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| Directed by | Lambert Hillyer |
| Written by | Bram Stoker (story Dracula's Guest) Garrett Fort (screenplay) |
| Starring | Otto Kruger Gloria Holden Marguerite Churchill Edward Van Sloan |
| Release date(s) | May 11, 1936 (U. Lambert Hillyer ( 8 July, 1889 &ndash 5 July, 1969) was an American Film director and Screenwriter. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Garrett Elsden Fort ( June 5, 1900 - October 26, 1945) was an American short story Writer, Playwright, and Otto Kruger ( September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) was an American movie actor who began his career in 1915 Gloria Holden ( September 5, 1908 in London England &ndash March 22, 1991 in Marguerite Churchill (born December 25 1910, Kansas City Missouri - d Edward Van Sloan (1 November 1881&ndash6 March 1964 was an American film character actor remembered for his roles in Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. release) |
| Running time | US: 71 min. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Dracula (1931) |
| Followed by | Son of Dracula (1943) |
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Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 horror film, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Dracula is a classic 1931 Horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Béla Lugosi as the title character Son of Dracula is an American Horror film released in 1943. It was directed by Robert Siodmak - his first film for Universal studios Horror films are Movies that strive to elicit Fear, Horror and terror responses from viewers Dracula is a classic 1931 Horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Béla Lugosi as the title character
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Plot
This sequel begins a few moments after the previous film ends: Count Dracula has just been killed by Professor Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). Edward Van Sloan (1 November 1881&ndash6 March 1964 was an American film character actor remembered for his roles in Van Helsing is taken by police to Scotland Yard, where he explains that he indeed did kill Count Dracula, but because he was already dead for over 500 years, it can't be considered murder. New Scotland Yard or Scotland Yard, informally known as The Yard and NSY, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries Van Helsing, instead of hiring a lawyer, enlists the aid of a psychiatrist who was once one of his star students. A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders Meanwhile, Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), with the aid of her companion, Sandor (Irving Pichel), steals Dracula’s body from Scotland Yard and burns it so she can be a normal mortal. Gloria Holden ( September 5, 1908 in London England &ndash March 22, 1991 in Sandor is a fictional character in the 1936 Universal Studios Horror film Dracula's Daughter. Irving Pichel ( 24 June 1891 - 13 July 1954) was an American actor and film director However, her eternal thirst for human blood can't be quenched; the Countess continues to kill and sleep in her coffin during daylight hours. After a chance meeting with the same doctor who is defending Van Helsing, the Countess asks the psychiatrist to help cure her vampirism, without telling the man that she is actually a vampire. Vampires are mythological or folkloric revenants who subsist by feeding on the blood of the living As she realizes a cure isn't possible — and the doctor discovers the truth about her condition — the Countess lures him to Transylvania by kidnapping the woman he loves. Transylvania (Ardeal or ro ''Transilvania'' Erdély, see also other denominations) is a Central European region located in the eastern half of the Carpathian In the end, she dies when her servant shoots her with a crossbow, as revenge for her breaking her promise to make him immortal.
Production
Universal had always been keen to develop a sequel to the successful Dracula (one of the earliest scripts was based upon "Dracula's Guest", a deleted chapter from Bram Stoker's novel), but it would take many years before it would eventually emerge from development hell. Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories is a collection of short stories by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914 two years after Stoker's death Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula. "Development hell" is media-industry Jargon for a Film, Television Screenplay, Computer program, Concept, or With the success of Bride of Frankenstein in 1935, Universal was convinced that a sequel to the original Dracula should follow in a similar vein and centre around another female monster. Bride of Frankenstein (advertised as The Bride of Frankenstein) is a science fiction / Horror film. James Whale was hired to write the screenplay, but the executives became worried by the extravagance of Whale's ideas, especially as it would feature all the original cast. James Whale ( July 22, 1889 – May 29, 1957) was a British born Film director, best known for his work in the Faced with directing a low-budget sequel, Whale left the project, as did everyone else except for Edward Van Sloan, who would reprise his role as Van Helsing. Edward Van Sloan (1 November 1881&ndash6 March 1964 was an American film character actor remembered for his roles in
Bela Lugosi was originally scheduled to reprise his role of Dracula for this sequel - and even appeared in several publicity stills - but for unknown reasons, possibly linked to James Whale's departure, the production went ahead without its original star. Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American However, Lugosi had a pay-or-play contract, and thus received one of his largest salaries despite having not even appeared in the film.
Critical reaction
Dracula's Daughter was generally considered to be one of the weaker Universal horror pictures, thanks in part to the lack of recognised stars such as Bela Lugosi. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Béla Lugosi (October 20 1882 &ndash August 16 1956 was an iconic Hungarian stage and film actor best known for his portrayal of Count Dracula in the American However, Holden's performance and the moody cinematography would eventually see it somewhat rehabilitated in more recent years. See also Filmmaking Cinematography (from Greek: kinesis κινησις (movement and grapho γραφω (to record is the discipline
An scene with lesbian implications between the countess and a young female victim is featured in the documentary The Celluloid Closet (1995). A lesbian is a Woman who is romantically or sexually attracted only to other women Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality The Celluloid Closet ( 1995) is a Documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman.
External links
- EOFFTV - The Universal Dracula series
- Dracula's Daughter at the Internet Movie Database
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