Why didn't Bela repries hsi role?

Bela was'nt too popular with Universal's big-wigs in 1944. They were so unimpressed with his performance as the Monster in "Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman" the previous year that a significant amount of the Monster's footage was chopped out of the finished film. Also, Lugosi's committment to Monogram Studios and his shakey health at the time ( he had to be doubled a great deal in "FMTWM") may have influenced Universal's decision. Lugosi's troubles with Universal are covered in depth in "It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein" by Gregory Mank. It's a great read.

Enjoy the "Yojimbo" quote, by the way. One of my favorite films!

I know for a fact that Bela Lugosi was offered the chance to reprise the Dracula role after 13 years in "House of Frankenstein". Lugosi was never as choicey as Karloff (although Karloff also made some embarrassing duds). Lugosi would take any film even if the role made him look like a fool. Lugosi was too busy filming the God-awful film "Return of the Ape Man" so he was not able to reprise his Dracula role. The ironic thing about "Return of the Ape Man" was that Lugosi's co-star in there was John Carradine. Carradine took the Dracula role in "House of Frankenstein" when Lugosi declined. Apparently, Carradine didn't have to commit to shooting on "Ape Man" as much as Lugosi did.

This movie sorely lacks the gravitas of Bela Lugosi, it would've been a much better film with him in it.
I despise John Carradine in the role. IMO, He brings very little to the part. He looks more like a doorman than a vampire.

John Carradine was good in the role. His part was just too short. Dracula should've had a bit more screentime.

Lugosi always had need of money. For that, it might have been nice if he could have reprized the role in this film. Otherwise, I'd say he dodged a bullet by not being in it. This film is terrible and Dracula is killed off in the first half hour. Having the iconic Lugosi as a wine-drinking Dracula who's subservient to a mad doctor would have been a dreadful misuse of an iconic role.


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yeah it was surprising to me how fast they got rid of dracula, this movie sure hit off fast, i guess they need to in order to repeat all the monster tales in a 70 minute long movie, because that's sort of what it is, isn't it, only bela lugosi were missing, at first i was confused when dracula was mentioned, like, didn't this title say frankenstein, and then even larry talbot and the wolfman shows up, it was weird how karloff was looking on frankenstein's monster, since he himself had famously played that, but i guess that was his debut and in the movie "ed wood" lugosi says they could put anyone in the frankenstein monster outfit, movie also said that's why bela lugosi turned it down cause it wasn't more than grunting, so i was surprised he played that monster in another one of these flicks before reading much in the ed wood (1994) movie was incorrect, as lugosi's cursing and view of karloff. i love the line "do that again and i'll put you on solitary confinement", as if what he did wasn't enough for that to happen to people who act like that in these sort of movie scenes. i think only in old movies do they wear these kind of raincoats, the special effects were surprisingly good for its time. this was much more entertaining than i expected. there's something off with the pal releases i get of these old movies though, on the back of this dvd the whole plot is given away including how it ends. speaking of dracula, many also think jack palance played that role amazingly. "i never drink... wine."



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she was the neon light in concrete town,
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