The Brute Man his non-flashback scenes. Jane Adams was cast as the blind pianist Helen Paige. Adams had appeared in several Universal Pictures films before, including the Lon Chaney, Jr. film "House of Dracula" (1945). Jan Wiley was cast as Scott's wife, Virginia. Although Wiley had appeared in several movies throughout the 1930s and 1940s, "The Brute Man" marked one of her final film performances. It was also recalled as one of her most memorable film appearances along with another Universal Pictures B horror film, "She-Wolf of London". However, her performance in "The Brute Man" proved to be a less than memorable one
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man wrote that "the Hungarian actor didn't show himself very enthusiastic for the role and didn't want to play it.") Eight years later, Lugosi joined the film as the Monster's twisted companion Ygor in "Son of Frankenstein". He returned to the role in the sequel, "The Ghost of Frankenstein", in which Ygor's brain is implanted into the Monster (now Chaney), causing the creature to take on Lugosi/Ygor's voice. After plans for Chaney to play both the Monster and the Wolf Man in the next film fell through for logistical reasons, the natural next step was for Lugosi, who turned sixty during