The very first film adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Shot in 1910 at Edison Studios in Brooklyn, the unbilled cast included Augustus Phillips as Dr. Frankenstein, Charles Ogle as the Monster, and Mary Fuller as the doctor's fiancée.Shot over a span of three days, the film is just a little over 12 minutes long. It is in the public domain and is available in its entirety on YouTube...
Two things struck us while watching this short film. One, was that this must have terrified moviegoers upon its release; though tame by today's standards, it had few (if any) parallels back in 1910.
Also, it is amazing to think how far movie-making technology would come over the next two decades. See the trailer for the Universal's classic 1931 version of Frankenstein for proof...
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