 Universal studio head Carl Laemmle , Jr . ( nicknamed " Junior " ) wanted James Whale , fresh from his great success with Bride of Frankenstein , to direct Dracula 's Daughter . Whale was idle , waiting for Irene Dunne to finish work on Magnificent Obsession so she could begin work on Whale 's Show Boat . Wary of directing two horror films in a row , Whale instead convinced Laemmle to buy the rights to a mystery novel called The Hangover Murders . Laemmle agreed only after extracting a promise from Whale that he would direct Dracula 's Daughter next . Whale completed work on the film , titled Remember Last Night ? for release , on September 14 , 1935 . Magnificent Obsession completed filming on October 29 . With Dunne freed up , Whale went to work on Show Boat . Laemmle replaced him with A. Edward Sutherland , who was best known for his work on comedies . Sutherland had as little interest in Dracula 's Daughter as Whale and soon left the studio , and Hillyer came on to direct . 
