It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. The spanish language version of dracula 1931 holds a special place in the history of old hollywood horror films. Rent dracula 1931 starring bela lugosi and helen chandler on dvd and bluray. Dracula wordreference english dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the. Film technically is the spanish version of dracula filmed at the same time and sets as the hollywood version superior to the american one. As time goes by, dracula discovers the existence of a manuscript that allegedly details a rite which brings damned souls back from the beyond. Finally anyone buying this bluray presentation gets not only many extras but also two movies for the price of one. All of the serious later movie draculas draw from lugosis performance, not. Love kills, which might be related to dracula origin. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. To transport bela from say 1931 to 1968, outfit him with some fangs and throw in a few more sexually suggestive bite scenes to incorporate into a more modern, classic, universal dracula film.
This week turner classic movies presented an intheater event, a double feature of dracula 1931 and the spanish language alternate version with a spanishspeaking cast, filmed using the same sets. After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of count dracula, the two head to london where the vampire hopes to stroll among respectable. Lupita tovar, a mexicanborn actress who began her career in silent films and starred as an alluring heroine in the spanishlanguage version of the 1931 horror classic dracula, died on nov. Dracula by bram stoker spanish translation linguee. Complete legacy collection this set of six classic movies featuring dracula from the vault of universal includes the original 1931 dracula, draculas daughter, house of frankenstein, house of dracula, and the comedy abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Starring bela lugosi in the role that made him a star, its still a popular choice at halloween, and its still. Spanish dracula featuring live soundtrack by gary lucas on vimeo. Thus does bela lugosi declare his presence in the 1931 screen version of bram stokers dracula. Legendas dracula legendas portuguese br 1cd srt pob. Also included as an extra bonus is the spanish language version of dracula 1931 with a completely different spanish speaking cast. Dracula the legacy collection dracula dracula 1931 spanish version draculas daughter son of dracula house of dracula. Spanish dracula featuring live soundtrack by gary lucas on.
The story of the making of the film reveals the importance of the hispanic market in the early days of talkies, the artistic genius of a now largely forgotten producer, and one of old hollywoods longestlasting love stories. Pour telecharger le programme complet, cliquer ici. Along with the iconic bela lugosi movie, universal studios filmed a spanishlanguage version of dracula. Feb 27, 2017 i sometimes wish it were possible to use c. Comparison of english vs spanish dracula 1931 video. Dracula spanish version article about dracula spanish.
Bela lugosi, david manners, edward van sloan, helen chandler, dwight frye. The making of the spanish language version of dracula 1931. Dracula 1931 is the spanish language version of the exact same film. Shock discuss listener feedback from the hmp essential universal monsters poll, give their personal classic universal horror recommendations, and give their initial thoughts on the teaser trailer and. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel of the same name by bram stoker as well as the 1924 stage play, and was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same name in the early days of sound film, it was common for hollywood studios to produce. This set of six classic movies featuring dracula from the vault of universal includes the original 1931 dracula, dracula s daughter, house of frankenstein, house of dracula, and the comedy abbott and costello meet frankenstein. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. Dracula 1931dracula spanish version1931 posted on october 31, 2015 at 5. Revisit transylvania for the eerie mood created by spectacular cinematography and lugosis oftcopied take on the infamous dracula. Dracula bluray bela lugosi 1931 universal monster digital. Finally, the dracula spanish script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the 1931 spanish version of the movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of dracula spanish. Dracula bluray bela lugosi 1931 universal monster digital hd. A comparison of the spanish and englishlanguage versions of universal studios dracula 1931, journal of dracula studies. A comparison of the spanishand englishlanguage versions of universal studios dracula 1931 authors robert harland, mississippi state university.
The spanish dracula certainly shares in the drawbacks of the original in being on the slow side and rather stagebound, but it is noteworthy for its considerable for its day eroticism. Free full download dracula 1931 form torrent download with keygen, crack, serial, 1080p, hdrip, 720p, 2015, 2016. Oct 17, 2017 the spanish language version of dracula 1931 holds a special place in the history of old hollywood horror films. If you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line.
Dracula dracula, spanish version 1931 rotten tomatoes. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from transylvania to england. I only wish there was close captions for the spanish version so i could hear what is being said instead of blasting the volume up so. Feb 06, 2008 entertainment reporter tim estiloz profiles the superior quality 1931 spanish language version of dracula. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort. If you think this addon violates mozillas addon policies or has security or privacy issues, please report these issues to mozilla using this form please dont use this form to report bugs or request addon features. In which i explain how the spanishlanguage version of dracula led to american pie. Entertainment reporter tim estiloz profiles the superior quality 1931 spanish language version of dracula. Bela lugosi stars as dracula in the 1931 original screen version of bram stokers classic tale. As dracula s castle is grand, sweeping and gothic, back in england its rigidly dull, and extremely slowplotted, even over its hour ten minute length. It has better photography, is sexier, has greater detail and give the scenes better time to grow, but the spanish actor playing dracula lacks charm and can not even reach bela lugosi to his knees which is the reason why this movie usually get overlooked. If i havent hooked you already, heres why any movie buff or horror fan needs to see dracula. The movie didnt have original score, except from the beginning titles.
