Frankenstein 1910

Described as "a liberal adaptation of Mrs. Shelley's famous story", the film shows young Frankenstein (his first name in the book, Victor, is never mentioned) discovering the "mystery of life" after two years at university. He gives life to a creature built by mixing different chemicals, and the monster follows Frankenstein back to his parents' house. The conclusion, completely different from Mary Shelley's book, shows the creature disappearing after seeing its own reflection in the mirror, and without killing Victor's younger brother or his fiancée Elizabeth, as happened in the novel.

The film's plot description in a 1910 issue of the studio's trade periodical Edison Kinetogram provides considerable detail about the company's screen adaptation

Directed by J. Searle Dawley
Written by J. Searle Dawley
Based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Produced by Thomas Edison
Starring Augustus Phillips
Charles Ogle
Mary Fuller
Cinematography James White[1]
Production company Edison Manufacturing Company
Distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company
Release date March 18, 1910

Running time
16 minutes[2]
(1 reel, 975 feet)[3]
Country United States
Language Silent