Boris Karloff as the Creature in James Whales film 1931

Frankenstein is a 1931 American pre-Code horror film directed by James Whale and produced by Carl Laemmle Jr.. It is adapted from the 1927 play Frankenstein: An Adventure in the Macabre by Peggy Webling, which in turn was based on Mary Shelley 's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The Webling play was adapted by John L. Balderston, while the screenplay was written by Garrett.. Upon Frankenstein 's original 1931 release in "pre-code" Hollywood, all American prints were edited to some degree, according to the whims of various state and local censorship boards. The main target was the scene in which the monster accidentally drowns Maria, which was deemed too upsetting. The edited version saw the creature approach Maria after their shared time throwing flowers into the.

Para más inri y para fans del monstruo de Frankenstein tenemos la ocasión de ver la escena coloreada, que también tiene su encanto.. Even with all the graphic violence shown over the past few decades of blood, guts and everything in between, this scene is still deeply unsettling today. The monster's cheerful glee simply wants to continue the fun as he runs out of flowers to toss so he grabs his thinking she will simply float just as the pretty daisies do.