Katherine caldwell louise allbritton, a student of the occult, is fascinated by alucard, so much so that she agrees to. As for the plot, im not sure why they didnt just call it dracula returns theres no mention of a son, just count alucard travelling from darkest transylvania to darkest 1943 new orleans, where he comes to life on a swampy plantation, complete with american accent. Son of dracula 1943 count alucard lon chaney comes out of a lake in his coffin and makes a southern belle louise allbritton his bride. One of the weaker entries in universals horror film cycle, son of dracula is strictly minorleague, harmless entertainment that never reaches its potential. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Anyway, i guess the dracula in this film can be called the son of dracula, since he is not the original count dracula.
Count alucard is a fictional character created by american filmmakers robert and curt siodmak for their 1943 horror film son of dracula. Katherine caldwell louise allbritton is a dedicated student of the supernatural. You know youre in for a rocky ride when the movie never makes it clear if its baddie actually is the progeny of the big man, or if hes drac himself. Son of daughter abdafter the relative pleasures of draculas daughter, we find another vampire feature, 1943s son of dracula. Like his father count dracula, alucard is a vampire, a mythological creature that lives by sucking the life force from living creatures. Christopher lee reprises his role as count dracula from the hammer productions dracula film series. Draculas daughter son of dracula double feature on dvd 0251929826 from universal.
But son of dracula the album, selfproduced by harry and ringo, is also interesting as another example of harrys penchant for remixing his own work something he may have been first at when he retooled and rereleased his first two albums as. I think he has some preconceived idea how dracular in this case son of dracular should be portrayed and in doing so comparing chaney with bela logosi. Son of dracula is a competent entry in universals cycle of 1940s horrors. The only reference to count alucard being the son of dracula comes in the title, as lon chaney jr. Son of dracula universal, 1943, directed by robert siodmak, from an original story by curtis siodmak, the third in the cycle of universal thrillers to center around the dracula legend, and the first of the 1940s, ranks one of the best in the series. Son of dracula subtitles 24 subtitles download movie and. Frank is taken to jail, and professor lazlo arrives from hungary to offer his help. The story is set in the american south, where the mysterious count. This also gives me the excuse to revisit films which i. Son of dracula represents a felicitious creative collaboration between director robert siodmak and his screenwriterbrother curt. Blood on his lips doom in his eyes an accursed vampire carpathian count alucard is invited to the u.
Dracula s feast of blood from the horror of dracula 7. The second sequel to the studios 1931 dracula following dracula s daughter, it abandons the continuity from the previous films and takes its cues from the original bram stoker novel. Alongside dracula, frank drake, and topaz, janus also battled a demonic creature. For episode 115 we are discussing the 1943 film, son of dracula starring lon chaney jr. Son of dracula 1 hours and 20 minutes movie count alucard finds his way from budapest to the swamps of the deep south after meeting katherine caldwell, of the moneyed caldwell clan that runs a plantation called dark oaks. House of dracula 1945 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. The second sequel to the studios 1931 dracula following dracula s daughter, it abandons the continuity from the previous films and takes its cues from the original bram stoker novel set around new orleans, the film opens with certain count alucard lon chaney jr.
Hinds, robert paige, louise allbritton and marguerite churchill. Gallery of 12 movie poster and cover images for son of dracula 1943. Son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal pictures with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother curt. Jan 29, 2011 son of dracula starring lon chaney jr, robert paige, louise allbritton, and evelyn ankers release date. Son of dracula 1943 cast and crew count alucard lon chaney comes out of a lake in his coffin and makes a southern belle louise allbritton his bride.
Lazlo frightens off alucard with a crucifix, and lazlo and brewster set out to kill him and to cremate kay. You still think that frank killed kay deliberately. Notably it is the first film where a vampire is actually shown physically transforming. In robert siodmak directed the stylish horror film son of dracula, in which lon chaney, jr. Chaneys inability to pull off the old world nobility required of the part has. Son of dracula 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. Son of dracula is a 1943 universal horror movie starring lon chaney jr and louise allbritton. Son of dracula soundtrack the official harry nilsson site. Dracula lon chaney jr prepares to attack frank robert paige in son of dracula universal 1943 grownup in both approach and performances, son of dracula needs reevaluation to give it its rightful place in the annals of not only universal monster history, but the horror film genre as a whole.
Feb 16, 2010 the trailer for son of dracula hungarian count alucard, a mysterious stranger, arrives in the u. Internet download manager windows jdownloader windows. Oct 23, 2014 son of draculas intent was to introduce the count into a thenmodern environment, but from how this enterprise turns out, the king of the vampires must have left all his evocative atmosphere and storytelling tact back at carfax abbey. Feb 16, 2010 watch the clip titled count dracula for the film son of dracula 1943. Disquised as count alucard, dracula s son lon chaney, jr. As lazlo educates brewster about vampires, alucard appears and confirms that he is indeed the son of dracula. Lugosi a couple times over the phone, we had a very candid conversation, a truly nice gentlemen, bet his dad is proud of him. Janus became dracula s opponent however, and battled dracula to prevent his victims from becoming vampires. Count alucard finds his way from budapest to the swamps of. Son of dracula trailer directed by robert siodmak and starring robert paige, frank craven, j. Notably it is the first film where a vampire is actually shown physically transforming into a bat on screen. His father lon chaney had been cast as the title character in dracula 1931 but died of a throat hemorrhage on august 26, 1930 at the age of 47 before the filming could begin.
The story is set in the american south, where the mysterious count alucard lon chaney jr. Son of dracula 1943 tt0036376 carpathian count alucard is invited to the u. A movie to read backwards like the name of count alucard. Nevertheless, the next day frank confesses to murder and, when the sheriff goes out to dark oaks, they find kays lifeless body lying in a coffin. Son of dracula 1943 12 1005 1943 us fantasy, horror 1h 20m user score. Son of dracula 1943 bluray remux 1080p avc dtshd ma 2. Take a listen as we give our feedback and talk about the first ever bat to dracula scene in movie history. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info. Well assuming it is alucard, or dracula, or whoever he calls himself where is frank stanley. Scan of the original pressbook also known as an exhibitor manual or campaign book for the 1943 universal horror movie son of dracula, which starred lon chaney, jr. Count alucard finds his way from budapest to the swamps of the deep south. Rent son of dracula house of dracula 1943 on dvd and blu.
We are back this week with the third installment of the universal monsters crossover podcast extravaganza. This also gives me the excuse to revisit films which i have not seen for some time. During the star waaugh incident, janus teamed with lectronn and crimebuster moore to deal with mystical debris related to the incident. House of dracula 1945 was the natural result of the success of the previous years monsterthon, house of frankenstein universal were determined to wring every last ounce of mileage out of their staple monsters, a fact which, although it seemed to make much of their combined potential, actually hastened their completely running out of steam. Dracula pere et fils is a 1976 french comedy and horror film directed and written by edouard molinaro. Both of these vampiric stories hang on the idea of a vampire searching for a romantic soul mate with whom to spend an eternity in the undead state.
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