Dracula's Daughter

"She gives you that WEIRD FEELING."

1936 1h 11m EN

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 232

Horror

Synopsis

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A countess from Transylvania seeks a psychiatrist’s help to cure her vampiric cravings.

“She gives you that WEIRD FEELING.”

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Cast

Otto Kruger
Jeffrey Garth
Gloria Holden
Countess Marya Zaleska (Dracula's Daughter)
Marguerite Churchill
Janet
Edward Van Sloan
Professor Van Helsing
Gilbert Emery
Sir Basil Humphrey
Irving Pichel
Sandor
Halliwell Hobbes
Hawkins
Billy Bevan
Albert

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lambert Hillyer
Writers: Garrett Fort, John L. Balderston, R.C. Sherriff
Languages: German, English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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90 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Dracula (Universal) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lambert Hillyer, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heinz Roemheld. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Lambert Hillyer directs. George Robinson behind the camera. Heinz Roemheld scores. Milton Carruth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German, English.

Trivia

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1Tight 71-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
390 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
5Part of the "Dracula (Universal) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
6Directed by Lambert Hillyer, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Heinz Roemheld. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Milton Carruth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Otto Kruger and Gloria Holden and Marguerite Churchill carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "She gives you that WEIRD FEELING.".
11IMDB entry: tt0027545 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 16 themes, including "london, england", "monster", "based on novel or book", "parent child relationship".

The technical file

Cinematography: George Robinson
Original score: Heinz Roemheld
Editing: Milton Carruth
Makeup / hair: Jack Pierce
Runtime: 71 min · 1h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $278,380
Original language: EN
IMDB: Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Part of

Dracula (Universal) Collection

A Universal Production film series beginning with Dracula in 1931 and followed by three sequels up to 1945.

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John Chard2015-10-22
★ 6/10
Possibly there are more things in heaven and Earth than are dreamed of in your psychiatry, Mr. Garth. Five years after Universal launched a Bela Lugosi inspired Dracula upon the film loving world, the sequel arrived - only not with Lugosi's Count Dracula in it. Pic picks up at the end of the 31 film and finds Von Helsing (yes Von, not Van) under arrest for the slaying of the toothy vampire. Enter Contessa Marya Zeleska, who sets in motion the wheels of vampiric legends and torrid passions about to be exposed. There's an ethereal low-key mood to Dracula's Daughter, exuding the sort of atmosphere that Val Lewton would hone and trademark within six years. It's a beautifully photographed movie (George Robinson), while there's some neat touches in the screenplay - such as lesbian overtones and the fact our vampire lady is very sympathetic due to her searching for a cure to her ills. However. The play is over talky and very bloodless, it's like the makers forgot to actually put some horror aspects into the piece. There's also an odd blend of humour and drama which never sits right, while the ending is abrupt and disappointing. It's a nice film, a nice production, but nice is a word that really shouldn't be on your lips given the history of the source materials. 6/10

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