Bela Lugosi kisses an actress in a very brief romantic scene. In an interview, he had mentioned interest in doing romantic roles, as he had done so onstage in Hungary. Alas, shortly after Dracula (1931), he was typecast as the heavy, and this would pretty much be the only romantic kiss he got to share in USA, on the big screen.
Still relevant in contemporary times, as the public has seen, since 2018, with the "me too" movement. In an interesting twist of fate, this plot---and the seedy role that Bela Lugosi plays---is the very reason why he never wanted his son to become an actor. Indeed, from early Hollywood era, the abject "casting sofa" treatment didn't just affect women. Lugosi notoriously refused to compromise his integrity and---rather than submit to it---was soon blacklisted by the studios in favor of the very "compliant" Boris Karloff, who was gleefully passed around between Universal producers and beyond.
The 2023 Grapevine Video dvd release of this film has a running time of 62 minutes.