James Whale's Frankenstein (The Film Classics Library), by Richard J. Anobile

James Whale's Frankenstein (The Film Classics Library), by Richard J. Anobile. 1974 softcover. 256 pages, nice condition, small tear on top of spine.

This book presents the most accurate and complete reconstruction of the film Frankenstein, by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff, in book form. Over 1,000 frame blow-up photos shown sequentially and coupled with the complete dialogue from the original soundtrack which allows readers to recapture this film classic in its entirety. Richard J. Anobile's Film Classic Library edition of Frankenstein was one of the most unusual and beloved of all Frankenstein film books. Back in 1974, this book was invaluable. Today, made hopelessly redundant by home video technology, it is a curio, an artifact of a not so long ago bygone age. Essentially, this film is meticulously laid out on all pages of this book. Here, for the first time, you could study a film in great detail; you could examine every set, every character in costume and makeup, as they appeared in the film.