In 1991, the United States Library of Congress selected Frankenstein for preservation in the National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". 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. Searle Dawley, who also wrote the one-reelers.
Produced and distributed by Universal Pictures, the film was a commercial success upon release, and was generally well received by both critics and audiences. Frankenstein is a 1910 American short silent horror film produced by Edison Studios. Alongside Clive and Karloff, the film's cast also includes Mae Clarke, John Boles, Dwight Frye, and Edward Van Sloan. The makeup for the monster was provided by Jack Pierce.
The resulting creature, often known as Frankenstein's monster, is portrayed by Boris Karloff. Frankenstein stars Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein ( Victor Frankenstein in the novel), an obsessed scientist who digs up corpses with his assistant in order to assemble a living being from body parts.
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