One thing it did correctly, was its telling of the Frankenstein story, at least up to a point. Frankenstein's maid is accused of murdering his son, whom the monster killed. However, despite dead sheep in various pastures, its existence is largely unknown, & its true nature is wholly unknown. She is hanged for the murder (presumed guilty until proven otherwise was the standard), despite the modern scientist's attempts to save her. Frankenstein is correctly portrayed as letting her die rather than reveal the monster's existence, but having read the novel, I recall he was rather upset about it, because she was loved as a member of his family. This love & dilemma was not depicted in the film. Anyway, after the hanging, things became really weird, and rather amusing because of it.
I have seen the late great Peter (Gov. Tarkin of Star Wars) Cushing play various roles of mad scientists, including Dr. Frankenstein's son or grandson, who, of course, resurrects the monster. I prefer his & other classic horror actors' portrayal of mad scientists to the guy who played the scientist's part here. The character of Dr. F was rather aloof and indifferent to anyone other than his fiancee and monster in this film, and I thought was rather lacking in emotion as well.
Of course condensing a 300+ page novel down to a 90 minute film requires more than a few ommissions. But, unless I am mistaken, Frankenstein was only about 200 pages.
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