Dracula

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Cinematographer Karl Freund achieved the effect of Dracula's hypnotic stare by aiming two pencil-spo [...]	D
Only a year later, Universal also used the Swan Lake theme for the opening credits to "The Mummy".	D
A Spanish-language version, DrÃ¡cula (1931), was filmed at night on the same set at the same time [...]	D
It has been rumored that a longer version is in existence. Prior to the film being re-edited before [...]	D
Thanks to Bela Lugosi, who negotiated with the author's widow, Universal acquired the film rights to [...]	D
The film opens on Walpurgis Night (30 April). The feast of Saint Walpurga is celebrated in many Euro [...]	D
Bette Davis (who had a contract at Universal at the time) was considered to play the part of Mina Ha [...]	D
Generally regarded as the film that kickstarted the horror genre in Hollywood.	D
Contrary to what has been written by both Jewish and anti-Semitic writers, the neck order worn by Dr [...]	D
Tod Browning and Bela Lugosi had collaborated two years earlier on The Thirteenth Chair (1929).	D
Richard Matheson claimed, in an interview with the Archive of American Television, to have conceived [...]	D
During an interview with film historian David J. Skal, actor David Manners recounted how the product [...]	D
The studio did not want the scene where Dracula attacks Renfield to be filmed, due to the perceived [...]	D
Bela Lugosi played the role of Dracula on Broadway in 1927 before touring the country with the show. [...]	D
When she died on June 12, 2014 at the age of 104, Carla Laemmle was the last surviving cast member o [...]	D
In the scene where Dracula and Renfield are traveling to London by boat, the footage shown is borrow [...]	D
Dracula never once blinks his eyes, an effect that enhances the undead character's otherworldly aura [...]	D
Universal Studios commissioned a new musical score from composer Philip Glass. It premiered at The B [...]	D
When this film was re-released after the Production Code was strictly enforced in 1934, many edits a [...]	D
After playing Renfield, Dwight Frye would find himself typecast. He found himself restricted to play [...]	D
Assuming its copyright has not lapsed already, this film and all others produced in 1931 enter the U [...]	D
The original release featured an epilogue with Edward Van Sloan talking to the audience about what t [...]	D
Several folkloric elements often associated with Dracula are not visible in this film. At no point d [...]	D
The very old wine Count Dracula pours has a storied tradition. Romania is known for excellent red wi [...]	D
Some of the original prints of the film were tinted green to give it a more eerie look.	D
The peasants inside the inn are praying The Lord's Prayer in Hungarian.	D
The protagonist, Dr. Abraham Van Helsing, does not appear until 31 minutes into the film, and does n [...]	D
In this version of the Dracula story, the woman partially transformed into a vampire is Mina Seward. [...]	D
Both this film and the Spanish version filmed at the same time (DrÃ¡cula (1931)) feature a cast me [...]	D
Included among the "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die", edited by Steven Schneider.	D
Although it was his most famous role, Bela Lugosi played Dracula only once more on-screen, in the co [...]	D
When Bela Lugosi died in 1956, he was buried wearing one of his many black silk capes, but not the o [...]	D
Edward Van Sloan and Dwight Frye also appeared in the horror classic Frankenstein (1931). They are t [...]	D
Due to studio demands to cut costs, the film was shot in sequence.	D
Vlad the Impaler, an actual person who practiced horrific revenge on his enemies, lived in Transylva [...]	D
The film is included on Roger Ebert's "Great Movies" list.	D
Bela Lugosi was so eager to repeat his stage success and play the Count Dracula role for the film ve [...]	D
There was no real musical soundtrack in the film because it was believed that, with sound being such [...]	D
Among the living creatures seen in Dracula's castle in Transylvania are opossums, armadillos, and an [...]	D
This Universal production became the most famous and successful film to pair David Manners with Hele [...]	D
The shooting script features a scene not found in the film in which Van Helsing kills Lucy following [...]	D
Helen Chandler, who played Mina Seward, was convinced she was heading for superstardom after making [...]	D
