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
ARY Film Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role Choice but officially it is termed as Best Actor in a Negative Role. Since ARY Film Awards has been just started, this category has not a brief history. In ARY Film Awards, both performances by an actor in a "Negative" and "Comic" role, has been placed in different categories but both Male and Female actors are placed in single category, either for comic performance or for villain performance. As of the first ceremony, total of five actors were nominated. This category is among one of fourteen Viewers Awards in ARY Film Awards. Date and the award ceremony shows that the