A group of scripts from The Ghost of Frankenstein, Man-Made Monster, and others
Universal Pictures, 1935. Comprising a mimeographed treatment by Eric Taylor, dated April 23, 1941, 39 pages, with 'Ghost of Frankenstein' handwritten in pencil to cover, bound with brads in recycled wrappers from Cobra Woman, a mimeographed manuscript, 58 pages, with 'Ghost of Frankenstein' and annotation 'At first Frankenstein seems appalled by the idea, but then he is fascinated' handwritten to cover, bound with brads in recycled Cobra Woman wrappers, and a mimeographed manuscript on velum, 62 pages, dated May 6, 1941, with 'The Ghost of Frankenstein' and 'From: Eric Taylor' typed to title page, stamped '6935'. Together with a 6 page synopsis of Wolf-Man Meets Frankenstein, typescript on velum, dated February 18, 1942, a mimeographed manuscript, 101 pages, dated November 23, 1940, with Man-Made Monster written in ink to cover, stamped '6898', bound with brads in brown Universal wrappers, and a mimeographed synopsis of Werewolf of London, 2 pages, March 5, 1935, with an additional interoffice memo from producer Carl Laemmle encouraging his employees to submit other titles for the film for a $50.00 reward.
8 1/2 x 11 in.
Footnotes:
These early versions of the script written by Eric Taylor contain scenes not used in the final production, including a softer scene where Frankenstein was kind to children.