Frankenstein (1931 film) 12, 1931, "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi had sold 50,000 tickets, building a momentum that culminated in a $700,000 profit, the largest of Universal's 1931 releases. As a result, the head of production, Carl Laemmle Jr., announced immediate plans for more horror films. Immediately, following his success in "Dracula", Bela Lugosi had hoped to play Dr. Frankenstein in Universal's original film concept. However, the actor was expected by producer Carl Laemmle Jr. to play the monster (a common move for a contract player in a film studio at the time) to keep his famous name on the bill. After several disastrous
Victor Brooks (actor) role of the Albany porter. Film Television Victor Brooks (actor) Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor. He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as "Cover Girl Killer" (1959), "Witchcraft" (1964), and "Devils of Darkness" (1965). His best known films are probably "Goldfinger" (1964), "The Brides of Dracula" (1960) and "Billy Budd" (1962). On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like "Dixon of Dock Green", "Gideon's Way", "Detective", "Z Cars" and "Crown Court". He also appeared in