It is renfield, and not harker who goes to dracula. To accommodate all sorts of viewers, the studio also made a silent version of the film for cinemas without sound equipment and a spanishspeaking version to be shown in latin america. It is the first authorized film adaptation of dracula as well as the first horror film talkie. Dracula 1931 fun facts page 2 dracula fun trivia quizzes. 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 in the early days of sound film, it was common for hollywood studios to produce. Today we look at some memorable lines from the classic horror movie, dracula 1931. Dracula is a 1931 universal horror film directed by tod browning and written by. The camera work done by freund is credited as being the best thing of the movie. The initial theatrical run of the film featured an epilogue by sloan.
The 1931 dracula, actually helped pull universal out of major financial disaster. Draculas features in particular paint him as a thug and sexual deviant. Lugosis dracula became part of public consciousness in hungary, even though the film itself was mostly forgotten for several decades until it received a limited dvd release in 2004. 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. With every right answer it gets weaker and weaker until you complete our vampire movie trivia. The movie was produced by universal pictures it is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. The original plan was to make a bigbudget adaptation of dracula that would adhere strictly to bram stokers novel.
In the classic 1931 dracula starring bela lugosi, why is there a piece of cardboard on a lamp. The brides term came from the 60s movie, the brides of dracula, that more or less stuck. What year did francis ford coppola direct his famous movie dracula. All movies are embedded from other sources found on the internet. Critics already considered dracula adaptations to be old hat and singled out lugosis performance as the worst part of the movie.
Dracula 1931 bela lugosi and the dark, still chilling. Ever since its release in 1931, dracula has been a classic horror film, and its popularity remains today. Dracula is so full of quotable lines, especially from bela lugosi, practically the entire movie is a collection of famous quotes. Movie trivia facts you wont believe readers digest. Michael arruda welcome to another edition of memorable movie quotes.
What was the name of the famous hungarian actor that played dracula in the 1931 movie with the same name. The film is seen as a classic by many and is often regarded as the film that made dracula a popular icon. Dracula is the infamous 1931 universal studios adaptation of the classic horror novel by bram stoker that stands as the most beloved version of the tale ever put on film. What happened in 1931 including pop culture, significant. The script for bram stokers dracula included many lines from stokers book since it was a close adaptation. Page 2 this category is for questions and answers related to dracula 1931, as asked by users of. Dracula, of course, did not come to the screen from out of nowhere. An error, or was it actually something intentional. Dracula is an american horror film released in 1931 by universal pictures. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. It stars bela lugosi as the title vampire count dracula. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. A spanishlanguage version, dracula 1931 ii, was filmed at night on the same set at the same time, with spanishspeaking actors. There was of course the famous 1931 version directed by tod browning, the 1931 spanish version of the film, and a 1979 remake of dracula starring frank langella has the count.
Dracula was filmed in english during the day, and in spanish at night when the 1931 movie dracula was being shot, it was common for foreignlanguage films to take over the set. Oct 29, 20 the real sad part is that universal never made a sequel to this movie. This play in turn is based on the novel dracula by bram stoker. But he died as dracula was going into production, and the mysterious. Feared by the people of a small transylvanian village, count dracula, although he may seem amiable, is actually a bloodthirsty vampire with no qualms about killing and feasting upon whomever he can hypnotize into doing his bidding. Who played the role of gabriel van helsing in the 2000 movie van. A rather hastily rushed colorized clip took 2 weeks with faults and all. Dracula 1931 by michael arruda welcome to another edition of memorable movie quotes. It took a couple of transfusions to keep lucy alive, but in the movie, she just died. Silent films were projected at a different framespersecond speed from that later adopted for sound films, accounting for the jerky movements and quickerthannormal action of these shots.
The spanish version is considered a better film, because it was filmed after the english takes each day, so the spanish director and actors would watch the english takes and decide. Dracula 1931 trivia quizzes in our movies category. David manners harker hated this movie and hated talking about it. The role of dracula was originally meant for lon chaney. All of these principles have since been thoroughly discredited. Dracula 1966 dracula has risen from the grave 1968 dracula 1968, tv movie blood of draculas castle 1969 count dracula 1970 taste the. Bela lugosi played the role of dracula on broadway in 1927 before touring the country with the show. Sep 27, 2019 one of the earliest films in universal studios classic monster movies series was dracula. Despite the film being a horror classic, many cast and crew members of dracula 1931 felt this way about the film.
