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The Edison version was followed soon after by another
adaptation entitled Life Without Soul (1915), directed
by Joseph W. Smiley, starring William A. Cohill as Dr.
William Frawley, a modern-day Frankenstein who creates a
soulless man, played to much critical praise by Percy
Darrell Standing, who wore little make-up in the role.
The film was shot at various locations around the United
States, and reputedly featured much spectacle. In the
end, it turns out that a young man has dreamed the
events of the film after falling asleep reading Mary
Shelley's novel.
There was also at least one European film version,
the Italian Il Mostro di Frankenstein ("The Monster of
Frankenstein") in 1920. The film's producer Luciano
Albertini essayed the role of Frankenstein, with the
creature being played by Umberto Guarracino. Eugenio
Testa directed, from a screenplay by Giovanni Drivetti.
The film is apparently lost.
Frankenstein in popular culture -
Universal Pictures
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