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Overview

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Director:
Tod Browning
Writers:
Guy Endore (screenplay) and
Bernard Schubert (screenplay)
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Release Date:
26 April 1935 (USA) more
Genre:
Horror | Mystery more
Plot:
When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires; but not all is what it seems. full summary | full synopsis
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(2 articles)
Lots of horrific screenings around the U.S. and UK!
 (From Fangoria. 8 May 2009, 1:54 PM, PDT)

Unkillable Classics: Dracula (1931)
 (From Fangoria. 17 November 2008, 12:10 PM, PST)

User Comments:
One of the Best Supernatural Films more (68 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Lionel Barrymore ... Professor Zelen
Elizabeth Allan ... Irena Borotyn

Bela Lugosi ... Count Mora
Lionel Atwill ... Inspector Neumann
Jean Hersholt ... Baron Otto Von Zinden
Henry Wadsworth ... Count Fedor Vencenti
Donald Meek ... Dr. Doskil
Jessie Ralph ... Midwife (scenes deleted)
Ivan F. Simpson ... Jan (as Ivan Simpson)
Franklyn Ardell ... Chauffeur
Leila Bennett ... Maria
June Gittelson ... Annie
Carroll Borland ... Luna Mora (as Carol Borland)
Holmes Herbert ... Sir Karell Borotyn
Michael Visaroff ... Innkeeper
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Vampires of Prague
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Runtime:
60 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Czech
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Canada:F (Ontario) | USA:Approved (PCA #725)

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Trivia:
Preview reviews list a running time of 80 minutes, indicating that considerable footage was cut prior to the film's release. This would explain why many credited actors are not seen in the final print. more
Quotes:
Dr. J. Doskil: [nervously] I admit I was a bit impatient... I mean hungry for one of your wonderful meals.
Innkeeper: Yes, the vampires are hungry too for their supper!
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Monster Mania (1997) (TV) more

FAQ

How was the blood of Sir Karell drained?
Why does Count Mora have a mark on his right temple?
Does this plot make sense?
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23 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
One of the Best Supernatural Films, 28 March 2005
Author: wdbasinger (wdbasinger@hotmail.com) from Beltsville, Maryland

This was one of the best vampire films of the classic black-and-white era. Essentially a composite remake of "Dracula" and an earlier film called "London After Midnight" with some bizarre twists, in terms of ghoulish settings and atmosphere, particularly the cemetery scenes, and Lugosi and Borland wandering in the night, this film is second to none. There is no doubt that Bela Lugosi was the classic Dracula of the early sound period. If I were to make a list of his best 10 films, this would be one of them along with the 1931 "Dracula", the 1943 "Return of the Vampire", the 1940 "The Devil Bat" and others. Carol Borland's role as "Luna"sets the standard for "Vampira" of the 1950s and "Elvira" of the 1980s as well as "Morticia" of the Addams Family on TV. She does an excellent job in the role of a "creature of the night". And of course, Bela Lugosi as Count Mora is without peer. The entire cast including Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, Elizabeth Allen, Jean Hersholt, and others do an excellent job.

10/10.

Dan Basinger

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