01 Nov 2002
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
The Film That Was Lost
In this John Nesbitt's Passing Parade short, a look is taken at the problems of film preservation efforts in the 1930s and early 1940s.
Top Billed Cast
John Nesbitt Narrator (voice)
William Jennings Bryan Self (archive footage)
Theodore Roosevelt Self (archive footage)
King George V of the United Kingdom Self (archive footage)
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