Dracula bela lugosi film

Dracula is a 1931 universal horror film directed by tod browning and written by carl leammle jr. The film, which starred bela lugosi, was the first universal horror film, which enjoyed huge success. Nov 30, 2014 dracula bela lugosi prepares to feast on mina helen chandler in this publicity still for dracula 1931. The film was produced by universal and is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. Bela lugosi, edward van sloan, helen chandler, dwight frye and francis dade. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from transylvania to england and preys upon the blood of living victims, including a young mans fiancee. He sabotaged his own auditions, he destroyed his marriages, he wasted money faster than he could make it, and he spent the last 20 years of his life in the thrall of morphine addiction.

Lugosi and dracula are inseparable images from the heyday of hollywood. In 20, empire magazine ranked lees portrayal as dracula the 7th greatest horror movie character of all time. Ever since dracula was first released in 1931, bela lugosis incarnation of the infamous count has become the most iconic. Bela lugosis performance as the vampire count dracula is widely acknowledged as the definitive portrayal of the character, who first appeared in bram stokers novel of. Robert segedy counts down his choices of the greatest bela lugosi movies. He and the play were an instant success, so much so. 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. Dracula, american horror film, released in 1931, that is considered one of the early classics of the genre. He is best remembered for his portrayal of the vampire dracula both in the 1926 play as well as the 1931 film by universal pictures.

He sabotaged his own auditions, he destroyed his marriages, he wasted money faster than he could make it, and he spent the last 20 years of his life in the thrall of morphine. Lugosi continued to work as an actor throughout his life, but he never escaped the influence of count dracula on. Despite the static nature of the final scenes, dracula is a classic among horror films, with bela lugosi giving the performance of a lifetime as the. In 2003, count dracula, as portrayed by lugosi in the 1931 film, was named as the 33rd greatest movie villain by the afi. Its a shame then that the rest of the film is not much cop. This otherworldly aesthetic helped to make his performance what many consider the ultimate incarnation of stokers dracula. Its spiced up a bit by dracula s archnemesis van helsing, but apart from that the rest of the characters are instantly forgetable. But he died as dracula was going into production, and the. Bela lugosis performance as the vampire count dracula is widely acknowledged as the definitive portrayal of the character, who first appeared in bram stokers novel of the same name. Dracula is an american horror film released in 1931 by universal pictures.

He fled during the hungarian revolution of 1919 and appeared in several films made in germany. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Bela lugosi is count dracula, and the famous scenes really are very memorable. Bela lugosi may well be dead, but his cinematic legacy just cant be killed. Dracula bela lugosi prepares to feast on mina helen chandler in this publicity still for dracula 1931. Lugosis portrayal of the titular vampire is one of the bestknown performances in horror movie history. Curator vic pratt chooses his favourite bela lugosi films from the. Bela lugosis dracula suave and sophisticated has animal magnetism to spare. Universalannex bela lugosi, an imposing figure at 61, piercing blue eyes and hungarian accent, was born to play dracula and in 1927 he starred in the title role on broadway in dracula the vampire play. The other big reason for draculas success was that the star of the stage play had been cast as the star of the film. Dracula 1931, mark of the vampire 1935, return of the vampire 1944 and abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Dracula was the film that turned lugosi into a horror film icon.

In lugosi s own scrapbook, richard sheffield saw a photograph from that movie showing lugosi as a clown alongside star lon chaney sr. Bela lugosi and boris karloff appear together in eight films. Search, discover and share your favorite dracula 1931 gifs. Bela ferenc dezso blasko was born in lugos, hungary on october 20, 1882. Bela lugosi 20 october 1882 16 august 1956 was a hungarian actor born in lugoj, austria hungary in 1882. The voice, the clothes, the mannerisms, its all become part of pop culture.

So it boils down to if one want a longer, more elaborate and visually detailed story or if you want the magnetism of bela lugosi. Lon chaney had been scheduled to play the role, a wise casting decision after his success in the silent classics the hunchback of notre dame and the phantom of the opera. The gold standard of cinematic vampires, the very image of his version of dracula transcends time, source material, and even his own death in relative obscurity to create the nexus of the genre. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from.

Bela lugosi and dracula are inseparable images from the heyday of hollywood. At the peak of his career in the early 30s, actor bela lugosi was the screens most notorious personification of evil. The united states film he who gets slapped mgm, 1924 is another questionable lugosi film. And it is the version that has stayed in my mind the most. October 20, 1882august 16, 1956 is best known for his role in the stage and screen productions of dracula. Bela lugosi never wore fangs in his performances as count dracula. This viewing did not occur in 1931 i hasten to add. Dracula, session 11 draculas early film career youtube. Oct 29, 20 the real sad part is that universal never made a sequel to this movie.

