Bela Lugosi was offered the role of the monster but famously turned it down. When Lugosi walked, so did director Robert Florey. The script was then given to director James Whale, who also refused to do it on grounds that "he thought it was a joke", according to his biographer, Jim Curtis. It has been erroneously reported that Lugosi refused to conceal his handsome face with heavy makeup; however, miscellaneous photos give evidence of his history of wearing heavy makeup for different parts, prior to this movie. In fact, Florey and Lugosi would go on to do Il dottor Miracolo (1932), where once again, Lugosi would sport grotesque makeup. Lugosi eventually played the role in Frankenstein contro l'uomo lupo (1943). (The monster spoke in that film; however, all his talking scenes were unfathomably cut.)

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