The last silent Frankenstein film. While there is plenty of promotional material proving this film was shown internationally, there is currently no known film print and it is believed lost. A scientist manages to create a man with a chemical formula of his own invention, but the creature rebels against his creator and commits all sorts of disasters until he is reduced to impotence by the baron.
Albertini is the champion of Italian athletic cinema. When he’s around, wrongs are righted by way of bold feats.
Saetta take the side of a young couple threatened by a gang of criminals led by Goliath, a gigantic thug.
While Sansonia is away shooting a movie in Argentina, villains Markus and Niska plot to kindap his wife and sons back in Italy.
"Albertini is the champion of Italian athletic cinema. When he’s around, wrongs are righted by way of bold feats. The year 1919 saw him in superb shape. In Sansone e la ladra di atleti he is joined by another sort of hero: Costante Girardengo, the first great champion of Italian cycling." - Andrea Meneghelli
