00:15We now present George Edwards in Frankenstein.
00:28Baron Frankenstein described his amazing adventures to Captain Walton of the ship Voyager.
00:33The Voyager had been ice-bound for many months, but the thaw was setting in,
00:37and the vessel was commencing to drift southwards.
00:40Captain Walton brought this good news to the Baron.
00:50Baron Frankenstein, our journey home wood is commencing.
00:53The ice is breaking up.
00:54There are several patches of water around the vessel.
00:57Very soon, it will be underway.
00:59I must leave the vessel at once.
01:01I know the monster is still alive.
01:03I cannot let you leave, Baron Frankenstein.
01:05You know that.
01:06You have no power to keep me here.
01:08Well, we are not making very much progress as yet,
01:11and I would sincerely like to hear the remainder of your story.
01:15I am writing it all in my journal.
01:16Well, I was telling you that in the wilds of Tartari,
01:20I encountered a peasant who was terrified because he had seen the monster.
01:24And when you were seeking to comfort the peasant, you heard the monster's laugh.
01:28Yeah.
01:28I threw my pistol and moved towards the door.
01:31To my surprise, the door opened and the monster appeared.
01:35My surprise was so great that I hesitated for a moment,
01:39and that hesitation was fatal.
01:42With incredible swiftness, the monster advanced and wrenched the pistol from my hand,
01:47and then he said,
01:49It is time that you and I spoke again, Frankenstein.
01:54You seem to have the powers of evil.
01:56Always you flee before me.
01:59Am I never to kill you?
02:01Shall I kill this peasant, or will I bid him begone?
02:05I do not wish him to hear what we have to say.
02:09Go, Pharaoh.
02:10Do not return here for some hour.
02:15Because you are my creator,
02:18so should you be my friend.
02:21We are both outcasts now.
02:25Can we not also be friends?
02:28I have thoughts just as other men.
02:31If I had a friend to whom I could speak,
02:35and who could read to me and teach me many of the ways of the world,
02:40perhaps I would find some strange happiness.
02:46You cannot return to your world, Frankenstein,
02:51but you could find loyal, faithful, and honest friendship with me.
02:57You have murdered my wife, my friends,
03:01and made me an outcast in this world,
03:03and yet you dare to ask for friendship.
03:06Is your life happy now?
03:09I have never known a moment's happiness since I created you.
03:14And I have never known a moment's happiness since I was created.
03:20Do you not owe it to me to give me some peace and happiness?
03:25To give me friendship?
03:27To give me your ideas?
03:30I owe you nothing but hatred.
03:34Was it my fault that men shrink from me
03:38and strive to kill me?
03:41Is it my fault that I defended myself by killing them
03:45and thus earning further hatred?
03:49Did you not refuse to make for me a companion?
03:54I could not bring myself to do it.
03:57And because of that,
03:59my rage knew no bounds,
04:01and I slew all whom you held dear.
04:04Now it is over.
04:07We are both outcasts,
04:09objects of hatred, scorn, and loathing.
04:13Let there be friendship between us, Frankenstein.
04:20I have sworn that I will never rest
04:24until I destroy that which I created.
04:27Mayhap I am to blame for many of the sufferings
04:29which you have endured.
04:31But the sin was mine.
04:33I created you.
04:35Now it is my solemn and holy duty
04:37to destroy you.
04:40And it is in my power
04:42to destroy my creator.
04:46You may destroy me.
04:48I will.
04:50But not until you have experienced further suffering.
04:54You must pursue me.
04:56You must live the same lonely life as I live.
05:00And perhaps I will receive a strange pleasure
05:05knowing that I have made my creator suffer.
05:10And perhaps I am receiving a strange pleasure
05:13knowing that you are paying for your sins,
05:16knowing that all men are still against you
05:18and will always be against you.
05:21But I admit the crime was mine in giving life to you.
05:25And my only purpose in living now
05:27is to end that life.
05:30Mayhap you will never end it.
05:34Farewell once again, my master.
05:37I offered you my friendship.
05:39I offered to live at peace with you
05:42and you refused.
05:43Why should a man hate that which he has created?
05:48That is one of the things
05:50I will never understand.
05:56Farewell, Frankenstein.
05:58I'll kill the next time.
06:02Did you pursue the monster that day, Baron Frankenstein?
06:05Well, he made his escape with incredible swiftness
06:08and I set off after him.
06:11The search went on for many months
06:13and the monster seemed to take pleasure in leading me on.
06:17Sometimes, indeed, he left marks in writing on the box of trees
06:21or cut in stone that guided me
06:23and instigated my fury.
06:26I pursued my journey to the northward.
06:29The snow thickened
06:31and the cold increased in a degree almost too severe to support.
06:37On and on we tramped
06:38and occasionally
06:40I was rewarded by a glimpse
06:42of my deadly enemy.
06:44I realized that I was being led
06:46towards the frozen wastes of the north
06:48and I precluded sledge and dogs
06:51traveling across the icy wastes
06:53and occasionally finding clues
06:55of the inhuman devil
06:57which I had created.
