The impressive musical score was composed by Franz Waxman.As in the original film, the screenplay (by John L.Balderston and William Hurlbut) was adapted from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley""s 1816 novel.In the opening (and closing) credits, ""The Monster""s Mate"" is identified with only a question mark, although Elsa Lanchester is credited for playing Mary Shelley in the film""s prologue.When MGM decided to remake the film, it bought he rights to Dickinson""s version and withdrew it from circulation (and reportedly - and unsuccessfully attempted to destroy prints of the film) - causing resentment among British film-makers.Outside he hotel, Stebbins briefly met Jones on his way out of the hotel o the luncheon.The womanizing Stebbins was caught in a lie - he claimed he had another appointment - "lunching with old man Clark" of the International Press, but was interrupted by a young blonde floozie.The film was adapted first for the stage (at London""s Gielgud Theatre), and then premiered on Broadway in early April of 2002, with Kathleen Turner reprising her role as Mrs.Plot SynopsisThe well-known, multi-chaptered, much-celebrated, archetypal play was originally 20 episodes in length (but many have since been lost), and now only exists as nine chapters (rearranged), for a total of 214 minutes.