Count Alucard (read his name backwards) finds his way from Budapest to the swamps of the Deep South; his four nemeses are a medical doctor, a university professor, a jilted fiancé and the woman he loves.
Count Alucard finds his way from Budapest to the swamps of the Deep South after meeting Katherine Caldwell, of the moneyed Caldwell clan that runs a plantation called Dark Oaks. She's obsessed with occult matters. Who better to guide her through this supernatural world than Count Alucard, whose name no one bothers to spell backwards? No one, that is, except the wily Dr. Brewster, an old family friend. He'll join Professor Lazlo, a specialist in the occult, in fighting this "Alucard" and the woman he's influenced. Or has Katherine influenced him? Meanwhile, Katherine's fiancé, Frank Stanley, will find his courage and his sanity sorely tested when he accidentally shoots Katherine to death, yet finds that she goes on living.
Written by J. Spurlin
This film features the first man-into-bat transformation ever seen on camera. In
Dracula no transformations were shown on screen. Both John Carradine and Bela Lugosi would get similar treatment over the next five years.
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Goofs
Boom mic visible:
When Frank leaves the house to go riding, he passes a window, in which the boom mic is momentarily reflected.
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Quotes
Harry [townsman bit]:
How are ya, doctor? Prof. Harry Brewster:
Hi, Harry. Frank Stanley:
Hey, Charlie!
Charlie, station agent:
Hello Dr. Brewster, Mr. Stanley. Frank Stanley:
How are ya. Say, uh, those all the passengers you have?
Charlie, station agent:
Just the four. Prof. Harry Brewster:
You didn't put anyone off at the wrong station, did you? We're here to meet a friend of the Caldwells, a Count Alucard.
Charlie, station agent:
There was no Count on this train. All customers. Say - there was a lot of stuff in the baggage car that might belong to your Count. Prof. Harry Brewster:
Thanks, we'll take a look at it.
Train Conductor Voice:
[offscreen]
All aboard.
[...]
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Crazy Credits
You're not giving--- just lending--- when you buy war savings stamps and bonds--- on sale here
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