Review of Dracula's Daughter (1936) by Tristan P — 16 Jul 2008

Superb sequel that in many ways surpasses Tod Browning's DRACULA. It's a truly groundbreaking and hugely influential film, the first to treat vampirism as an addiction (a theme that would be beaten mercilessly to death by future films), and features a rather daring (for the 1930s) scene of implied lesbianism. Lambert Hillyer's direction is excellent, and on the acting front, Gloria Holden combines the haunting exoticness of Lugosi with the ability to draw sympathy from the audience like Karloff. Edward Van Sloan is also in top form here, returning as Van (or in this film Von) Helsing.

A masterpiece!