The first movie adaption of Mary Shelley's classic 1818 Victorian horror novel Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus, opened across US theaters November 21, 1931. Boris Karloff played the titular character after Bela Lugosi had turned it down. Colin Clive appeared as Henry (not Victor) Frankenstein, and James Whale directed.
It was considered a commercial success upon its release and was well-received by critics and audiences. It has spawned numerous sequels. The movie takes some creative liberties from Shelley's original novel but it continues to scare.
In 1991, Frankenstein was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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