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House of Dracula

- HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA

A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.

Release Date : 1945-12-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Dracula 4: House of Dracula

Cast

Character Name : Count Dracula

Original Name : John Carradine

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Franz Edelmann

Original Name : Onslow Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lawrence Stewart Talbot

Original Name : Lon Chaney Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miliza Morelle

Original Name : Martha O'Driscoll

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nina

Original Name : Jane Adams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Inspector Holtz

Original Name : Lionel Atwill

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Frankenstein Monster

Original Name : Glenn Strange

Gender : Male

Character Name : Siegfried

Original Name : Ludwig Stössel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steinmuhl

Original Name : Skelton Knaggs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brahms - Coroner (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph E. Bernard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Dick Dickinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Harry Lamont

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager (uncredited)

Original Name : Anne G. Sterling

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gendarme (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Cordova

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gendarme (uncredited)

Original Name : Carey Harrison

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Gregory Marshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : (uncredited)

Original Name : Beatrice Gray

Gender : Female

Reviews

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

The cure for your ills? House Of Dracula is out of Universal Pictures and is directed by Erle C. Kenton. It's written by Edward T. Lowe Jr and stars Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Martha O'Driscol, Glenn Strange, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams & Onslow Stevens. It's a sequel to House Of Frankenstein that was released the previous year and again sees the three principal Universal monsters (Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula & The Wolf Man) thrust together. Plot basically involves Dracula (Carradine) & Larry Talbot/Wolf Man (Chaney Jr) turning up at Dr. Edelmann's (Stevens) mansion seeking a cure for their respective creature afflictions. Murder, blood and the unearthing of Frankenstein's monster ensues. It's not even better than House Of Frankenstein, which is fun but disposable, for this is sadly tired and weary. A commercial success at the box office, it marks the last hurrah for Universal's monster pictures before the creatures went off lampooning with comedy duos. The film clocks in at just 67 minutes so with that it doesn't out stay its welcome. While the additions of Adams as a " beautiful" hunchback assistant, and Edelmann going through a Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde like crisis prove to be entertaining ingredients in the bonkers monster stew. Packed with flaws (both narratively and technically) that smacks of a rushed cash cow job, and unintentionally funny, House Of Dracula is watchable for Universal Monsters purists only. 5/10