 Bela Lugosi (qv) was offered the role of the monster, but refused  on the grounds that his character would not speak (though he  eventually played the role in  _Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)_ (qv)). Lugosi also insisted  on creating his own makeup for the Monster, but his design was  rejected. According to film historian Richard J. Anobile (qv),  Lugosi was originally offered the role of Dr. Frankenstein by  original director Robert Florey (qv), but Carl Laemmle (qv)  insisted that Lugosi play the monster. Test footage of Lugosi in  Monster make