Dracula (1931)

Dracula (1931)
Rating: ★★
Jun 28, 2002Universal Dracula Adaptation
The classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel that made Bela Lugosi into a horror icon and created the image of the vampire in dinner-suit and with East European accent. For all its stature, it is a dull and talky film and Lugosi is overwrought

Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Mark of the Vampire (1935)
Rating: ★★
Apr 8, 2001Vampires/Whodunnit
One of the films made to exploit Bela Lugosi after his breakout in Dracula. He reteams with Draculadirector Tod Browning in a remake of the lost silent London After Midnight, resulting in a vampire film that has much atmosphere but is ruined by a ridiculous ending