Mina scoffs at the whole fad of the new woman culture which was arising in london at. Dracula 10 interesting facts on the legendary character. 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. Count dracula is the main antagonist of the 1931 american horror film dracula and countless other films. With bela lugosi, helen chandler, david manners, dwight frye.
Upon arriving at the counts castle, jonathan harker is slightly taken aback by his hosts icecold grip and. Although bela lugosi made nearly 70 more films in the 28 years after he first sucked blood in dracula 1931, among them ernst lubitschs ninotchka 1939. Considering he had easily the worst role in the film its hard to blame him. The line, i never drink wine was a line that wasnt included in the novel but was a memorable moment in tod brownings movie. Although theres no record of when browning was in control and when or if freund had the helm, one can certainly conjecture. Monster tracks a trivia track the provides a variety of information concern the films production. Is the 1931 dracula still a terrifying film, or has it become a period piece. House of frankenstein 1944 house of dracula 1944 abbott and costello meet the ghosts 1948 dracula 1958 dracula. Universal studios produced seven films featuring dracula between 1931 and 1979. Dracula van helsing epilogue partially found scene of.
The director of the film, tod browning, based the movie on bram stokers book. In the scene where dracula and renfield are traveling to london by boat, the footage shown is borrowed from a universal silent film called the storm breaker. Lupita tovar in the spanish and carla laemmle in the english. There are slouching scenes where the camera seems nailed to the floor, panning occasionally to keep the characters in frame a style which brownings other films seem to favor. Bela lugosis timeless portrayal of dracula in this creepy and atmospheric 1931 film has set the standard for major vampiric roles since. The spanish version is considered a better film, because it was filmed after the english takes each day, so the spanish director and actors would. That being said, certain lines were inspired by the 1931 dracula starring bela lugosi.
The most chilling, genuinely frightening film ever made, vows the reference series cinebooks. 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 1958 film version of dracula, starring christopher. Both this film and the english version filmed at the same time dracula 1931 feature a cast member who lived to be over 100 years old. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Dracula was released in 1931 and starred bela lugosi as dracula. Soon after the play began touring universal started to express interest in the script. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Dracula goes up the steps, and waits for renfield, who without difficulty, cuts open a huge spiders web using his walking stick. American audiences had seen supernatural thrillers before, but dracula had no trick or comic relief at the end to give it a logical ending, which scared people. Only a poster, featuring the vague likeness of bela lugosi as a 30 feet colossus, remains. Dracula, american horror film, released in 1931, that is considered one of the early classics of the genre. Perhaps that was true in 1931, but today i think the movie is interesting mostly for technical reasonsfor the stylized performances, the photography, the sets.
A 20minute test reel, starring bela lugosi as the monster and directed by robert florey, was filmed on the dracula 1931 sets. Universals dracula is a 1931 horror film loosely based on the 1924 play of the same name directed by tod browning and karl freund starring bela lugosi as dracula and edward van sloan as van helsing. It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. The ancient vampire count dracula arrives in england and begins to prey upon the virtuous young mina. Dracula archives sd a collection of poster artwork, marketing stills and other photos from the set. Bela lugosi enjoyed making the film and playing the character, though he later referred to it as a blessing and a curse and disliked the typecasting that occurred after the film. Dracula was filmed in english during the day, and in spanish at night when the 1931 movie dracula was being shot, it was common.
Free movies, movie trivia and other resources of interest to the movie fan. Movie trivia champ movie trivia questions movie quiz. When the film was first released on valentines day, 1931, it was reported that people fainted in shock at the horror of the movie dracula. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. This play in turn is based on the novel dracula by bram stoker in 2000, the movie was selected for preservation in the united.
The american performance of the british stage actor hamilton deanes adaptation of the book was a smashing success. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dracula 1931 near you. Dracula 1931 quizzes there are 52 questions on this topic. 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. However, with the great depression, universal didnt have the money to make such a sprawling film. This year we have the song played during the opening credits of dracula 1931 i own nothing. The us government started making some progress on the mob and a notable success was the conviction of al capone on tax fraud charges which got him an 11 year prison sentence in alcatraz. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from. The director of the film, tod browning, based the movie on bram stokers book of the same name, but universal studios made several changes to his literary work. Movie lore has it that bela lugosi could barely speak english when he was chosen by universal pictures to star in dracula 1931.
Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort. Dracula, 1931 this is the version of dracula that we usually think ofthe vampire, played by bela lugosi, is tall, pale, cleanshaven, and wears a long black cloak with a tall collar. The real sad part is that universal never made a sequel to this movie. Five easy questions on the horror classic that started universal studios monster movie factory. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. Take this quiz to see if youre a real horror master.
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