The film was also notable for its suggestive pre-Hays Code risque dialogue and some of the questionable relationships - parts of which were heavily edited or disguised by censors.Walter, I""ve had wenty-six years of this and let me tell ya, I -Neff: And you loved every minute of it, Keyes.Frankenstein""s fiancee Elizabeth (Mae Clarke) greets him in the wood-paneled, high-vaulted, Victorian style parlor of the Frankenstein manor.He was suddenly approached from behind by an immense gorilla guardian named Luca (Scott Alexander Lang), who roared and summoned other apes who surrounded Malcolm.Cooper won the Best Actor Oscar for his performance inSergeant York (1941)in the same year.Stanwyck""s role as a sassy journalist (similar to Jean Arthur""s part inMr.Smith Goes to Washington (1939)), was originally considered by actresses Ann Sheridan and Olivia de Havilland.