House of Dracula

"HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA"

1945 1h 4m EN

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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.

“HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA”

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Cast

John Carradine
Count Dracula
Onslow Stevens
Dr. Franz Edelmann
Lon Chaney Jr.
Lawrence Stewart Talbot
Martha O'Driscoll
Miliza Morelle
Jane Adams
Nina
Lionel Atwill
Police Inspector Holtz
Glenn Strange
The Frankenstein Monster
Ludwig Stössel
Siegfried

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Erle C. Kenton
Writers: Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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81 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

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 Erle C. Kenton, 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 William Lava. 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 Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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John Carradine and Onslow Stevens and Lon Chaney Jr. carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Erle C. Kenton directs. George Robinson behind the camera. William Lava scores. Russell F. Schoengarth cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 64-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
281 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Dracula (Universal) Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Erle C. Kenton, shot by George Robinson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by William Lava. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Russell F. Schoengarth shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7John Carradine and Onslow Stevens and Lon Chaney Jr. carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA".
9IMDB entry: tt0037793 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "vampire", "mad scientist", "sequel".

The technical file

Cinematography: George Robinson
Original score: William Lava
Editing: Russell F. Schoengarth
Costume design: Vera West
Makeup / hair: Carmen Dirigo
Runtime: 64 min · 1h 4m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: House of Dracula (1945)

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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Erle C. Kenton

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John Chard2015-10-03
★ 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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