Overview:
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together and Dracula, a secret vampire, begins preying on London socialites.| Status: | Released (1931-02-12) |
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| Awards: | 5 wins & 3 nominations |
| Screen: | Bram Stoker, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston |
| Productions: | Universal Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Spoken Languages: | English, Magyar, Latin |
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Casts
- 1547: Bela Lugosi - Count Dracula
- 1548: Helen Chandler - Mina Seward
- 2125: David Manners - John Harker
- 1549: Dwight Frye - Renfield
- 1550: Edward Van Sloan - Professor Abraham Van Helsing
- 2126: Herbert Bunston - Dr. Jack Seward
- 3947: Frances Dade - Lucy Weston
Crews
- 70: Karl Freund - Director of Photography - Camera
- 3945: Charles D. Hall - Art Direction - Art
- 1557: Carl Laemmle Jr. - Producer - Production
- 1552: Milton Carruth - Editor - Editing
- 1553: Maurice Pivar - Supervising Film Editor - Editing
- 1546: John L. Balderston - Theatre Play - Writing
- 1545: Hamilton Deane - Theatre Play - Writing
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Reviews
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Though not my very favourite movie about the infamous vampire, this is quite beautiful, well-told and gorgeously photographed (I really can't wait to see the blu!) and is most probably Bela Lugosi's finest hour (though I love his work; and it's also right up there with the greatest-e ....
Continue reading ->JPV852
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Probably my third or fourth time seeing this and while the story is simple, still really entertaining and Bela Lugosi, who even as a favorite of mine acknowledge was never the strongest actor, is in his element. Also has some decent effects and nice set design for the era. **4.0/5**
Continue reading ->Martha
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"The blood is the life, Mr. REINFIELD" At three years old this was my first horror movie. My great-grandmother is the one who sat me down and showed me great Bela Lugosi as Dracula. This entire movie is timeless and classic. The very best of all the Universal horrors. No on ....
Continue reading ->Wuchak
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**_A tall, dark and mesmerizing vampire comes to London from Transylvania_** “Dracula” (1931) was based on the play rather than the novel, but the basic Bram Stoker tale is there with alterations. In its time, this was great. Talkies had only been around for a handful of years. Do ....
Continue reading ->CinemaSerf
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I saw this with a marvellous piano accompaniment that really did showcase the delights of silent cinema and the talents of a pianist who can play, non-stop, for seventy five minutes. Though Bela Lugosi takes top billing as the eponymous character, I felt the film really belonged to h ....
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