Dracula
DRACULA
**** Out of 5
Tagline- Carl Laemmle Presents the Vampire Thriller!
Release Date- February 14th, 1931
Running Time- 75-Minutes
Rating- NR
Screenplay- Garrett Fort (Novel- Bram Stoker)
Director- Tod Browning
Starring- Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler, Dwight Frye and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing
Released in 1931 Dracula is probably the most influential vampire film ever made and one of the biggest hits in the legacy of Universal Pictures. Since its release the good portion of vampire films have taken many elements from this film and every actor to portray Count Dracula is directly inspired by Bela Lugosi (and from time to time Christopher Lee). As much as I enjoy Dracula I'd rate it behind the first 3 Frankenstein films as well as the Wolf-Man, but with that said I actually think in some ways Dracula might hold up a little better than those films (along with the Wolf...
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