Directed by:
Lambert HillyerScreenplay:
Garrett FortCinematography:
George RobinsonComposer:
Heinz RoemheldCast:
Otto Kruger, Gloria Holden, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Gilbert Emery, Irving Pichel, Halliwell Hobbes, Billy Bevan, Nan Grey, Hedda Hopper (more)Plots(1)
Professor Van Helsing has done the world a favor by driving a stake through the heart of Count Dracula and thus destroying him. For his trouble, Scotland Yard charges him with murder. Dr. Jeffrey Garth, a psychiatrist, may be able to act as an attorney and defend him in court. But Garth finds he has his own troubles when the Countess Marya Zaleska seeks his help. She wants to be released from her desire to drink the blood of the living. She steals the corpse of her father, Count Dracula, and burns it ritually; but she still wants blood. She'll do anything to free herself of this curse, including kidnapping the baron's daughter who is Dr. Garth's assistant, and thwarting the hopes of her sinister manservant, Sandor. (Universal Pictures UK)
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This is the beautiful combination of homosexuality and melancholy that inspired Anne Rice's modern vampire saga, setting the stage for the current face of the genre that continues to this day. The last novel so far is the long-awaited "Prince Lestat."
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The original film is not without its faults... And this one is a little worse. But it’s not bad, and in places is briskly courageous. Above all, Gloria Holden is excellent, and her countess, who would like to get rid of the family curse but doesn't know if it’s possible, was a joy to watch. It’s just too bad she got a lot less space than Dr. Garth’s lemonade romance with his assistant, which I would be happy to remove, or at least properly intertwine.
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The American horror film Dracula's Daughter primarily focuses on the theme of a curse and how its bearer is definitely not happy with how her life has changed, what she carries with her and what her needs are. There are already hints in this film of what is quite standard for a female vampire horror film - lesbian elements. But female vampires also stretch back into literary history, where they got space earlier than in film.
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