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1931·Horror·1h 44m
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A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Directed by George Melford
ship
monster
based on novel or book
transylvania
vampire
spider
castle
bat
undead
based on play or musical
sanitarium
black and white
crucifix
real estate agent
lunatic
dracula

Cast

Carlos Villarías
Carlos Villarías
Count Drácula
Lupita Tovar
Lupita Tovar
Eva
Barry Norton
Barry Norton
Juan Harker
Pablo Álvarez Rubio
Pablo Álvarez Rubio
Renfield
Eduardo Arozamena
Eduardo Arozamena
Van Helsing
Carmen Guerrero
Carmen Guerrero
Lucía
Manuel Arbó
Manuel Arbó
Martín
John George
John George
Scientist (uncredited)
Geraldine Dvorak
Geraldine Dvorak
Bride of Dracula (in catacombs) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dwight Frye
Dwight Frye
Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bela Lugosi
Bela Lugosi
Count Dracula (archive footage) (uncredited)
Cornelia Thaw
Cornelia Thaw
Bride of Dracula (in catacombs) (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

George Melford
George Melford
Director
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Carl Laemmle Jr.
Producer
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Music Supervisor
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker
Novel
Carl Laemmle
Carl Laemmle
Presenter
Heinz Roemheld
Heinz Roemheld
Conductor
John L. Balderston
John L. Balderston
Original Story
Hamilton Deane
Hamilton Deane
Original Story
Dudley Murphy
Dudley Murphy
Dialogue

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54 reviews
nico
nico
Drácula
tenés que decir "murciégalo" en una película de drácula culiado aksjhdkahsj me gustó que renfield está más loco en esta que en la otra
tenés que decir "murciégalo" en una película de drácula culiado aksjhdkahsj me gustó que renfield está más loco en esta que en la otra
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Mirriau
Mirriau
Drácula
El popurrí de acentos está cagadísimo.
El popurrí de acentos está cagadísimo.
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Paz
Paz
Drácula
Don’t forget he doesn’t drink wine
Don’t forget he doesn’t drink wine
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Juli
Juli
Drácula
no le tenia mucha fe pero la verdad estuvo bastante bien solamente q falto contexto de la historia
no le tenia mucha fe pero la verdad estuvo bastante bien solamente q falto contexto de la historia
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tam
tam
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"i never drink.. wine."reviewing after seeing browning’s one too!

long story short i’ve downloaded this version instead of english one and i got so confused why they keep speaking spanish. but not gonna lie it took me time to realize it’s not the version i wanted to see so i ended up watching both :))

melford’s greatest strength is camera— it tried to be much more dynamic which really worked for me (i like that effect when dracula rising from coffin a cloud of smoke. such a simple but effective). it has extra half-hour but it surely benefited the plot, what was great before remained here and some parts were improved. in terms of editing it's more cohesive and smoother. visually both are amazing since they both we’re filmed in same studio at the same time. but i liked the atmosphere in browning’s version more— it captured the whole vibe so much better!

basically, my main problem is the male part of the cast. carlos villarias is the biggest disadvantage of the whole film. his facial expressions felt like parody.. i’m sorry but i genuinely laugh few times. in other hand bela logusi in english version ruled! he was amazing and definitely most memorable part of movie! i like both renfield portrayals, they both tried they best. but others we’re just there i guess.
on contrast women were good in both versions! i LOVE lupita tovar as eva/mina— she made the whole movie for me she was lovely! she was far more expressive in the role than helen chandler(she was nice too!) otherwise, lucia deserved more scenes in both versions.

i really understand why each one of them are classics— and even so it has no soundtrack and special effects, theatrical acting for the most part and no biting or even blood (kinda weird for dracula??) i surprisingly enjoyed it so much i laugh a lot but it didn’t take away from its charm and vibe!
"i never drink.. wine."reviewing after seeing browning’s one too!

long story short i’ve downloaded this version instead of english one and i got so confused why they keep speaking spanish. but not gonna lie it took me time to realize it’s not the version i wanted to see so i ended up watching both :))

melford’s greatest strength is camera— it tried to be much more dynamic which really worked for me (i like that effect when dracula rising from coffin a cloud of smoke. such a simple but effective). it has extra half-hour but it surely benefited the plot, what was great before remained here and some parts were improved. in terms of editing it's more cohesive and smoother. visually both are amazing since they both we’re filmed in same studio at the same time. but i liked the atmosphere in browning’s version more— it captured the whole vibe so much better!

basically, my main problem is the male part of the cast. carlos villarias is the biggest disadvantage of the whole film. his facial expressions felt like parody.. i’m sorry but i genuinely laugh few times. in other hand bela logusi in english version ruled! he was amazing and definitely most memorable part of movie! i like both renfield portrayals, they both tried they best. but others we’re just there i guess.
on contrast women were good in both versions! i LOVE lupita tovar as eva/mina— she made the whole movie for me she was lovely! she was far more expressive in the role than helen chandler(she was nice too!) otherwise, lucia deserved more scenes in both versions.

i really understand why each one of them are classics— and even so it has no soundtrack and special effects, theatrical acting for the most part and no biting or even blood (kinda weird for dracula??) i surprisingly enjoyed it so much i laugh a lot but it didn’t take away from its charm and vibe!
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