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Yes, you're right, R.R. Miscasting aside, I enjoy SON OF DRACULA. And part of the fun is the awkwardness of Chaney trying to play an aristocratic count and spouting dialogue sans gerunds.
Lugosi or even Carradine, he ain't.
Lugosi or even Carradine, he ain't.
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Great! I was all set to post about Lon. Now the boss wants me to...WORK! Did you ever hear such a thing?
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There's no getting around the fact that Lon was badly miscast, but Universal thought this was a good vehicle to cash in on the name. Putting aside the fact that he's probably the most "chunky" vampire in all of filmdom, the movie has a lot of things going for it.
The swampy setting is quite well done and adds a few chills, the special effects are decent and the supporting cast is excellent. Bob Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Craven are in top form. Robert Siodmak did a nice job directing, but brother Curt, who wrote the script, could have been a little more inventive. I always found it a bit disappointing that the all-knowing, all-seeing, invincible Count Dracula couldn't come up with a better disguise. Spelling his name backwards and calling himself "Alucard" is rather pathetic, yet Siodmak would have us believe everybody was fooled for the first half of the script! Still, it's a fun flick.
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The swampy setting is quite well done and adds a few chills, the special effects are decent and the supporting cast is excellent. Bob Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers and Frank Craven are in top form. Robert Siodmak did a nice job directing, but brother Curt, who wrote the script, could have been a little more inventive. I always found it a bit disappointing that the all-knowing, all-seeing, invincible Count Dracula couldn't come up with a better disguise. Spelling his name backwards and calling himself "Alucard" is rather pathetic, yet Siodmak would have us believe everybody was fooled for the first half of the script! Still, it's a fun flick.
Brian
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I love it when "alucard" drifts across the swamp--so unexpectedly creepy
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Louise Allbritton is great as the "dark" (in more ways than one, in contrast to blonde Evelyn Ankers) sister in SON OF DRACULA.
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The swampy setting is quite well done and adds a few chills, the special effects are decent and the supporting cast is excellent
I so agree, Brian. I like the guy who's in love with the lady vampire. For that matter, I like the lady vampire. This movie is not bad.
I so agree, Brian. I like the guy who's in love with the lady vampire. For that matter, I like the lady vampire. This movie is not bad.
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The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood is featuring a "Universal Monster Mash" Aug. 7-9. - http://www.americancinematheque.com/
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"I know who you are. You're not Count Alucard, but Count Dracula, one of the undead; a loathsome thing surviving on the blood of the living. Well there'll be no more blood of the living for you. I'm going to destroy you!"
Just watched “SON OF DRACULA” and enjoyed it. It has some good solid character actors in it. ( Yes...including my Sammykins. ) I love Universal monster films. The movie takes itself seriously, there’s no wink and nod with it. Maybe that’s why I love ‘em. And the actors take it all seriously. As for Dracula’s floating across the bayou...NOW I see where Spike Lee got that move. My favorite Scream Queen, Evelyn Ankers is in it and Robert Paige is good. Plus I love that they recycle the same Universal monster scores. I don't mind a beefy Dracula.
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"I know who you are. You're not Count Alucard, but Count Dracula, one of the undead; a loathsome thing surviving on the blood of the living. Well there'll be no more blood of the living for you. I'm going to destroy you!"
Just watched “SON OF DRACULA” and enjoyed it. It has some good solid character actors in it. ( Yes...including my Sammykins. ) I love Universal monster films. The movie takes itself seriously, there’s no wink and nod with it. Maybe that’s why I love ‘em. And the actors take it all seriously. As for Dracula’s floating across the bayou...NOW I see where Spike Lee got that move. My favorite Scream Queen, Evelyn Ankers is in it and Robert Paige is good. Plus I love that they recycle the same Universal monster scores. I don't mind a beefy Dracula.
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Frank Meets Wolfie? Is that little tale on this weekend? Tons of fun!
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This Saturday it's ABBOT and COSTELLO meets DR JEKYLL and MR HYDE!
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If I remember correctly, that's the film with what was my favorite closing gag until "Nobody's perfect." I mean, of course, the discovery that the cigarette-smoking Invisible Man is in the boat with them.
[size=85]AVATAR: Billy DeWolfe as Mrs. Murgatroid, “Blue Skies” (1946)
[b]“My ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
“You’re lucky. Now they have immigration laws."[/b]
[i]Mae West, The Heat’s On” (1943[/i])
[b]:–)—[/b]
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[b]“My ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
“You’re lucky. Now they have immigration laws."[/b]
[i]Mae West, The Heat’s On” (1943[/i])
[b]:–)—[/b]
Pinoc-U-no(se)[/size]
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You're thinking of the closing to ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Lucky. Although A&C MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE also ends on a pretty funny note.
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Guess my age is showing. Well, it was quite a few years ago.Western Guy wrote:You're thinking of the closing to ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN, Lucky. Although A&C MEET DR. JEKYLL & MR. HYDE also ends on a pretty funny note.
[size=85]AVATAR: Billy DeWolfe as Mrs. Murgatroid, “Blue Skies” (1946)
[b]“My ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
“You’re lucky. Now they have immigration laws."[/b]
[i]Mae West, The Heat’s On” (1943[/i])
[b]:–)—[/b]
Pinoc-U-no(se)[/size]
[b]“My ancestors came over on the Mayflower.”
“You’re lucky. Now they have immigration laws."[/b]
[i]Mae West, The Heat’s On” (1943[/i])
[b]:–)—[/b]
Pinoc-U-no(se)[/size]