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Boris Karloff as the monster in the motion picture Frankenstein (1931).
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Frankenstein , the title character in Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s novel Frankenstein, the prototypical “mad scientist” who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed. The name Frankenstein has become popularly attached to the creature itself, who has become one of the best-known monsters in the history of motion pictures.
Shelley’s novel, Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (1818), is a combination of Gothic horror story and science fiction . The book tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a Swiss student of natural science who creates an artificial man from pieces of corpses and brings his creature to life. Though it initially seeks affection, the monster inspires loathing in everyone who meets it. Lonely and miserable, the monster turns upon its creator, who eventually loses his life.
The first Frankenstein film was produced by Thomas Edison in 1910. Two German films, The Golem (1914) and Homunculus (1916), dealt with a similar theme derived from Jewish folklore. The Hollywood film Frankenstein (1931), with Boris Karloff as the monster, was based as much on The Golem as on Shelley’s novel. This film was a great success and was followed by dozens of variations on the Frankenstein story in films such as Bride of Frankenstein (1935) and Frankenstein Conquers the World (1969), a Japanese-made version. The character of the monster has also been used as a vehicle for easy humour—as in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) and Mel Brooks ’s Young Frankenstein (1974).
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Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code science fiction horror film directed by James Whale , produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. , and adapted from a 1927 play by Peggy Webling , which in turn was based on Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus . The Webling play was adapted by John L. Balderston and the screenplay written by Francis Edward Faragoh and Garrett Fort , with uncredited contributions from Robert Florey and John Russell .

Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein , an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts. The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster , is portrayed by Boris Karloff . The make-up for the monster was provided by Jack Pierce . Alongside Clive and Karloff, the film's cast also includes Mae Clarke , John Boles , Dwight Frye , and Edward Van Sloan .

Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures , the film was a commercial success upon release, and was generally well received by both critics and audiences. It spawned a number of sequels and spin-offs , and has had a significant impact on popular culture: the imagery of a maniacal "mad" scientist with a subservient hunchbacked assistant and the film's depiction of Frankenstein's monster have since become iconic. In 1991, the United States Library of Congress selected Frankenstein for preservation in the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". [4] [5]

Frankenstein begins with Edward Van Sloan stepping from behind a curtain to break the fourth wall and deliver a brief caution to the audience:

How do you do? Mr. Carl Laemmle feels it would be a little unkind to present this picture without just a word of friendly warning: We are about to unfold the story of Frankenstein, a man of science who sought to create a man after his own image without reckoning upon God. It is one of the strangest tales ever told. It deals with the two great mysteries of creation; life and death. I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might even horrify you. So, if any of you feel that you do not care to subject your nerves to such a strain, now's your chance to uh, well,––we warned you.
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