And it's a good thing for us that Whale took Laemmle's offer, or we'd not have had 'Bride of Frankenstein' or 'Show Boat'. Laemmle offered Whale both a set of raises to automatically kick in, and producer's credit even though Whale would not actually be the producer. He was very actively considering it, but wasn't sure of LeBaron's own firmness in the position of producer it was LeBaron's offer.
Whale had a contract offer from Paramount as director. He liked the film himself, and it brought in good money just in the nick of time to help save the studio once more, adding some good revenue to the spectacular revenues from Whale's 'The Invisible Man' which were then really piling up. Carl Laemmle was very happy with the result. He filmed the script as it was for the most part, but he also made a game of it, putting in his own special tricks of the trade. Whale started the film over from the beginning. He took Ted Kent, his favorite cutter, and the then competent John Mescall as the camera director. Perhaps it was a matter of discretion over valor. Because Whale had already turned down some efforts by Robert Wyler, who did not have the talent to direct, he was nearly forced to take on the film. It had been very successful a few years earlier as a British stage play. 'By Candlelight' was one of those latter cases. There had been turn downs by Wyler, Whale getting the assignments instead, and also cases in which Wyler had failed to be able to make a satisfactory start, and then Whale was asked to continue them. Robert Wyler's maternal grandmother was a first cousin of Universal owner, Carl Laemmle. had promoted and he had a familial connection. Robert Wyler was a director for Universal whom Laemmle Jr.
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