Bela Lugosi was originally
contracted to appear in Dracula's Daughter (1936) at a salary of $4,000, but
the script in which the character appeared was rejected by Universal. The new
script did not involve Dracula, except for a scene with him in his coffin, but
Lugosi was paid off, earning $500 more for not appearing in Dracula's Daughter
(1936) than he earned for starring in Dracula (1931).Friday, September 18, 2015
Friday's Fright Film Fact
Bela Lugosi was originally
contracted to appear in Dracula's Daughter (1936) at a salary of $4,000, but
the script in which the character appeared was rejected by Universal. The new
script did not involve Dracula, except for a scene with him in his coffin, but
Lugosi was paid off, earning $500 more for not appearing in Dracula's Daughter
(1936) than he earned for starring in Dracula (1931).
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