa frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Silent screamers edisons 1910 frankenstein silent horror film action figure is new. Media in category frankenstein film, 1910 the following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
This item will ship to united states, but the seller has not specified shipping options. In this silent short, the first film version of frankenstein, frankenstein creates the creature from a vat of chemicals in an early use of movie special effects. Very soon after its release, the film was deemed sacrilegious for its macabre content tame by todays standards, shocking in 1910. It was the first motion picture adaptation of mary shelleys frankenstein. The first film adaptation of frankenstein has been. Il mostro di frankenstein is a 1920 italian silent horror film, produced by luciano albertini, directed by eugenio testa, starring luciano albertini, aldo mezzanotte and umberto guarracino, and is an adaptation of mary shelleys 1818 novel frankenstein. Frankenstein 1910 is the first known film version of mary shelleys novel. Frankenstein silent 1910 12m the first film version of mary shellys classic tale of horror. Frankenstein adalah film amerika serikat produksi edison studios tahun 1910. Frankenstein creates a monster by, a hairy brute played by charles stanton ogle, which emerges from a cauldron containing fiery chemicals. Frankenstein 1910 charles ogle in frankenstein 1910.
It was a 12minute short simply entitled frankenstein, directed by j searle dawley and produced by the edison film company. Having disappeared, the monster returns to his creator to gain acceptance. Frankenstein 1910 first film version mary shelley j. Frankenstein, charles ogle as frankensteins monster, and mary fuller as the doctors fiancee. Frankenstein is a 1910 film made by edison studios that was written and directed by j. Information on shelleys novel, film versions of frankenstein and frankensteinrelated films. However, the moment elizabeth leaves the room, the monster appears, and frankenstein is again angstridden. If i had seen this in 1910, i would have become very scared. Over twenty years before universal brought the monster to the big screen in the classic frankenstein, thomas edison produced an adaptation of mary.
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