See the full list of son of dracula cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. Dracula s daughter universal, 1936, directed by lambert hillyer, based on bram stokers story, dracula s guest, is a long overdue sequel to the 1931 classic, dracula, starring bela lugosi, the film that started the universal horror cycle of the 1930s. The ominous portrayal of count dracula by bela lugosi, combined with horror specialist director tod browning, help to create the films eerie mood. You can watch son of dracula online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. As for the soundtrack album, its primarily for completists and paul buckmaster fans, as it. One of the weaker entries in universals horror film cycle, son of dracula is strictly minorleague, harmless entertainment that never reaches its potential. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician sir ringo starr at a monsters convention, count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful, but human, amber suzanna leigh and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein freddie jones, who is vying for the same honorary title. Rent son of dracula house of dracula 1943 starring robert paige and louise allbritton on dvd and bluray. Son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal pictures with a screenplay based on an original story by. Apple films rock and roll vampire movie, son of dracula, starring harry nilsson and ringo starr, is largely considered one of the worst though, its fascinating simply because of that. Son of dracula starring lon chaney jr, robert paige, louise allbritton, and evelyn ankers release date.
In the end, then, i think this movie stacks up pretty well to other films in the universal series. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your. Son of dracula trailer directed by robert siodmak and starring robert paige, frank craven, j. Watch son of dracula movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. Chaney acquits himself rather well in the role of alucard dracula. Son of dracula is a british musical film directed by freddie francis and starring harry nilsson and ringo starr.
Son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal studios with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother curt. This was the first time a mans transformation into a bat was filmed. Son of dracula, released in 1943, was the third dracula movie universal produced. Lon chaney plays dracula just because hes lon chaney in this film about count draculas quest for real estate in the usa. The son of count dracula battles with baron frankenstein to be king of the netherworld. This is the television trailer for the 1974 horror comedy film son of dracula starring harry nilsson. The best, worst, and weirdest adaptations of dracula. Freddie francis son of dracula, not to be confused with the 1943 film featuring lon chaney, jr. Ringo starr plays merlin the magician and harry nilsson plays count.
It is also the title of a harry nilsson album released in conjunction with the movie. Dracula lon chaney jr prepares to attack frank robert paige in son of dracula universal 1943 grownup in both approach and performances, son of dracula needs reevaluation to give it its rightful place in the annals of not only universal monster history, but the horror film genre as a whole. Son of dracula represents a felicitious creative collaboration between director. The memorable atlasseaboard comics company was a flash in the pan, but an exceedingly bright flash. Ringo starr plays merlin the magician and harry nilsson plays count downe, the son of dracula. The thursday horror picture show will screen son of dracula thursday, june 9, at 8 p. This was the first and only dracula performance lon chaney jr delivered in his prolific career. Son of dracula a doll a freaking doll with a rubber mask is waved around by an offcamera dude, and that is the son of dracula that terrorizes people in this film like crazy. Chaney plays count alucard yes, spell it backwards who ends up hooking. Lon chaney known for his portrayals of the wolf man and frankensteins monster, dons a black cape as count alucard thats dracula spelled backwards, the bloodthirsty son of the famous transylvanian vampire. Produced by ringo starr and released by apple films, son of dracula was billed as the first rockandroll dracula movie. Son of dracula is an american feature film of the vampire classic horror genre. Harry nilsson brought a vhs copy of this movie to the 1982 new york. Attempting to steal a bit of marvels glamour, the powers at atlas thought a comic which brought dracula into the modern world was a grand idea, but.
Son of dracula 1974 harry nilsson, ringo starr full movie. Anyway, i guess the dracula in this film can be called the son of dracula, since he is not the original count dracula. Lon chaney known for his portrayals of the wolf man and frankensteins monster, dons a black cape as count alucard thats dracula spelled backwards, the bloodthirsty son. Due to be crowned king of the netherworld by his mentor merlin the magician, count downethe son of count dracula falls in love with the beautiful but human amber and finds himself in conflict with baron frankenstein, who is vying for the same honorary title. I dont remember if anyone in this movie was actually the son of dracula from the. Son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal studios with a screenplay based on an original story by. Son of dracula is smart and wellcrafted, with a fresh take on the. Some are good, some are bad, and some are well, lets go with interesting. Although there have been numerous screen versions of bram stokers classic tale, none is more enduring than the 1931 original. Movie info son of dracula represents a felicitious creative collaboration between director robert siodmak and his screenwriterbrother curt. Its not as eerie as dracula or draculas daughter, probably because. Frank tries to stop dracula, but accidently kills kay.
It is the third installment in the dracula series produced by universal pictures under their universal monsters brand and follows 1931s dracula and 1936s dracula s daughter. Full movie online free hd a womanizing jerk impregnates a fairy and she gives birth to a monster. The story is set in the american south, where the mysterious count alucard lon chaney jr. Son of dracula represents a felicitious creative collaboration between director robert siodmak and his screenwriterbrother curt. Every once in a while, son of dracula is actually played by a real guy wearing the mask, probably a kid. Additionally, the film takes the story is an interesting direction and has a few unexpected twists. This is the best quality version weve seen, out of many lesser quality ones. No, hes not the same monster that lugosi played, but instead a more sympathetic dracula.
Rent son of dracula house of dracula 1943 on dvd and. They came forth with comics in nearly all genres and horror was no exception. Son of dracula 1943 count alucard finds his way from budapest to the swamps of the deep south. Count alucard is actually the dreaded vampire count draculas offspring this. Son of dracula 1943 film universal monsters wiki fandom. Count downe harry nilsson, the son of count dracula, falls in love with the beautiful. Son of dracula 1974 film son of dracula is a british musical film directed by freddie francis and starring harry nilsson and ringo starr. Katherine caldwell louise allbritton a woman obsessed with immortality, is engaged to frank stanely robert paige. To celebrate dracula s 121st birthday, syfy fangrrls is taking a look at some of the dozens of adaptations of dracula that have made their way to the big and small screen over the past century. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1974 movies 1974.
Son of dracula is a 1943 universal horror film directed by robert siodmak. Count alucard read his name backwards finds his way from budapest to the swamps of the deep south. Son of dracula 1943 film son of dracula is a 1943 american horror film directed by robert siodmak his first film for universal pictures with a screenplay based on an original story by his brother curt. The only reference to count alucard being the son of dracula comes in the title, as lon chaney jr. When we think of dracula on film, we tend to immediately go to the three staples the 1931 original, the hammer horror series, and 1992s version starring gary oldman and directed by francis ford coppola.
Son of dracula 1943 scary horror movies horrorrated. Son of dracula soundtrack the official harry nilsson site. Disquised as count alucard, draculas son lon chaney, jr. Son of dracula 1943 stream and watch online moviefone. That, coupled with nifty special effects from john p. A doctor and a professor are eager to stop alucard.