Son of Dracula
BLOOD on his lips...! DOOM in his eyes...! an accursed VAMPIRE!
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A classic Gothic horror film about a vampire's arrival in America, blending supernatural menace with period atmosphere and occult intrigue.
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.
Essence
Ensemble
Lon Chaney Jr.
Count Dracula, alias Count Alucard
Robert Paige
Frank Stanley
Louise Allbritton
Katherine 'Kay' Caldwell
Frank Craven
Dr. Harry Brewster
J. Edward Bromberg
Professor Lazlo
Pat Moriarity
Sheriff Dawes
Evelyn Ankers
Claire Caldwell
Samuel S. Hinds
Judge Simmons
Adeline De Walt Reynolds
Madame Queen Zimba
George Irving
Colonel Caldwell
Etta McDaniel
Sarah
Charles Bates
Tommy Land (uncredited)
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Same mood
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Go darker
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Something gentler
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Hidden gem
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
