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'''''Life Without Soul''''' was a silent American horror film released back in 1915.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a4a0049 British Film Institute entry on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19</ref> It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel ''Frankenstein''. | '''''Life Without Soul''''' was a silent American horror film released back in 1915.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a4a0049 British Film Institute entry on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19</ref> It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel ''Frankenstein''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080918222557/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/787857</ref> | ||
==Plot== | |||
It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakens from his dream and destroys the elixir. | It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakens from his dream and destroys the elixir. | ||
==Production== | |||
This five-part film was produced by the Ocean Film Corporation and featured English-born actor Percy Darrell Standing wearing little to no make-up as the 'Brute Man'. The film was reissued in 1916 by the Raver Film Corporation with added scientific documentary footage detailing the reproduction methods of fish.<ref>Stephen Jones. The Essential Monster Movie Guide. Billboard Books. 2000. Pg. 224</ref> | |||
==Availability== | |||
The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced anywhere. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists. | The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced anywhere. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists. | ||
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*[[Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)]] | *[[Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)]] | ||
*[[The Curse of Frankenstein (lost acid bath scene footage of Hammer horror film; 1957)]] | *[[The Curse of Frankenstein (lost acid bath scene footage of Hammer horror film; 1957)]] | ||
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==External Link== | ==External Link== | ||
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005615/ IMDb page on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19 | *[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005615/ IMDb page on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19 | ||
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Without_Soul | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:09, 26 August 2022
Advertisement poster for the film.
Status: Lost
Life Without Soul was a silent American horror film released back in 1915.[1] It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein.[2]
Plot
It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's Frankenstein, Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakens from his dream and destroys the elixir.
Production
This five-part film was produced by the Ocean Film Corporation and featured English-born actor Percy Darrell Standing wearing little to no make-up as the 'Brute Man'. The film was reissued in 1916 by the Raver Film Corporation with added scientific documentary footage detailing the reproduction methods of fish.[3]
Availability
The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced anywhere. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists.
Some stills of the movie and a promotional pamphlet have resurfaced, the latter describing the plot in some detail.
Gallery
Percy Standing as "The Creation". This still has been used as reference for the poster's art.
A still from the film. It's been used for the advertisement poster.
Another still from the film.
Part of a still from the film, with "The Creation" attacking.
Promotional pamphlet for the film, from an eBay listing.
Back of the promotional pamphlet, from the eBay listing.
See Also
- Frankenstein (lost Bela Lugosi test reel footage for Universal sci-fi horror film; 1931)
- Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (lost Bela Lugosi monster dialogue of Universal horror film; 1943)
- Frankie Stein (lost production materials for unreleased Spark Plug animated film; 2008)
- Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)
- The Curse of Frankenstein (lost acid bath scene footage of Hammer horror film; 1957)
Reference
- ↑ British Film Institute entry on the film. Retrieved 26 Oct '19
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080918222557/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/787857
- ↑ Stephen Jones. The Essential Monster Movie Guide. Billboard Books. 2000. Pg. 224
External Link
- IMDb page on the film. Retrieved 26 Oct '19
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Without_Soul