Life Without Soul

Life Without Soul (1915)

A Dramatic Masterpiece, Pulsating With Heart Interest, Interwoven With A Love Tale Of Sacrificial Devotion.

A young man gives life to a statue with disastrous results. Early adaptation of Frankenstein with the names changed.

Date of release
1915-11-01
Runtime
1h 10m
Genres
Horror, Science Fiction
Director
Joseph W. Smiley

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus

Life Without Soul (1915) is a lost horror film, directed by Joseph W. Smiley and written by Jesse J. Goldburg. This film is an adaptation of Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The film is about a doctor who creates a soulless man. In the end, it turns out that a young man has dreamed the events of the film after falling asleep reading Shelley's novel.

Production

This full-length film, presented in five parts, was produced by the Ocean Film Corporation and stars English-born actor Percy Darrell Standing, who appears as the 'Brute Man' with minimal makeup. The plot centers on the Brute Man, who murders the sister of his creator, Dr. William Frawley, on her wedding night. Frawley then pursues his creation across Europe, ultimately shooting and killing it before dying of exhaustion himself.

The narrative is framed as a story being read from a book.

The film was reissued in 1916 by the Raver Film Corporation with added scientific documentary footage detailing the reproduction methods of fish.

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