Dracula
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
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Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code vampire film directed and co-produced by Tod Browning from a screenplay written by Garrett Fort and starring Bela Lugosi in the title role. In te film, a British solicitor named Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London. After becoming Dracula's servant, Renfield accompanies him to London, where Dracula preys on young women, including Renfield's friend Mina, leading to a confrontation with vampire hunter Van Helsing, who ultimately seeks to stop Dracula's reign of terror.
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- Director
- Tod Browning
- Starring
- Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan, Herbert Bunston, Frances Dade, Joan Standing
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