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House of Dracula

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5.5/10 • 128

1945-12-071h 7m

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HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA

A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

Directors
Erle C. Kenton
Characters
Mary Shelley
Editors
Russell F. Schoengarth

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  1. John Carradine

    John Carradine

    Count Dracula

  2. Onslow Stevens

    Onslow Stevens

    Dr. Franz Edelmann

  3. Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lon Chaney Jr.

    Lawrence Stewart Talbot

  4. Martha O'Driscoll

    Martha O'Driscoll

    Miliza Morelle

  5. Jane Adams

    Jane Adams

    Nina

  6. Lionel Atwill

    Lionel Atwill

    Police Inspector Holtz

  7. Glenn Strange

    Glenn Strange

    The Frankenstein Monster

  8. Ludwig Stössel

    Ludwig Stössel

    Siegfried

  9. Skelton Knaggs

    Skelton Knaggs

    Steinmuhl

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John Chard

Oct 3, 2015

5/10

The cure for your ills? House Of Dracula is out of Universal Pictures and is directed by Erle C. Kenton. It's written by Edward T. Lowe Jr and stars Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Martha O'Driscol, Glenn Strange, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams & Onslow Stevens. It's a sequel to House Of Frankenstein that was released the previous year and again sees the three principal Universal monsters (Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula & The Wolf Man) thrust together. Plot basically involves Dracula (Carradine) & Larry Talbot/Wolf Man (Chaney Jr) turning up at Dr. Edelmann's (Stevens) mansion seeking a cure for their respective creature afflictions. Murder, blood and the unearthing of Frankenstein's monster ensues. It's not even better than House Of Frankenstein, which is fun but disposable, for this is sadly tired and weary. A commercial success at the box office, it marks the last hurrah for Universal's monster pictures before the creatures went off lampooning with comedy duos. The film clocks in at just 67 minutes so with that it doesn't out stay its welcome. While the additions of Adams as a " beautiful" hunchback assistant, and Edelmann going through a Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde like crisis prove to be entertaining ingredients in the bonkers monster stew. Packed with flaws (both narratively and technically) that smacks of a rushed cash cow job, and unintentionally funny, House Of Dracula is watchable for Universal Monsters purists only. 5/10

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Status
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Original Language
English
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Keywords
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