Dracula's Daughter is a 1936 horror film, a sequel to the 1931 film Dracula. Image File history File links Dracula's_Daughter_video_cover. ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... Otto Kruger (b. ... Gloria Holden as Draculas Daughter Gloria Holden (September 5, 1908 - March 22, 1991) was a film actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Marguerite Churchill (December 25, 1910 - January 9, 2000) was an early movie actress with a film career spanning from 1929 to 1952, and played leading lady to John Wayne in The Big Trail (1930; the first widescreen movie and Waynes first leading role). ... Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1881 - March 6, 1964) was a film character actor remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ... Son of Dracula is an American horror film released in 1943. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... DVD cover showing horror characters as depicted by Universal Studios. ... This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ...

This sequel begins a few moments after the previous film ends: Count Dracula has just been killed by Professor Van Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). Van Helsing is taken by police to Scotland Yard where he explains that he indeed did kill Count Dracula, but because he was already dead for over 500 years, it can't be considered murder. Van Helsing, instead of hiring a lawyer, enlists the aid of a psychiatrist who was once one of his star students. The doctor agrees to help Van Helsing any way he can. Meanwhile, Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), with the aid of her companion, Sandor (Irving Pichel}, steals Dracula’s body from Scotland Yard and burns it so she can be a normal mortal. However, her eternal thirst for human blood can't be quenched; the Countess continues to kill and sleep in her coffin during daylight hours. After a chance meeting with the same doctor who is defending Van Helsing, the Countess asks the psychiatrist to help cure her vampirism, without telling the man that she is actually a vampire. Alternate meaning: Dracula (orchid genus) Dracula is a fictional character, arguably the most famous vampire in fiction. ... Professor Abraham Van Helsing is a fictional character in the novel Dracula (1897) by Bram Stoker. ... Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1881 - March 6, 1964) was a film character actor remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films. ... Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). ... Gloria Holden as Draculas Daughter Gloria Holden (September 5, 1908 - March 22, 1991) was a film actress of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. ... Sandor is one of the nine parishes in the Roman Catholic diocese of Vasai, India. ... New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, often referred to simply as Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ... Further reading Christopher Frayling - Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula 1992. ...

Universal had always been keen to develop a proper sequel to their monster hit Dracula (one of the earliest scripts was based upon Dracula's Guest, a deleted chapter from Bram Stoker's novel), but it would take many years before it would eventually emerge from development hell. With the success of Bride of Frankenstein in 1935, Universal was convinced that a sequel to the original Dracula should follow in a similar vein and centre around another female monster. James Whale was hired to write the screenplay, but the executives became worried by the extravagance of Whale's ideas, especially as it would feature all the original cast, including Bela Lugosi. Faced with directing a low-budget sequel Whale left, as did everyone else, except for Edward Van Sloan. It is also notable that the period Victorian atmosphere seems to have vanished. This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ... Draculas Guest is a short story by Bram Stoker, first published in 1914. ... Development hell is media-industry jargon for a movie, television screenplay or computer game (or sometimes just a concept or idea) getting stuck in development and never going into production. ... Bride of Frankenstein is a horror film released on April 22, 1935, a sequel to the 1931 film Frankenstein. ... This DVD cover for the film shows Lugosi in the role which would type-cast him for the rest of his career. ... This is a page about the film director James Whale. ... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... Edward Van Sloan (November 1, 1881 - March 6, 1964) was a film character actor remembered for his roles in Universal Studios horror films. ...

Critical reaction

The film received very mixed reviews when released and was considered to be one of the weaker Universal horror pictures - thanks in part to the lack of recognised stars such as Lugosi. However, its strong performances and moody theatrics have rehabilitated Dracula's Daughter among modern horror fans. In addition, an infamous scene between the countess and a young female victim was featured in the film The Celluloid Closet, helping to perpetuate the sexual aspects of the film's reputation. The current Universal Studios logo Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures), a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is one of the major American movie studios that has production studios and offices located at 100 Universal City Plaza Drive in Universal City, California, an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County between Los... Bela Lugosi as Dracula United States stamp. ... The Celluloid Closet is the title of a 1995 documentary film directed and written by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman. ...

Universal's Dracula series would continue seven years later with Son of Dracula. Son of Dracula is an American horror film released in 1943. ...

External links

• EOFFTV - The Universal Dracula series
• Dracula's Daughter at the Internet Movie Database