Admittedly a little clunky but it is so much fun!
Lugosi is amazing and Dwight Frye equally so.
Dracula
The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
2/12/1931Runtime
74 minsGenres
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
ReleasedOriginal Language
EnglishBudget
$355,000Revenue
$700,000Homepage
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How It Feels
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A hypnotic horror landmark where predatory seduction and creeping dread move at their own deliberate pace. Dracula's arrival in London unfolds like a supernatural infection, intimate and inescapable.
Mood
UnsettlingMelancholicDread-soaked
Themes
ObsessionCorruptionIsolation
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
Black and whiteFormalistLong takes
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violence
Bela Lugosi
Count Dracula
Helen Chandler
Mina Seward
David Manners
John Harker
Dwight Frye
Renfield
Edward Van Sloan
Professor Abraham Van Helsing
Herbert Bunston
Dr. Jack Seward
Frances Dade
Lucy Weston
Joan Standing
Nurse Briggs
Charles K. Gerrard
Martin
Anna Bakacs
Innkeeper's Daughter (uncredited)
Bunny Beatty
Flower Girl (uncredited)
Nicholas Bela
Coach Passenger (uncredited)
Reviews
Dracula (Universal) Collection
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