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Dracula

  • 19311931
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 15m
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7.4/10
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Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)
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Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential vi... Read allTransylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.Transylvanian vampire Count Dracula bends a naive real estate agent to his will, then takes up residence at a London estate where he sleeps in his coffin by day and searches for potential victims by night.
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  • Directors
    • Tod Browning
    • Karl Freund(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Bram Stoker(by)
    • Hamilton Deane(from the play adapted by)
    • John L. Balderston(from the play adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Helen Chandler
    • David Manners
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  • Directors
    • Tod Browning
    • Karl Freund(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Bram Stoker(by)
    • Hamilton Deane(from the play adapted by)
    • John L. Balderston(from the play adapted by)
  • Stars
    • Bela Lugosi
    • Helen Chandler
    • David Manners
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    • 605User reviews
    • 182Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Bela Lugosi and Helen Chandler in Dracula (1931)
    Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, and Dwight Frye in Dracula (1931)
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    Bela Lugosi stars as Dracula
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    Bela Lugosi stars as Dracula
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    Drac & Mina
    Promo still of Chandler & Lugosi

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    Bela Lugosi
    Bela Lugosi
    • Count Draculaas Count Dracula
    Helen Chandler
    Helen Chandler
    • Minaas Mina
    David Manners
    David Manners
    • John Harkeras John Harker
    Dwight Frye
    Dwight Frye
    • Renfieldas Renfield
    Edward Van Sloan
    Edward Van Sloan
    • Van Helsingas Van Helsing
    Herbert Bunston
    Herbert Bunston
    • Doctor Sewardas Doctor Seward
    Frances Dade
    Frances Dade
    • Lucyas Lucy
    Charles K. Gerrard
    Charles K. Gerrard
    • Martinas Martin
    • (as Charles Gerrard)
    Anna Bakacs
    • Innkeeper's Daughteras Innkeeper's Daughter
    • (uncredited)
    Bunny Beatty
    Bunny Beatty
    • Flower Girlas Flower Girl
    • (uncredited)
    Nicholas Bela
    • Coach Passengeras Coach Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Daisy Belmore
    Daisy Belmore
    • Coach Passengeras Coach Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    William A. Boardway
    William A. Boardway
    • Concertgoer Outside Theatreas Concertgoer Outside Theatre
    • (uncredited)
    Barbara Bozoky
    • Innkeeper's Wifeas Innkeeper's Wife
    • (uncredited)
    Tod Browning
    Tod Browning
    • Harbormasteras Harbormaster
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Moon Carroll
    • Maidas Maid
    • (uncredited)
    Geraldine Dvorak
    Geraldine Dvorak
    • Dracula's Wifeas Dracula's Wife
    • (uncredited)
    John George
    John George
    • Small Scientistas Small Scientist
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Tod Browning
      • Karl Freund(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Bram Stoker(by)
      • Hamilton Deane(from the play adapted by)
      • John L. Balderston(from the play adapted by)
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    • Trivia
      Bela Lugosi was so eager to repeat his stage success and play the Count Dracula role for the film version, that he agreed to a contract paying him $500 per week for a seven week shooting schedule, a paltry sum even during the days of the Depression. In fact, his salary was only one quarter that of actor David Manners who played Jonathan Harker. However, this fact might be misleading. Although David Manners earned $2,000 a week, he likely didn't pocket all of that money. Manners was under contract to Warner Bros./First National, which had "loaned out" their contract player at a rate considerably higher than the performers' weekly salary. Hence, much of Manners' salary went directly to Warner Bros./First National.
    • Goofs
      In the scene where Van Helsing is attempting to catch Dracula's lack of reflection in a mirror, there are visible chalk marks on the floor showing Bela Lugosi where to stand for the shot.
    • Quotes

      Count Dracula: This is very old wine. I hope you will like it.

      Renfield: Aren't you drinking?

      Count Dracula: I never drink... wine.

    • Crazy credits
      The original title card has producer Carl Laemmle, Jr. identified as Presient (sic).
    • Alternate versions
      A version of the film played on the 10/24/15 airing of Svengoolie (1995) featured a soundtrack taken from the French language audio track on the Dracula Blu-ray.
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of Drácula (1931)
    • Soundtracks
      Swan Lake, Op.20
      (1877) (uncredited)

      Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

      Excerpt Played during the opening credits

    User reviews605

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    Top review
    8/10
    Iconic at the every least
    While the special effects,editing and sound really FEEL like they're over seventy-five years old,the movie itself still has a good,slow,eerie feel to it. I have yet to read Stoker's novel,but I'm quite familiar with the assortment of characters(the Count,VAn Helsing,Mina,JOhn/JOnathan HArker,Renfield,Lucy,Dr.Seward,the sanitarium staff,etc.) Probably more shocking when it was originally released(one story tells of a fainting at a screening of the film),director Tod Browning's movie would be considered quaint by most standards,it still holds up in imagery and in character,with Bela Lugosi able to inject plenty into mere glances and steadily,deliberate movement. The tale of the charismatic,mysterious nobleman from Transylvania who crashes ashore off a shipwrecked cargo vessel onto England,moving into an abandoned estate in sub-urban London's Carfax Abbey feels as common and comfortable as an old slipper. The acting isn't all that exceptional,save Lugosi,Dwight Frye(as the doomed,bug-eating lackey Renfield,whose back-story seems somewhat different than I recall from other versions of the story)and perhaps Edward Van Sloan(As the fiercely incorruptible Van Helsing),but that doesn't hinder this film's message or its mood. It works on a very basic premise,that being that this Dracula sort is one effective and lethal operator.

    I think that one who appreciates film legend and lore needs to take a look at this offering,for the sights and sounds are as true and necessary to the progression of film horror and melodrama as any from the "Golden age of film".
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    • Release date
      • February 14, 1931 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Hungarian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Drácula
    • Filming locations
      • Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park - 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Rd., Agua Dulce, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $355,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $85,204
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 15 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1(original release)

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