Okie, the story behind the Karloff photo is Universal persuaded him to let the photog get a few publicity photos of him "endorsing" A&C MEET FRANKENSTEIN by posing by the marquee. He agreed, with the caveat "as long as I don't have to watch it!" Boris hated the idea of his friend The Monster being ridiculed and "made sport of." There is another shot of Boris buying a ticket at the boxoffice; the expression on his face says it all.