Movie
Dracula
Overview
A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.
Details
- Release date
- 1931-02-12
- Runtime
- 74 min
- Genres
- Horror
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Universal Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula
- Helen Chandler as Mina
- David Manners as John Harker
- Dwight Frye as Renfield
- Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing
- Herbert Bunston as Doctor Seward
- Frances Dade as Lucy
- Joan Standing as Maid
- Charles K. Gerrard as Martin
- Anna Bakacs as Innkeeper's Daughter (uncredited)
- Bunny Beatty as Flower Girl (uncredited)
- Nicholas Bela as Coach Passenger (uncredited)
Crew
- Tod Browning - Director
- Frederick Stephani - Writer
- Louis Stevens - Writer
- Louis Bromfield - Writer
- Tod Browning - Writer
- Garrett Fort - Screenplay
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