FRANKENSTEIN (1910) HD

The first film adaptation of the often filmed Mary Shelley story. This film was originally released on March 18 1910.

Originally released
18 March 1910

Thomas A Edison, Inc.

Written and Directed by
J Searle Dawley

From the novel by
Mary Shelley

CAST
Augustus Phillips
FRANKENSTEIN

Mary Fuller
FRANKENSTEIN'S BRIDE

Charles Ogle
THE CREATURE

Make-up designed by
Charles Ogle

Produced in New York by
Thomas A Edison

Remastering and New inter-titles
© 2012 The Video Cellar
Australia

MUSIC
"Danse Macabre" (Saint-Seans)
Recorded by Kevin Macleod

[trishoconnor]

Imagine how striking the creation of the creature must have been to audiences that had seen little in the way of "special effects." Just burning a puppet and playing the film backwards was cutting-edge cinematography.

[bottlerocket]

Fun fact: Frankenstein (1910) is one of the rarest movies ever made, only one actual copy of it survives, the rest have been lost.

[gspendlove]

*Victor:* "Life! Life, do you hear?! I have created.... LIFE!!!"

*Skeleton:* Just chillin'

[brackets]

Frankenstein leaves for college.
Two years later Frankenstein has discovered the secret of life.

God I love this thing.

[cheemsandbeans]

Who else finds it incredible that this movie is 108 years old! Wow!

[tskmaster]

The evolution of movies is as always amazing to me. From early silent movies that were seemingly just a series of establishing shots with a fixed camera to late teens where movies toyed with the notion of visual narrative to the bursting epics of the 20s- and the sound snapback of the early 30s that because of technical limitations sent filmmaking back decades but only for a few years.

[moondoor]

200 years of Frankentein in 2018! Thank you so much Mary Shelley!

[stuffedmannequin]

The novel was nearly 100 years old by the time this way made. Really puts it in prospective how far head Shelley was when she wrote it.

[Perlinator]

"Danse Macabre" was an excellent choice for the theme music and score. The music fits the film as if it was composed especially for it!

[tommythehospitalfish]

Just imagine it’s 1910 and this comes out
No Great War has even happened yet so many people aren’t used to disaster or horror such as this
I wish horror was still as simple as it once was

[vindobonaification]

The creation of the monster is way more creapy than most of the "Horror movies" you see today in cinemas. And we are talking here about a simple rewind of a scene showing a burning life size doll.

[williamschultz]

Thank you for saving this part of History. I've been looking for this clip for 15 years p. Thank you for your hard work

[jamessimms]

Barely fifteen minutes long, and it's still a masterpiece. The world's first film adaptation of my favorite book, the movie is more accurate than it needed to be. The makeup is effective and the usage of Danse Macabre (no a doubt modern choice) is downright creepy. But the absolute scariest part of the film is the insinuation that the Monster is a reflection of Frankenstein; that we all have a hideous creature within us. And that, my friends, is scary. All this from a fifteen minute movie.

[political-social]

What a masterpiece! This has got to be one of the earliest depictions of frankenstein on film. Wonderful to see.

[MegaHorror]

I still remember being obsessed with classic horror movies in 3rd grade, seeing a picture of the monster from this movie in a book, and wanting to see it so badly yet I could never find a copy. I'm glad I can watch it now.

[NandkumarKamatGoa]

Watching world's first horror film in 2024, where the world of cinematography has reached today !! Without these innovators it would have been impossible. This is not just a silent movie. It's mankind's heritage in visual anthropology. Silent movies have their own charm. 1910 was exciting for Halley's comet too and slowly technology was taking off...cars, flights, ships

[theresaholguin]

For its time this movie is absolutely amazing with the special effects. Very good movie

[IntrepidSkin]

The cooking scene was pretty creepy. I was impressed by that mirror scene.

[theblacktopsymphonyofficia]

This was good! The scene with the birth of the monster creeped me out, and the ending with the mirror reflection is great in a symbolic way. Thanks for uploading!

[freedomisntfree]

Historical, almost 112 years ago, it's incredible, and it's actually interesting and good, I enjoy it thanks!