The Charge of the Light Brigade
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James Searle Dawley (October 4, 1877 – March 30, 1949) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright.
Director: Rich Man, Poor Man. J. Searle Dawley, the man who considered himself "the first motion picture director", was born James Searle Dawley on 5/13/1877 in Del Norte, CO. He was educated in Denver, and after graduating in 1895 became an actor with Louis Morrison's stock theatrical company.
- January 1, 1
- Del Norte, Colorado, USA
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
It was directed by J. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reeler's screenplay, broadly basing his "scenario" on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. This short motion picture is generally recognized by film historians as the first screen adaptation of Shelley's work.
Frankenstein: Directed by J. Searle Dawley. With Mary Fuller, Charles Ogle, Augustus Phillips. The first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan.
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- Short, Fantasy, Horror
- J. Searle Dawley
- 1910-03-18
James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright.
May 17, 2024 · Frankenstein is a 1910 American short silent horror film produced by Edison Studios. It was directed by J. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reeler's screenplay, broadly basing his "scenario...
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Mar 7, 2016 · In J Searle Dawley’s Frankenstein (1910) the monster emerges from a boiling cauldron a grotesque, wild-haired creation that becomes repulsed by his reflection in a potent moment of...
