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Re: Francis Lederer (1899-2000)

Posted: August 24th, 2014, 8:21 pm
by Joe Macclesfield
Francis Lederer was really quite impressive as Count Dracula in THE RETURN OF DRACULA. Cold, aloof, and superior. He murders a fellow passenger on a train--an artist, emigrating to the U.S.A. Steals the man's identity, and infiltrates the household of the chap's American relatives. Lederer didn't like playing this part, claiming that he'd been misled into thinking it was to be a comedy!