Dracula returns in the shape of john carradine a rather tooenglish count, for my tastes, and not especially transylvanian. Directed by horror specialist tod browning, the film creates an eerie, chilling. The lugosi version was filmed during the day, and the spanish version was filmed at night. Compare this dracula to the simultaneously filmed spanishlanguage version, which makes up for the absence of lugosi with a stronger sense of visual dynamics in the lengthy dialogue sequences. Dracula dead and loving it dracula 1931 dracula 1979 dracula has risen from the grave 1968 dragon head cd1. Then vanhellsing opens a box and showed dracula a mirror and dracula swats the box away and looks at his new nemesis in shock to learn that draculas secret is now out. His portrayal of dracula is the one that most people think of when they hear the characters name or even just the word vampire, whether or not theyve actually seen the movie being bored with transylvania, count dracula lugosi decides to move to london for.
Hey,it was 1931 after all,and movie making was still in its infancy. This movie was filmed the same time as the familar version starring bela lugosi, using the same set. Using the same shooting script and sets, but with a different director and cast, it offers a fascinating contrast in approaches. Only donators and contributors can download this hd poster. Compare this dracula to the simultaneously filmed spanishlanguage version, which makes up for the absence of lugosi with a. Reviewing the much touted spanish version of 1931s dracula. I just discovered the other day that on the universal monsters 4pack, the universal 100th anniversary edition, the cover says 4 movies dracula, frankenstein, bride of frankenstein, and creature from the black lagoon, what they dont tell you anywhere on the box art is that the set also includes the spanish dracula. Centuriesold vampire dracula preys upon the innocent eva and her friends. Finally anyone buying this bluray presentation gets not only many extras but also two movies for the price of one. After a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to. Entertainment reporter tim estiloz profiles the superior quality 1931 spanish language version of dracula. Its badly paced, riddled with continuity errors, and ridiculously stagebound a good portion of the time.
Realizing full well that im in the minority, but after a repeated viewings i believe that brownings dracula is far creepier therefore superior to melfords version. Bela lugosi stars as dracula in the 1931 original screen version of bram stokers classic tale. Dracula dracula, spanish version 1931 rotten tomatoes. It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title. The spanish language dracula 1931 is frequently said to be better than the simultaneously shot, englishlanguage dracula. Towering ominously among the shadows of the carpathian mountains, castle dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the transylvanian villagers below. I have seen the various opinions on this film,good and bad. In addition to the separate spanishlanguage film, a silent edition was. Before mina leaves, dracula asks if he can check on her later.
With lots of interviews with film historians, relatives of cast members and contemporary fans, its a nice and insightful piece at the movies history and impact with some cool lost footage. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. Melford achieves a good and interesting film that tries to depart from the theatrical. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. Above all, explains lupita tovar, the films heroine, we wanted our. Feb 2, 2014 dracula 1931 spanish language version dvd and bluray. Back in 1931, subtitling was possible, but actually considered cheating.
The spanish version runs almost a full 30 minutes longer, bringing. Reviewing the much touted spanish version of 1931 s dracula. Dracula the legacy collection dracula dracula 1931. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the. Dracula is a 1931 american spanish language precode horror film directed by george melford. Universals 1931 production of dracula is a lot of things. A stunningly atmospheric horror tale shot during 1931 dracula s off time, this spanish language version bests its legendary english. He was just as compelling with no dialogue, and the many closeups of lugosis face in icy silence jumped off the screen. The road to dracula sd,35 min a short makingof doc hosted by rebecca isabelle carla laemmle, niece of universal pictures founder carl laemmle. I mean it too, its the same script, the same story, and even the same set. According to contemporary newspaper articles, even theater audiences would at times loudly mock the film as it played, causing the entire room to erupt in laughter throughout the movie. Some critics argue that this presentation is the better of the two productions. Dracula 1931 is the spanish language version of the exact same film. This spanish version of dracula is interesting and odd, running nearly a halfhour longer than the english version with lugosi.
If you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Critics already considered dracula adaptations to be old hat and singled out lugosis performance as the worst part of the movie. This is a three minute clip from the 1931 spanish version of dracula, directed by george melford. Filmed simultaneously as the famous english language version, the spanish dracula is now regarded as being technically superior. It was customary at that time for studios to produce spanish language versions of their films at night to make use of the sets. While the english version got all the fame, this is the better movie by far. Speaking of the spanish language version of dracula, that is included in the. Join me and the g33ke crew for chat and random fun on discord right here. It was filmed by universal simultaniously with the lugosi version, using the same sets but with a spanish speaking cast. Dracula 1931 soon after beginning work for conde dracula carlos villarias, the clerk renfield pablo alvarez rubio learns that his employer is, in fact, a vampire who lives on human blood.
Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. The ancient vampire count dracula arrives in england and begins to prey upon the virtuous young mina. Dracula 1992 full movie sub english bram stokers dracula 1992. This film was the first horror film made by universal in 1931 and was the film that. Also included as an extra bonus is the spanish language version of dracula 1931 with a completely different spanish speaking cast. It was filmed by universal simultaniously with the lugosi version, using the same sets but with a spanishspeaking cast. Made just a year later, in 1944, house of frankenstein is an improvement on son of dracula, yet its not really a full blooded vampire movie. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7.
With bela lugosi, helen chandler, david manners, dwight frye. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort. Has i was originally rather underwhelmed by the lugosi version, i was intrigued to see this feature albeit with the thought in mind that it wouldnt take that much to improve. I really like the ferral dracula of the spanish version and the. A stunningly atmospheric horror tale shot during 1931 draculas off time, this spanish language version bests its legendary english. Bela lugosi stars as dracula in the 1931 original screen version of bram stokers. Now i first heard about the spanish version of dracula a few years ago, and the buzz was that this was a superior film its famous sibling. After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of count dracula, the two head to london where the vampire hopes to stroll among. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. High resolution spanish movie poster image for dracula 1931. Dracula 1931 searh and download over 80 million dvd quality movies subtitles for dracula 1931. White zombie1932 full horror movie by victor halperin with bela lugosi. The perfect dracula movie would be the spanish version but with lugosi, dwight frye and edward van sloan in place of their spanish counterparts.
The legacy collection dracula dracula 1931 spanish version draculas daughter son of dracula. I found the full screen bluray copy of this movie and stated was 1. The most popular of these alternate versions these days, at least is the 1931 spanish dracula popular, no doubt, due to the interest in seeing a different take on one of the most famous and influential of all horror movies. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Instead i received a letterboxed copy of it and the picture was no clearly than. Hollywood foreignlanguage versions of their films usually in french, spanish and german using the same sets, costumes and etc. Publication date 1931 topics horror, dracula, 1931, black and white language spanish.
Comparison of english vs spanish dracula 1931 video dailymotion. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. Dracula 1931 spanish language version dvd and bluray. The image measures 1999 2922 pixels and is 746 kilobytes large. The performances of villarias, rubio, and arozamena are much less affecting than those of lugosi, frye, and sloan. Finally, the dracula spanish script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the 1931 spanish version of the movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of dracula spanish. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Why is a spanish version of dracula any different from the english version you say. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from. Dracula spanish script transcript from the screenplay. A universal horror film from 1931, which made bela lugosi famous as the classical movie vampire. Film historians credit the spanish version of the film as being far more technically and visually superior.
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