 In correspondence from Hammer to the BBFC dated 30 July 1958, Hammer  executives say that per the BBFCs request, the shot from "Reel 2"  of Frankenstein dropping Karls brain from a pan into a jar of fluid  had been removed from the final print. This brief moment was a point  of contention with the BBFC ever since the film had been submitted  for certification during the script stage. However, the scene has  existed in all known prints of the film ever since its distribution,  even on Columbias Super 8mm digest version.