Draculas daughter 1936 page 69 classic horror film. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Dracula s daughter a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. Draculas daughter is an american feature film of the horror genre. Trying to ride the popularity train of tod browning s 1931 film dracula, dracula s daughter falls flat on its face. With fellow tombraiders tom weaver and michael lee, he discovers longforgotten lore, presentedherein with the films original shooting script, pressbook and a large. Nov 12, 2015 draculas daughter is a wonderful film. Draculas daughter 1936 begins a few moments after dracula ends. As always you can subscribe to the show on itunes or follow the links to social media in the podcast show notes. Tonally, dracula s daughter shows a marked shift from its predecessor, as the film feels a lot more light and fun. A hypnotic woman steals the body of count dracula, and bloodless corpses start appearing in london again. Hungarian countess marya zaleska seeks the aid of psychiatrist dr.
Trying to ride the popularity train of tod brownings 1931 film dracula, draculas daughter falls flat on its face. Draculas daughter 1936 horror, drama, fantasy movie. In fact, its my second favorite vampire film in all of universals library, and i think its one of the top ten horror films from that studio as well. Based on bram stokers story, draculas guest this film is an unsung sequel to the 1931 universal classic starring bela lugosi. Draculas daughter is a horror film from 1936 by universal. Marguerite churchill is, as ever, a complete joy to behold, with her plucky resistance to zaleskas charms and entrapments imbuing the film with the lightness it. Jeffrey garth, hoping to free herself of a mysterious evil influence.
Trying to ride the popularity train of tod brownings 1931 film dracula, dracula s daughter falls flat on its face. Count dracula has just been killed by professor van helsing edward van sloan. Draculas daughter 1936 headhunters horror house wiki. The character of count dracula from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker, has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the count as a villain, while others have named him in their titles, such as dracula s daughter, the brides of dracula, and dracula s dog. Draculas daughter does claim a slim basis in draculas guest, a chapter from the dracula novel 1897 that stoker left out, which was not published until 1914, although there is almost nothing in common between the film and the chapter. Draculas daughter tells the story of countess marya. A quickie sequel to tod brownings 1931 version of dracula, lambert hillyers dracula s daughter 1936 is an odd movie, weird enough to the hold the attention the first time you watch it, though it probably wouldnt stand up to repeated viewings. When she begs for his assistance against the vampire, he agrees to help them. Gone are the foreboding and atmospheric moors, sunsets, and baying hounds of the original. Le film draculas daughter 1936 vostfr admin 20170616t00. This was a film directed by lambert hillyer and written by garrett fort.
Dracula s daughter is a 1936 film about a hungarian countess who seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, in hopes of freeing herself of a mysterious evil influence. A quickie sequel to tod brownings 1931 version of dracula, lambert hillyers draculas daughter 1936 is an odd movie, weird enough to the hold the attention the first time you watch it, though it probably wouldnt stand up to repeated viewings. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort, the film stars otto kruger, gloria holden in the title role, marguerite churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, edward van sloan although his characters name. Gloria holden in draculas daughter 1936 nan grey and gloria holden in. This time we are given a villain with more dimension, plane rides instead of boat rides, a few good looks at draculas staked corpse even if it is an obvious dummy.
Join rockin robbie billups as he watches and discusses 1936s draculas daughter, starring gloria holden and directed by lambert hillyer. Gloria holden is firstrate as the title character, alias countess marya zaleska, who after stealing her fathers body from the authorities with the help of her faithful hunchbacked assistant sandor irving pichel, sets fire. Draculas daughter 1936 watch hot english movies free online. Jun 22, 2015 draculas daughter 1936 traces the struggle of hungarian countess marya zaleska who, upon learning of the death of her father count dracula, believes the curse of her being a vampire will be lifted. Draculas daughter 1936 this takes up right where dracula ended. After years and years of being a universal horror fan, i finally see draculas daughter.
A van helsinglike professor and his protege are tracking draculas descendants through the world of parallels, creatures who are human in form but live quite distinct psychic lives. Draculas daughter 1936 live movie commentary youtube. Jeffrey garth whom she believes has the power to cure her. Draculas daughter 1936 draculas daughter 1936 jessenstein. Draculas daughter is commonly cited for combining vampirism with lesbianism, particularly during the sequence where marya zeleska attacks a young woman she asks to pose for her played by the beautiful nan grey. Steven is stunned to discover carla, the innkeepers daughter looks identical to his dead girlfriend. Aug 08, 2008 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Drama horror draculas daughter 1936 by lambert hillyer movie poster.
