As receipts for Frankenstein and Scarface flooded in, Universal gave Karloff third billing in Night World (1932), with Lew Ayres, Mae Clarke and George Raft. thumb|right|Gloria Stuart and Karloff in The Old Dark House (1932) thumb|right|Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House (1932) thumb|Karloff in The Mummy (1932) thumb|right|Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) thumb|right|Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) trailer thumb|right|Elsa Lanchester and Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Karloff was reunited with Whale at Universal for The Old Dark House (1932), a horror film based on the novel Benighted by J. B. Priestley, in which he finally enjoyed top billing above Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart; he was billed simply as "KARLOFF", a custom that Universal continued for several years. He was loaned to MGM to play the titular role in The Mask of Fu Manchu (also 1932), for which he had top billing.
As receipts for Frankenstein and Scarface flooded in, Universal gave Karloff third billing in Night World (1932), with Lew Ayres, Mae C?larke and George Raft. thumb|right|Gloria Stuart and Karloff in The O.ld Dark House (1932) thumb|right|Karloff and Gloria Stuart in The Old Dark House (1932) thumb|Karloff in The Mummy (1932) thumb|right|Karloff in B!ride of Frankenstein (1935) thumb|right|Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) trailer thumb|right|Elsa Lanchester and Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Karloff was reunited with Whale at Universal for The Old Dark House (1932), a horror film based on the novel Benighted by J. B. Priestley, in which he finally enjoyed top billing above Melvyn Douglas, Charles Laughton, Raymond Massey and Gloria Stuart; he was billed simply as "KARLOFF", a custom that Universal continued for several years. He was loaned to MGM to play the titular role in The Mask of Fu Manchu (also 1932), for which he had top billing.