House of Dracula

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House of Dracula

Released Dec 22, 1945

1h 7m

Horror

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This monster movie focuses on the iconic vampire, Count Dracula (John Carradine), and Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney), better known as the Wolf Man. Both beings of the night are tired of their supernatural afflictions, so they seek out Dr. Franz Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) for cures for their respective curses. While trying to aid the imposing creatures, Edelmann himself develops a transformative condition, adding to the many ghouls lurking around the foreboding landscape.

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Variety Staff

Variety

A nifty thriller for the chiller trade.

Mar 26, 2009

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Lively and entertaining.

Rated: B-

Sep 22, 2015

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Paul Chambers

Movie Chambers

Another monsterpalooza. But, this time, a major bore.

Rated: D-

Oct 26, 2014

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

At least the weirdness gives it a surprising, fresh edge that might as well pass for good by this point in the cycle.

Rated: 6/10

Oct 31, 2009

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Lon Chaney lives!

Rated: 5/5

Sep 30, 2007

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Michael W. Phillips, Jr.

Goatdog's Movies

There's no mystery here, no suspense or atmosphere.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 1, 2006

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Andrew L

A scientist with a good heart does his best to cure The Universal Studios Classic Movie Monsters of the things that make them evil; however, Dracula changes his mind and turns the good professor to madness.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/29/24

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Valerii Ege D

Second try for Horror Avengers. Again, every cult monster in the same movie. But this time, Dracula is after love, as always, while Werewolf looks for a solution. Not a good movie. But valuable.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Steve D

Not a scare or intentional laugh to be had.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

05/31/23

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CodyZamboni Z

Dracula, Wolfman, Frankenstein, Should've been alot better given the possibilites , Some nice spooky atmospheric shadow fx, But movie overall is so tame and cheesy,

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

07/28/24

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Universal Studios certainly milked their classic monster franchise for every penny. 1945's "House of Dracula" is one such example of that. While the movie itself is not terrible, and has moments of greatness, as a whole, it is just mediocre at best. After all, a movie featuring the late Lon Chaney, Jr. in the role that made him famous can't be all bad! The late John Carradine is fine as Count Dracula. Just fine, that's all. The supporting cast does well in their respective roles. For me the best part of the movie were Chaney's scenes with the late Onslow Stevens as Dr. Franz Edelmann. The scenes benefited by two good actors and had well written dialogue. As far as the rest of the movie is concerned, as I said it is mediocre. It may be worth seeing once if you are fan of the actors or Universal Monsters, but otherwise, I do not think "House of Dracula" is worth seeing.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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ogn d

Typical Svengoolie fare now. See IMDB for a more complete list of cast

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Erle C. Kenton

Director

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lawrence Stewart Talbot

John Carradine

Count Dracula

Onslow Stevens

Dr. Franz Edelmann

Martha O'Driscoll

Miliza Morelle

Lionel Atwill

Police Inspector Holtz

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - The Wolf Man Attacks Dr. Edelmann

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - Dracula Seduces Milizia

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - Becoming a Vampire Creepy Scene

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - Killing Dracula

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - Killer Vampire Chase

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House of Dracula: Official Clip - A Cure for the Wolf Man?

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Synopsis

This monster movie focuses on the iconic vampire, Count Dracula (John Carradine), and Lawrence Talbot (Lon Chaney), better known as the Wolf Man. Both beings of the night are tired of their supernatural afflictions, so they seek out Dr. Franz Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) for cures for their respective curses. While trying to aid the imposing creatures, Edelmann himself develops a transformative condition, adding to the many ghouls lurking around the foreboding landscape.

Director: Erle C. Kenton
Producer: Paul Malvern
Screenwriter: Edward T. Lowe Jr.
Production Co: Universal Pictures
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 22, 1945, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 11, 2016
Runtime: 1h 7m

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