Although count dracula was destroyed by van helsing edward van sloan, who is now being tried for his murder, dracula s daughter, the countess marya zaleska gloria holden, is still alive and. As a result, this film is not as stagy as the original and works much better as a film. Meanwhile, draculas daughter, countess marya zaleska gloria holden, with the aid of her manservant, sandor irving pichel, steals draculas body from scotland yard and ritualistically burns it, hoping to break her curse of vampirism. Jun 16, 2017 le film draculas daughter 1936 vostfr admin 20170616t00. Dracula s daughter 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Draculas daughter 1936 traces the struggle of hungarian countess marya zaleska who, upon learning of the death of her father count dracula, believes the curse. Last week we took a look at how the legion of decencys strict moral code caused horror filmmakers to get creative in their depictions of queerness.
Following draculas death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human. Draculas daughter 1936 original theatrical trailer youtube. Draculas daughter 1936 letterboxd social film discovery. Draculas daughter herself is strange and memorable,far better than the tawdry bmovie in which she made her first and last appearance. Choosing to approach our next universal monsters installment a little differently, z. Draculas daughter 1936 sequel to dracula with van helsing on trial for the murder of draci. Released in 1936, it is the first ever dracula sequel. It was the first sequel to the bela lugosi vehicle dracula. Find out where draculas daughter 1936 is streaming, if draculas daughter 1936 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
Draculas daughter, universals first followup to their original classic monster success story, was released on the 11th of may, 1936 a sequel to the 1931 dracula, the film picks up exactly where its predecessor leaves off, and sees that vampires daughter, the countess marya zaleska gloria holden, destroying her fathers body in the hope that she will then be free of his. Draculas daughter is a 1936 vampire horror film produced by universal studios, a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. Draculas daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the. Edward van sloan, irving pichel, gloria holden, marguerite churchill, otto kruger. Oct 15, 20 a car accident leads him to a small town sitting literally in the shadow of dracula s castle. Hollywood leading lady in bmovies, and supporting actress in big budget films. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort, the film stars otto kruger, gloria holden in the title role, marguerite churchill and features, as the only cast member to return from the original, edward van sloan although his characters name was.
Following dracula s death, she believes that by destroying his body she will be free of his influence and can live as a human. With otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill, edward van sloan. The film was directed by lambert hillyer with a screenplay written by garrett fort, based on a story treatment written by john l. Gloria holden is firstrate as the title character, alias countess marya zaleska, who after stealing her father s body from the authorities with the help of her faithful hunchbacked assistant sandor irving pichel, sets fire to the.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. With carmen yazalde, anne libert, alberto dalbes, howard vernon. A vampire countess gloria holden in black falls in love with a psychologist otto kruger and kidnaps his fiancee marguerite churchill. In 1936, universal released draculas daughter, a sequel to their 1931 classic, dracula. Ostensibly based on a short story titled dracula s guest by bram stoker, the film. We talk about how it created the modern vampire character. Rices vampire chronicles rice has been quoted as saying of this 1936 film which she saw as a. Lambert hillyers draculas daughter the sequel to tod brownings 1931 classic dracula has long been considered an inferior followup and a forgettable film by many horror fans and critics, despite the fact that it is one of the best universal sequels and horror tales of the period. I havent the time to skim through 69 pages, so maybe this has been discussed before, but i was listening to the you must remember this podcast thats currently focusing on bela and boris. However, ive never watched draculas daughter, but i do know you have. The writer saw draculas daughter 1936 as a chance to revel in unprecedented onscreen sadism. Which brings me to its sequel dracula s daughter, along with son of dracula i picked up both films at my local store on the off chance, and to my surprise this was a genuinely enjoyable film and one that i prefer to. With the aid of her manservant, sandor irving pichel, she. A followup film to universals massively successful dracula, it tells the story of countessa marya zaleska, a hungarian socialite who recently arrived in whitby, and her desperation to find.
Scotland yard arrests van helsing for the murders of dracula and renfield. The host mentioned that dracula s daughter was originally intended to have an opening sequence with lugosi as dracula in the middle ages combing the woods for women for his harem. Steven is stunned to discover carla, the innkeeper s daughter looks identical to his dead girlfriend. Meanwhile draculas daughter shows up and ceremonially burns draculas body to break the. Le film daughter of dracula 1972 vostfr film complet. Lugosi also appeared on some promotional stills, but he isnt featured in the actual film. Apart from its haunting, lowkey mood, the film is also notable for its subtle suggestion hardly. The frightened villagers have been preyed upon for generations. The original dracula is flawed film, it has its moments, but ive always thought it was the weakest of the monster films. A car accident leads him to a small town sitting literally in the shadow of dracula s castle.