It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title. This spanishlanguage version runs nearly a halfhour longer than the english language version of dracula 1931 that was being shot during the day. Dracula has become the fictional character most often brought to the screen, with the possible exception of sherlock holmes. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. Jun 26, 2009 that said, i dont understand the spanish dracula even being put into the same class as the english version, and i dont understand at all the raving about the superior camerawork. Centuriesold vampire dracula preys upon the innocent eva and her friends. A couple of dracula getting out of his coffin scenes were done better with the mist and dracula appearing on his feet. You may want to check out more software, such as dracula series the path of the dragon part 1, incredible dracula chasing love or dracula. Just to see how the version widely considered the best directed spanish would look if it had the actor widely considered the best of the two dracula s in it. This set of six classic movies featuring dracula from the vault of universal includes the original 1931 dracula, draculas daughter, house of frankenstein, house of dracula, and the comedy abbott and costello meet frankenstein. We know the story and all the beats, and are concerned mostly with the style and production.
The screening i attended was almost empty, which was a shame, though there were benefits. The spanish version grew out of the studios decision to respond to the changes brought about by the addition of sound to movies. It is van helsing who finds draculas coffin, and with a stake hastily made out of a splintered board, he drives it into draculas heart offscreenas dracula moans his last, mina recovers from the vampires spell and is found by jonathan. Critique du film dracula 1931 et du dvd zone 1 devildead.
If my facts are straight, this much touted spanish version of dracula was considered lost for many years until its rediscovery in the 1970supon which many a. With carlos villarias, lupita tovar, barry norton, pablo alvarez rubio. From january until june of 2009 kostika collaku completed his thesis composition for his school composing the soundtrack for classic movie dracula 1931 by tod browning. Comparison of english vs spanish dracula 1931 dailymotion. If you think this addon violates mozillas addon policies or has security or privacy issues, please report these issues to mozilla using this form. The stand out moments the first time van helsing discovers dracula doesnt cast a reflection is brilliant, and whenever lugosi awakes from his coffin really make you glad you have this film. I got the dvd just to see the spanish version of dracula. Just to see how the version widely considered the best directed spanish would look if it had the actor widely considered the best of the two draculas in it. Some critics argue that this presentation is the better of the two productions. So i dont want to undermine my fairly recent reassessment of lugosi by falling back on all the reasons i use to not enjoy his dracula. Budapesth seems a wonderful place, from the glimpse which i got of it from.
The dracula myth has been filmed so often, in so many different ways most recently by francis ford coppola in his bram stokers dracula, 1992, that its material has become like an opera libretto, or a play by shakespeare. That said, i dont understand the spanish dracula even being put into the same class as the english version, and i dont understand at all the raving about the superior camerawork. Enrique tovar alvalos and george melford was being filmed at night on the same sets and sound stages as the famous tod browningbela lugosi dracula, with virtually the same scriptbut with a spanishspeaking cast, in a spanishlanguage production aimed at the burgeoning latin market. Towering ominously among the shadows of the carpathian mountains, castle dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the transylvanian villagers below. An excerpt from a documentary about the 1931 version of dracula, talking about the spanishlanguage version filmed concurrently with the betterknown english language film. Dracula the legacy collection dracula dracula 1931 spanish. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Play in new window download in this bonus episode of horror movie podcast which also serves as a trial run for the upcoming universal monsters cast wolfman josh and dr. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage horror film directed by george melford. I mean it too, its the same script, the same story, and even the same set. The description on its description page there is shown below. This post is part of the universal backlot blogathon, hosted by kristen at journeys in classic film it seems to me that most film fans are familiar with universals 1931 version of dracula. Oct 12, 2015 an excerpt from a documentary about the 1931 version of dracula, talking about the spanish language version filmed concurrently with the betterknown english language film. Dracula spanish script transcript from the screenplay and.
It was customary at that time for studios to produce spanish language versions of their films at night to make use of the sets. Bela lugosi turns in a landmark horror performance in this 1931 adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire novel. Dracula is a 1931 american spanish language precode horror film directed by george melford. Webm audiovideo file, vp9opus, length 1 min 50 s, 632. Dracula 1931documentary excerpt about spanishlanguage.
It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title in the early days of sound film, it was common for hollywood studios to produce foreignlanguage. Mar 15, 2016 comparison of english vs spanish dracula 1931. Dracula by tod browning bela lugosi, helen chandler, david. Dracula 1931 directed by enrique tovar avalos, george. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Dracula 1931documentary excerpt about spanishlanguage version. After a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to. Dracula spanish, 1931 pop culture a t the same time universal pictures produced its famous version of dracula starring bela lugosi, it produced a second version in spanish. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel of the same name by bram stoker as well as the 1924 stage play, and was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same name. Review of the spanish language version of dracula 1931 aarp. Dracula spanish script transcript from the screenplay.