Although he lived for 67 years after the film was released, David Manners (John Harker) claimed that [...]	D
Contrary to popular misconception, Bela Lugosi did not wear a hair piece in the film. However, he di [...]	D
Originally, the film was intended to be made on a larger budget, with a story that followed the nove [...]	D
When Carl Laemmle moved Universal to California in 1914, a version of "Dracula" was one of the first [...]	D
In the first scene, the young woman reading from the tourist book was played by Carla Laemmle, niece [...]	D
The opening music to this film is from Act 2 of Swan Lake.	D
Playing the half-crazed Renfield would typecast Dwight Frye for the rest of his career. He would for [...]	D
Dracula's castle was a painting on glass in front of the camera. The coach traveling along the road [...]	D
The theme music at the start of the film is the second movement from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Consid [...]	D
When Dracula arrives at the theater, the music heard coming from the orchestra is the beginning of S [...]	D
The journey from Transylvania to England would have involved sailing from the Black Sea through the [...]	D
After the death of Lon Chaney, one of the first actors considered for the title role was Ian Keith.	D
Included among the American Film Institute's 2001 list of the top 100 Most Heart-Pounding American M [...]	D
The original Broadway production of "Dracula" starring Bela Lugosi opened at the Fulton Theater on O [...]	D
Apparently morose over the loss of friend and collaborator Lon Chaney and in the midst of severe alc [...]	D
When Universal purchased the rights to the 1927 Broadway play, Lon Chaney was considered for the tit [...]	D
Before he was cast as Count Dracula, Bela Lugosi acted as an unpaid intermediary for Universal Pictu [...]	D
This was the first of many films about the Count and launched both its star and Universal on horror [...]	D
In 2020, Legendary Comics released a graphic novel adaptation of Bram Stoker's original novel, using [...]	D
This was the sixth most popular movie at the U.S. box office for 1931.	D
This film was based on the stage play rather than the book. As the actual book included such key cha [...]	D
The innkeeper says to Renfield in front of the inn, "The driver - he is afraid - Walpurgis Night." ( [...]	D
Among the other actors mentioned as possible candidates for the role of Count Dracula were John Wray [...]	D
In an ironic twist of fate, Bela Lugosi was seen with blood dripping down his lips in Daughters Who [...]	D
While it is rumored that Bela Lugosi could not speak English very well and had to learn his lines ph [...]	D
The original choice for the title role was Conrad Veidt, but as he had returned to Europe, the studi [...]	D
The movie's line "Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make." was voted as the #83 [...]	D
Carla Laemmle, who played the teenage coach passenger, was the niece of Universal Pictures founder C [...]	D
Lon Chaney wasn't actually cast in the title role, despite numerous reports to the contrary. While t [...]	D
The Royal Albert Hall sequence of the movie was filmed on the same stage where Il fantasma dell'oper [...]	D
Universal's original plan was to make a big-budget adaptation of "Dracula" that would strictly adher [...]	D
While in full costume, Bela Lugosi delighted in strutting up and down the set while proclaiming "I a [...]	D
Some film reference books list the running time of "Dracula" as being 84 minutes. However, such a ve [...]	D
Part of the original SHOCK THEATER package of 52 Universal titles released to television in 1957, fo [...]	D
The spider webs in Dracula's castle were created by shooting rubber cement from a rotary gun.	D
The girl, who is selling flowers on the streets on London and was attacked by count Dracula, was app [...]	D
The opera performed when Dracula first meets Dr Seward is Wagner's Overture to Die Meistersinger.	D
John Carradine was among the actors considered for the title role. However, there is no corroboratin [...]	D
The film was met with very mixed reactions upon its release in Bela Lugosi's home country of Hungary [...]	D
Contrary to popular belief, this film does not contain the famous Organ Piece "Toccata and Fugue in [...]	D
The large, expansive sets built for the Transylvania castle and Carfax Abbey sequences remained stan [...]	D
After viewing the initial cut, Universal president Carl Laemmle reportedly said that the film gave h [...]	D

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