A popular myth holds that the production was a disaster that folded quickly after Brighton, leaving Bela Lugosi stranded and unpaid in England. In reality it ran the full planned route for six months. A West End booking at the Duke of York's Theatre was planned but never materialized, reportedly pending Lugosi completing the film Old Mother Riley Meets the Vampire.
This was Lugosi's final performance as Count Dracula.
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