Bela Lugosi was so eager to repeat his stage success and play the Count Dracula role for the film version, that he agreed to a contract paying him $500 per week for a seven-week shooting schedule, a paltry sum even during the days of the Depression. In fact, his salary was only one quarter that of actor David Manners who played Jonathan Harker. However, this fact might be misleading. Although David Manners earned $2,000 a week, he likely didn't pocket all of that money. Manners was under contract to Warner Bros./First National, which had "loaned out" their contract player at a rate considerably higher than the performers' weekly salary. Hence, much of Manners' salary went directly to Warner Bros./First National.
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