Editing Bride of the Monster (section)

==Controversies==
In 1980, the book ''[[The Golden Turkey Awards]]'' claims that Lugosi's character declares his manservant Lobo ([[Tor Johnson]]) is "as harmless as a kitchen" {{sic}}. This allegedly misspoken line is cited as evidence of either Lugosi's failing health/mental faculties, or as further evidence of Wood's incompetence as a director.<ref name="medved">{{cite book| last = Medved| first = Harry|author2=Michael Medved|author2-link=Michael Medved| title = [[The Golden Turkey Awards|The Golden Turkey Awards: Nominees and Winners, the Worst Achievements in Hollywood History]]| year = 1980| publisher = Putnam| location = New York| isbn = 0-399-50463-X| page = 178}}</ref> However, a viewing of the film itself reveals that Lugosi said this line correctly, the exact words being, "Don't be afraid of Lobo; he's as gentle as a kitten." The easier explanation would be that authors [[Michael Medved]] and Harry Medved saw the film in a theater setting with inferior sound quality, or viewed a damaged print. A single viewing in such conditions could result in mishearing some lines of dialogue. The inaccurate claim managed to achieve [[urban legend]] status, and continues circulating.<ref name="Craig2"/><ref name="Rhodes2"/>

The biopic ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]'' portrays the filmmakers stealing the mechanical [[octopus]] (previously used in the film ''[[Wake of the Red Witch]]'') from the [[Republic Pictures|Republic Studios]] backlot, while failing to steal the motor which enabled the prop to move realistically. These events are alleged to have actually occurred in the 2004 documentary ''The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made''. However, other stories circulated that Wood legitimately rented the octopus, along with some cars, for the picture.<ref>Lennig, Arthur (2010). "The Immortal Count: The Life and Films of Bela Lugosi". University Press of Kentucky. {{ISBN|0813126614}}. Page 519</ref> To remedy the lack of movement from the octopus prop, whenever someone was killed by the monster in the film, they simply flailed around in the shallow water while holding the tentacles around themselves to imitate its movements.

Rudolph Grey's book ''Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood Jr.'' contains anecdotes regarding the making of this film.<ref name="grey">{{cite book | last = Grey | first = Rudolph | author-link = Rudolph Grey | title = ''Nightmare of Ecstasy: The Life and Art of Edward D. Wood Jr.'' | year = 1992 | publisher = Feral House | location = Los Angeles | isbn = 0-922915-04-0 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/nightmareofecsta00rudo}}</ref> Grey notes that participants in the original events sometimes contradict one another, but he relates each person's information for posterity. He also includes Ed Wood's claim that only one of his films made a profit and surmises that it was most likely ''Bride of the Monster'', but that Wood had oversold the film and could not reimburse all of the backers afterward. Most biographies mention ''The Violent Years'' as being Wood's most profitable film.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}