Universal studios film dracula opened on february 12, 1931 at the roxy theatre in new york and on february 14, 1931 throughout the u. Long before dracula 1931, shots of bela lugosi s hypnotic eyes in extreme closeup were often used in his films, including sklaven fremden willens 1920, the silent command 1923 and, later, more famously in white zombie 1932. During wwi, he volunteered and was commissioned as an infantry lieutenant, and was wounded three times. Bela lugosi 18821956, best known for the original screen portrayal of bram stokers dracula in 1931, was in many movies during the course of his career.

Dec 09, 20 this feature is not available right now. Unfortunately, it also typecast him as a villain, and though he had a prolific career. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. But for all his memorable scary work on the screen, he had many demons in real life. May 07, 2019 moviedoms archetypal dracula, bela lugosi will always be remembered as the father of horror movies. Feb 26, 2020 ever since dracula was first released in 1931, bela lugosi s incarnation of the infamous count has become the most iconic. He also saw a second photograph of a large group of clowns, one of which looked like lugosi. Oct 20, 2017 bela lugosi may well be dead, but his cinematic legacy just cant be killed. Find great deals on ebay for bela lugosi dracula dvd when you shop the largest online selection at. Its a better shot film then the tod browning version, but its really lacks a real dracula like bela lugosi. Having played the count in hamilton deanes broadway version of dracula, which started in 1927, bela lugosi was more than prepared for the role when it was time to commit it to film.

Dracula 310 movie clip renfield meets dracula 1931 hd. It was the first in the cycle of universal studios classic monsters. It was based on the 1924 stageplay by hamilton deane and the novel dracula by bram stoker. In lugosis own scrapbook, richard sheffield saw a photograph from that movie showing lugosi as a clown alongside star lon chaney sr. No, it was during a season in the late 1960s of universal horror films that itv showed in my local region every friday night. He and the play were an instant success, so much so that when universal.

Jun 16, 2011 despite the static nature of the final scenes, dracula is a classic among horror films, with bela lugosi giving the performance of a lifetime as the erudite count both lugosi and costar frye. Lugosi was wounded in service of his country during world war i. The real sad part is that universal never made a sequel to this movie. Bela lugosi in dracula directed by tod browning, photo by roman freulich the legendary bela lugosi in dracula one of the first non silent films of all time i saw the 1931 version of dracula so many times as a kid, and listened so often to a tape of its soundtrack i made off the tv, that at a certain point i couldnt see or hear it anymore. Bela accurately described the role of dracula as both a blessing and a curse. Dracula trailer directed by tod browning and karl freund and starring bela lugosi helen chandler david manners dwight frye and edward. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. As people keep saying about this alternatelanguage spanish version of dracula 31. The 1931 universal film of dracula, with bela lugosis classic interpretation of the count, was the first version of dracula that i ever saw. Greg mank, author of its alive and karloff and lugosi.

The dark prince is an excellent overview of the life and career of bela lugosi. Lugosi s dracula has been homaged and parodied for years, but above all else, his dracula has done what his character does best, survive. Its spiced up a bit by draculas archnemesis van helsing, but apart from that the rest of the characters are instantly forgetable. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. Nov 10, 2018 bela lugosi born bela ferenc dezso blasko.

More than any other actor in film history, lugosi is the master of the macabre, the king of the vampires, and the cult hero of horror movies. Despite the static nature of the final scenes, dracula is a classic among horror films, with bela lugosi giving the performance of a lifetime as the erudite count both lugosi and costar frye. Produced and distributed by universal pictures, dracula is the first sound film adaptation of the stoker novel. Long before dracula 1931, shots of bela lugosis hypnotic eyes in extreme closeup were often used in his films, including sklaven fremden willens 1920, the silent command 1923 and, later, more famously in white zombie 1932.

Corey olsen continues his examination of bram stokers famous vampire novel, dracula, with a look at the 1931 bela lugosi classic movie of the same name. Bela lugosis timeless portrayal of dracula in this creepy and. It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day. Lugosis dracula has been homaged and parodied for years, but above all else, his dracula has done what his character does best, survive. This is a spectacular film cell display, featuring actual film cells from film reels of the 1931 universal horror feature, dracula. The 1931 dracula, actually helped pull universal out of major financial disaster. Dracula 910 movie clip dracula and van helsing 1931 hd.