06:58Then I lost him
07:00and for a while
07:02I despaired of my own life.
07:05My dogs died.
07:07I wandered through the snow and the blizzard
07:09gradually finding my way to this ship
07:12where you gave me your kindness and hospitality, Captain Walden.
07:17A strange and dreadfully tragic story, Baron Frankenstein.
07:21The story is not over yet.
07:23You know now why I cannot return to England with you.
07:27There is no place for me in the haunts of men.
07:30I must kill the monster
07:31and then I will be content to die.
07:36Who is there?
07:37Mr. Boyd, sir.
07:38The vessel is beginning to drift.
07:40The ice is breaking more rapidly now, Captain.
07:42I think you had better come up on deck.
07:44Very well.
07:44I shall come up now.
07:46I must leave the vessel.
07:47Make arrangements for me to be put ashore, Captain.
07:49You cannot leave the vessel, Baron Frankenstein.
07:51That would be madness.
07:53I must.
07:55You will realize that I cannot let that monster roam
07:57about killing people at Ville?
07:59You must excuse me for a moment.
08:01You will be safe here in your cabin.
08:03You are not yet strong enough to leave your bunk.
08:05I will return and discuss the matter with you later.
08:08Come, Mr. Boyd.
08:19Well, have you any orders to give, Captain?
08:21We cannot carry any more sail at present.
08:24The vessel is moving slowly but steadily.
08:26Better be kept upon this course, Mr. Boyd.
08:28Aye, aye, sir.
08:29Have any of the men seen signs of the monster?
08:32We have seen nothing for the past few days.
08:34I am glad.
08:35We are gradually gathering speed and making our way through the ice.
08:39By tomorrow, we should be well on the journey homewards.
08:42Then I do not think we will have any more to fear from the monster.
08:46But what of Baron Frankenstein?
08:48Are we taking him with us?
08:49Of course.
08:50You do not think we could leave him here?
08:52The men are afraid of him, sir.
08:54They say that he is responsible for bringing that evil monster aboard.
08:57They say all their lives are in danger.
08:59I beg if you put Baron Frankenstein ashore, he will be an evil influence during the void.
09:04I am the commander of this vessel, Mr. Boyd.
09:06Baron Frankenstein is my friend.
09:08The men have been inactive all the while the ship has been icebound.
09:11They are ready for any mischief and they have been grumbling lately.
09:14Well, you have started our homeward journey now.
09:16They fear that it is Baron Frankenstein and they fear this monster.
09:20They say that the Baron must be put ashore.
09:22And I refuse.
09:24You do not know Baron Frankenstein's story as I know it.
09:28That man has suffered.
09:30Admittedly, it was through his own sin.
09:32But he could not have realized what misery he was to bring into the world and into his own life.
09:37He has suffered enough.
09:39And I say that he is to stay aboard this ship until we reach England.
09:43If anyone attempts to harm him, they will answer to me.
09:45But what if that monster comes aboard?
09:47What if it means loss of life?
09:49All the officers are armed.
09:50If the monster comes aboard, we will shoot.
09:52It would be easy for the monster to come aboard.
09:54There is ice all around the ship.
09:55There is water on one side of the ship.
09:57We can watch the icebound side.
09:59And what if the crew mutinies?
10:00If the crew mutinies, they will be dealt with.
10:03Gather them here and I will address them.
10:05All hands on deck.
10:09Let the officers stand with me, Mr. Boyd.
10:12So far, this voyage has been a success.
10:14And it will not be marred by any signs of mutiny on the part of the crew.
10:18I was only trying to do my duty in telling you what the men felt, sir.
10:21I am aware of that.
10:22And I am going to deal with the men.
10:24I assume I have the loyalty of the officers.
10:26We will obey you, sir.
10:27But we are afraid of this monster.
10:29If you will remember, he wants to attack me.
10:31I do remember that.
10:32All hands on deck now, sir.
10:34Men, it has been reported to me that some of you are showing signs of discontent.
10:39For the greater part of this voyage, you have all given me your loyalty.
10:43And you have assisted me to make the journey a success.
10:46Yes, I ask you now not to mar that voyage by any murmurs of mutiny.
10:51I am told that some of you are afraid of my friend and guest, Baron Frankenstein.
10:57There is no need for you to fear him.
10:59He is a gentleman who has suffered.
11:02I know his story, and I feel deeply for him.
11:06As regards the strange monster which has sometimes come aboard this vessel, I can assure you that all the officers
11:14are armed.
11:15And if he comes aboard, they will shoot.
11:18Attempt to mutiny and disobey my orders.
11:22Then you will meet with the punishment that is given to mutineers.
11:26Now, trust in me, men.
11:29I will take you back home safely.
11:31And remember, if any harm comes to my guest, Baron Frankenstein, the man who harms him shall die.
11:40That is all.
11:41You may go.
11:44Baron Frankenstein, how did you get up here?
11:46I forced myself to leave my bed.
11:48I heard what you said, Captain.
11:50But your men need have no fear.
11:53I will go ashore now.
11:56I will go ashore now.
