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
Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Supporting Role and the film associated with the award. In the columns under the winner of each award are the other nominees for best supporting actor. Guldbagge Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role The Guldbagge for Best Actor in a Supporting Role is a Swedish film award presented annually by the Swedish Film Institute (SFI) as part of the Guldbagge Awards (Swedish: "Guldbaggen") to actors working in the Swedish motion picture industry. The categories for Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress were first introduced in 1995. In 1992, Ernst Günther received a Guldbagge for Creative Efforts,