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|title=<center>Life Without Soul (1915)</center>
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|imagecaption=Advertisement poster for the film/Percy Standing as "The Creation".
|imagecaption=Advertisement poster for the film.
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'''''Life Without Soul''''' was a silent American horror film released back in 1915. It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel ''Frankenstein''.
'''''Life Without Soul''''' was a silent American horror film released back in 1915.<ref>[http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a4a0049 British Film Institute entry on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19</ref> It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel ''Frankenstein''.


It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Played by Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakes from his dream and destroys the elixir.
It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's ''Frankenstein'', Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakens from his dream and destroys the elixir.
 
The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced anywhere. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists.
 
Some stills of the movie and a promotional pamphlet have resurfaced, the latter describing the plot in some detail.


The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists.
==Gallery==
==Gallery==
[[File:Life_Without_Soul_Group_Still.jpg|thumb|300px|center|A still from the film.]]
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==External Links==
LifeWithoutSoul-TheCreation.jpg|Percy Standing as "The Creation". This still has been used as reference for the poster's art.
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005615/ IMDb page]
LifeWithoutSoul-GroupStill.jpg|A still from the film. It's been used for the advertisement poster.
LifeWithoutSoul-BedroomStill.jpg|Another still from the film.
LifeWithoutSoul-BedroomAggro.jpg|Part of a still from the film, with "The Creation" attacking.
LifeWithoutSoul-PromoPamphletFront.jpg|Promotional pamphlet for the film, from an eBay listing.
LifeWithoutSoul-PromoPamphletBack.jpg|Back of the promotional pamphlet, from the eBay listing.
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==See Also==
*[[Frankenstein (lost Bela Lugosi test reel footage for Universal sci-fi horror film; 1931)]]
*[[Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (lost Bela Lugosi monster dialogue of Universal horror film; 1943)]]
*[[Frankie Stein (lost production materials for unreleased Spark Plug animated film; 2008)]]
*[[Il Mostro di Frankenstein (lost silent horror film; 1920)]]
*[[The Curse of Frankenstein (lost acid bath scene footage of Hammer horror film; 1957)]]
 
==External Link==
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005615/ IMDb page on the film.] Retrieved 26 Oct '19
 
==Reference==
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LifeWithoutSoul-Poster.jpg

Advertisement poster for the film.

Status: Lost

Life Without Soul was a silent American horror film released back in 1915.[1] It was written by Jesse J. Goldberg and directed by Joseph W. Smiley. This was the second film adaptation of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein.

It told the tale of a wealthy physician who discovers a "Fluid of Life" that can animate the dead. While reading Shelley's Frankenstein, Frawley falls asleep and dreams about animating a clay statue called "The Creation" (Percy Standing). After witnessing the horrors of the monster, Frawley awakens from his dream and destroys the elixir.

The film has been lost for many years and has not yet surfaced anywhere. It is unknown if any copy of the film still exists.

Some stills of the movie and a promotional pamphlet have resurfaced, the latter describing the plot in some detail.

Gallery

See Also

External Link

Reference