Review of House of Dracula (1945) by Rc M — 25 Jan 2009
No classic-but lots of fun! Count Dracula (John Carradine) calls upon A doctor to help cure him of Vampirism. I dunno why-he seems to have so much fun fucking people over and just being an all around sneaky,back stabbing (as well as neck bitining) s.o.b. Also seeking help is Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney Jr.) aka the Wolfman. Larry really does want help....he is constantly bemoaning his fate to every body within earshot. Fed up with waiting for the doc to get around to finding a cure-he jumps into the ocean(?) where he finds the Frankenstien Monster (Glenn Strange)comatose in a cave. The Countgets his due by being dragged into the sun...but not before he infects the good doc with his blood,which has him turning into a Mr.Hyde type of semi vampire...who,of course,brings the monster back to reek havoc.
Yeah...it's got a comic book plot...but so what? The gangs all here,and Onslow Stevens is a stand-out as the Doc gone loco-laffing like a lunatic,jumping over walls,and being over the top .And Jane Nigh as the huncback(yet beautiful!) assistant nurse is wonderful!!! Trivia:Look for breif clips from BRIDE of FRANKENSTIEN in the dream secquence,and Lon Chaney from GHOST of FRANKENSTIEN getting klled in the finale!
This was the second to last outing for the Universal Monsters,coming after HOUSE of FRANKENSTIEN (which featured Karloff as a mad doc and Carradine as Drac)and before ABBOT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTIEN (in which Lugosi reclaimed the throne as King of the Vampires.).
Good Creature Feature fun!
This review of House of Dracula (1945) was written by Rc M on 25 Jan 2009.
House of Dracula has generally received mixed reviews.
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