Review of The Brides of Dracula (1960) by Van R — 07 Nov 2010

Christopher Lee wasn't on hand for this blood curdling sequel that does.

Feature the resourceful as well as nimble Peter Cushing as vampire.

Killer Dr. Van Helsing. A beautiful young French lady, Marianne.

Danielle (Yvonne Monlaur of "Circus of Horrors") arrives in the.

Carpathian mountains to teach at a women academy. She winds up spending.

A night in a castle after her coachman (Michael Ripper) abandons her in.

The village. Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt of "Bunny Lake Is.

Missing") keeps her handsome son, Baron Meinster (David Peel of "They.

Who Dare") chained up by the ankle in the castle. The suave baron.

Persuades Marianne to fetch the key to his ankle chain from his.

Mother's room. Sadly, poor Marianne doesn't realize what she is doing.

When she hands the baron the key and he frees himself. No sooner is he.

Free than he kills his mother. Marianne flees from the castle and she.

Is discovered the next morning by none other than Dr. J. Van Helsing.

(Peter Cushing of "Horror of Dracula") on the road and they wrap her up.

In a blanket and take her into town. Meanwhile, Baron Meinster now.

Lurks in the dark. After they revive Marianne, Van Helsing takes her by.

Carriage to the school where she was heading in the first place. Poor.

Marianne still knows nothing about either vampires or Baron Meinster.

Van Helsing explains Marianne's tardiness in reporting to work to the.

Head master of the school, Herr Otto Lang (Henry Oscar of "Murder.

Ahoy") and recognizes Van Helsing as a fellow scholar. Marianne left.

The castle so quickly that she didn't have time to pack her belongings.

Eventually, Baron Meinster shows up at the school and bites one of.

Marianne's fellow teachers, Andree Melly ("A Novel Affair") and she.

Dies. Van Helsing runs down Baron Meinster and they fight in a barn.

Van Helsing is no matter for the powerful vampire. With 10 minutes left.

In the movie, the baron bites Van Helsing and goes out Marianne. While.

The baron's brides watch, Van Helsing cauderizes his neck wounds and.

Then applies holy water and the vampire bites vanish. This concludes in.

Time for Baron Meinster to show up with Marianne. A fire erupts in the.

Barn and Van Helsing positions the windmill blades so that they.

Resemble a cross and kills Baron Meinster. Although the most famous.

Vampire in history never appears in this atmospheric film, Dracula's.

Presence isn't really missed.