Welcome to todays show, draculas daughter 1936, my name is john. Devaughn and i decided to take another look at draculas daughter the film was released in 1936 and picks up immediately where the 1931 original left off and finds prof. It is a direct sequel to the 1931 movie dracula and is loosely based on the short story draculas guest by bram stoker. Draculas daughter is a film not much known these days, but as far as it is known, it is for the confrontation between marya and the destitute young girl brought to her by sandor. Dracula s daughter is a horror film from 1936 by universal. Watching it now, draculas daughter is interesting but not necessarily because of the horror. Draculas daughter a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. This sequel begins a few moments after the previous film ends. Following an iconic and legendary film such as dracula is never an easy task, for any director in. Draculas daughter is a film directed by lambert hillyer with otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill, edward van sloan, year. The woman, countess marya zaleska, dracula s daughter, lights a funeral pyre in a rite to exorcise his spirit, hoping that this rite will also free her from the curse of the vampire. Draculas daughter 1936 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Distributie gloria holden, christian rub, irving pichel.
Anne rice, of the vampire chronicles fame has been quoted that she loved this film when she first saw it as a childshe even named a vampire bar in her chronicles draculas daughter after this film its beautiful and delicate i loved the character of draculas daughter as the remorseful creature who abhorred killing but. Dagostino film editor milton carruth original music heinz roemheld writing credits garrett fort, oliver jeffries from a story by john l. In this episode peter and tim discuss the universal monster movie, and sequel to dracula, dracula s daughter. Garths fiance janet and takes her to transylvania, leading to a battle between dr. A strange woman steals the corpse and cremates it and van helsing is let go. Gloria holden has a memorable part in test pilot running after an ambulance carrying her dying husband, and another, really beautiful moment with clark gable in the mortuary. Coded queerness in draculas daughter 1936 horror movie. A car accident leads him to a small town sitting literally in the shadow of draculas castle. See more of dracula s daughter 1936 film on facebook. Hungarian countess marya zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, hoping to free herself of a mysterious evil influence. Draculas daughter stands as an early example of hollywoods timetested sequel methodology take what worked in the first film to a new level bigger is better. This week we are looking at how coding in a film works. The writer saw dracula s daughter 1936 as a chance to revel in unprecedented onscreen sadism. Dracula s daughter cast starring eric wilton, edward van sloan, george kirby, john bld, david dunbar.
The first entry in all the universal monster movies were gold with ensuing sequels being of varying quality. Rhodes reenters the sepulcher of supernatural cinema, casting his lanternslight on universals 1936 classic draculas daughter. This movie is boring, dull and has nothing going for it. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort, the film stars otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill and, as the only cast member to return from the original, edward van sloan. Draculas daughter 1936 draculas daughter movie draculas. Draculas daughter extends the universal horror myth in an interesting direction, but the talky. She had another memorable role in director tod brownings miracles for sale 1939. Marya and her companion, sandor, who is in love with her, return to london, where, much to her dismay, she finds the same bloodthirsty urges calling her at night. Zola in the life of emile zola 1937, she is most memorable for her chillingyetbeauteous performance as dracula s daughter 1936. Aug 09, 2015 trailer for the sequel to the 1931 film dracula.
The entire sequence is a beautiful catandmouse game of seduction and voyeurism as the young girl, lili stands with her. Dracula s daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the daughter of count dracula and herself a vampire. Two constables stumble upon the corpses of renfield and count dracula. Titles and typography from draculas daughter 1936, directed by lambert hillyer, starring otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill home 19201924. When her hope is not fulfilled, she enlists the assistance of psychiatrist dr. Draculas daughter takes up where dracula ends off, opening within the walls of the dark and somber mansion. It may be sacrilege to say so, but draculas daughter is an immense improvement over the original 1931 dracula, despite the absence of bela lugosi in the cast. A quickie sequel to tod browning s 1931 version of dracula, lambert hillyer s dracula s daughter 1936 is an odd movie, weird enough to the hold the attention the first time you watch it, though it probably wouldnt stand up to repeated viewings. As countess marya zaleska, gloria holden became the first female vampire star.
Draculas daughter tells the story of countess marya zaleska, the daughter of count dracula and herself a vampire. A circus dwarf who is in love with one of these creatures leads them to a mansion filled with oddly behaving nuns, the order of the white virgins. It may be sacrilege to say so, but dracula s daughter is an immense improvement over the original 1931 dracula, despite the absence of bela lugosi in the cast. Having done script duty on dracula, frankenstein 1931, and the mummy 1932, balderston felt his inclination towards the grotesque was undervalued at universal, whom he felt bungled all three of its seminal monster romps. Otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill check it out at amazon. Draculas daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. The movie was never in rotation as much as dracula or even some of the other sequels, and if it was on, the pacing of the film made it the movie you skipped in a marathon. Directed by lambert hillyer from a screenplay by garrett fort. Draculas daughter 1936 info about the movie draculas daughter directed by.
Hungarian countess marya zaleska seeks the aid of a noted psychiatrist, in hopes of freeing herself of a mysterious evil influence. Draculas daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal studios, a sequel to the 1931 film dracula. Starring otto kruger, gloria holden, marguerite churchill, nan grey cinematography george robinson art direction albert s. Dracula s daughter is a 1936 american vampire horror film produced by universal pictures as a sequel to the 1931 film dracula.
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