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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.
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James Searle Dawley was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, stage actor, and playwright.
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. The first film adaptation of the often filmed Mary Shelley story. This film was originally released on March 18 1910. Frankenstein, a young student, is seen bidding his sweetheart and father goodbye, as he is leaving home to enter a college in order to study the sciences.
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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.
J. Searle Dawley. Publication date. 1910. Usage. Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0. Topics. 1910, Silent, Charles Dickens, Christmas, A Christmas Carol, Charles Ogle. Publisher. Edison Manufacturing Company. Originally released Christmas 1910, this Edison production features Charles Ogle (Frankenstein) as Bob Cratchet.
