Nosferatu (1922)
"Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens" (original title)
81 min - Horror - 3 June 1929 (USA)
Director:
F.W. Murnau
Writers:
Henrik Galeen (screen play), Bram Stoker (based on the novel: "Dracula")
Stars:
Max Schreck, Greta Schröder, Ruth Landshoff
Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story "Dracula." The film, shot in 1921 and released in 1922, was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula, with names and other details changed because the studio could not obtain the rights to the novel (for instance, "vampire" became "Nosferatu" and "Count Dracula" became "Count Orlok"). Stoker's heirs sued over the adaptation, and a court ruling ordered that all copies of the film be destroyed. However, one print of Nosferatu survived, and the film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema.
Dracula (1931)
75 min - Horror - 14 February 1931 (USA)
Directors:
Tod Browning, Karl Freund (uncredited)
Writers:
Bram Stoker (by), Hamilton Deane (from the play adapted by)
Stars:
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners |
The ancient vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the virtuous young Mina. Dracula is a 1931 vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as the title character. The film was produced by Universal and is based on the 1924 stage play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is loosely based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker.
Drácula (1931) Spanish
104 min - Horror - 24 April 1931 (USA)
Directors:
George Melford, Enrique Tovar Ávalos (uncredited)
Writers:
Bram Stoker (novel), Baltasar Fernández Cué (Spanish adaptation)
Stars:
Carlos Villarías, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton |
At midnight on Walpurgis Night, an English clerk, Renfield, arrives at Count Dracula's castle in the Carpathian Mountains. After signing papers to take over a ruined abbey near London, Dracula drives Renfield mad and commands obedience. Renfield escorts the boxed count on a death ship to London. From there, the Count is introduced into the society of his neighbor, Dr. Seward, who runs an asylum. Dracula makes short work of family friend, Lucia Weston, then begins his assault on Eva Seward, the doctor's daughter. A visiting expert in the occult, Van Helsing, recognizes Dracula for who he is, and there begins a battle for Eva's body and soul.
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
71 min - Drama | Fantasy | Horror - 11 May 1936 (USA)
Director:
Lambert Hillyer
Writers:
Garrett Fort (screenplay), Bram Stoker (story)
Stars:
Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill
Hungarian countess Marya Zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, in hopes of freeing herself of a mysterious evil influence. Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 American vampire horror film produced by Universal Studios, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. Directed by Lambert Hillyer from a screenplay by Garrett Fort, the film stars Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill and, as the only cast member to return from the original, Edward Van Sloan. Dracula's Daughter tells the story of Countess Marya Zaleska, the daughter of Count Dracula and herself a vampire. Following Dracula's death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human. When this fails, she turns to psychiatry and Dr. Jeffrey Garth. When his efforts fail, she kidnaps Janet, the woman Jeffrey loves, and flees with her to Transylvania in an attempt to bind Jeffrey to her. She is foiled and destroyed when her jealous manservant shoots her with an arrow.
Ostensibly based on a short story titled "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker, the film bears little or no resemblance to the original source material. David O. Selznick initially purchased the rights to the story for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Selznick, probably knowing he could not legally make the film because of Universal's copyright on the original film, sold the rights to Universal. After first assigning the picture to James Whale, Universal production head Carl Laemmle, Jr. finally put Hillyer in the director's chair.
Son of Dracula (1943)
80 min - Horror - 5 November 1943 (USA)
Director:
Robert Siodmak
Writers:
Eric Taylor (screenplay), Curt Siodmak (story)
Stars:
Lon Chaney Jr., Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton |
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. Son of Dracula is a 1943 American horror film directed by Robert Siodmak – his first film for Universal studios – with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother Curt. The film stars Lon Chaney, Jr. and his frequent co-star Evelyn Ankers. Notably it is the first film where a vampire is actually shown physically transforming into a bat on screen. It is the third in Universal Studios' Dracula trilogy, beginning with Dracula and Dracula's Daughter.
House of Dracula (1945)
67 min - Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi - 7 December 1945 (USA)
Director:
Erle C. Kenton
Writer:
Edward T. Lowe Jr. (original screenplay)
Stars:
Onslow Stevens, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr.
Count Dracula and the Wolf Man seek a cure for their afflictions; a hunchbacked woman, a mad scientist and the Frankenstein monster have their own troubles. House of Dracula is an American horror film released by Universal Pictures Company in 1945. It was a direct sequel to House of Frankenstein and continued the theme of combining Universal's three most popular monsters: Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange), Count Dracula (John Carradine) and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney, Jr.). The film was a commercial success, but would also be one of the last Universal movies featuring Frankenstein's monster, vampires and werewolves.
Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
67 min - Comedy - 30 July 1943 (USA)
Director:
William Beaudine
Writer:
Kenneth Higgins (original screenplay)
Stars:
Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan |
The East Side Kids try to fix up a house for newlyweds, but find the place next door "haunted" by mysterious men. hen Glimpy (Huntz Hall)'s sister Betty (Ava Gardner) marries Jack (Rick Vallin), Muggs (Leo Gorcey) singlehandedly organises the wedding. The gang provide a choral version of Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes as well as organ music. Scruno (Sammy Morrison), Stash (Stanley Clements) and Benny (Billy Benedict) provide a floral centrepiece by borrowing a funeral wreath meant for a murdered gangster's funeral on the morrow. Danny (Bobby Jordan) and Rocky (Bobby Stone) also borrow the deceased gangster's tuxedo prior to his funeral for Glimpy who is the best man. Scruno's mother provides rice to throw that she has cooked to make extra soft. Muggs also organises a police escort by telling the police gangsters will try and break up the wedding with Glimpy adlibbing they are the notorious Katzman Gang, (the producer of the film series).
On this happy day only one thing is slightly bothering Jack. The house he has purchased is well below the market value due to rumours that the house next door is a haunted house. The house next door is actually used by a German spy ring led by Emil (Bela Lugosi). Emil is furious that his minion has sold the neighbouring house to Jack as it will be needed for future activities as both houses are connected by secret tunnels. Emil orders his minion, Tony (Wheeler Oakman) to buy it back from Jack.
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House of Dracula and Spanish Dracula are reuploading. They were screwed up. ---------------------------- R
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The link is now at my own storage and is in working order. I apologize for the problems with the post. i just cannot use uploads for some odd reason. ------------ R
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