Mark of the Vampire

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Mark of the Vampire

G

Released Apr 26, 1935

1h 1m

Horror

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In a remote village in Central Europe, a nobleman's body is found drained of its blood and two punctures on his neck--the Mark of the Vampire. An ancient terror, a horror that won't die haunts the village: the long undead Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter Luna (Carroll Borland), rule the night. But the vampires have not fed on the people of the village for a very long time. Now, with the help of an expert in the occult, Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore) and a local Baron (Jean Hersholt), police inspector Neumann (Lionel Atwill) unearth a mystery far stranger and more terrifying than anyone could have imagined!

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Frank S. Nugent

New York Times

Like most good ghost stories, it's a lot of fun, even though you don't believe a word of it.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 8, 2006

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Geoff Andrew

Time Out

A real touch of class is present in James Wong Howe's magnificent photography, not to mention Carol Borland's stunning apparition as a vampire.

Jun 24, 2006

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

One of the classics of the horror genre.

Jan 1, 2000

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

The twist ending is a beaut and provides Lugosi with a treasured movie moment.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2022

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

In its truncated state it feels more like the scraps of a much better film, a victim of the Production Code whose true form may never see the light of day.

Nov 3, 2019

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

The twist ending is a beaut and provides Lugosi with a treasured movie moment.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 17, 2016

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Audience Member

A rather silly but fun play on the Dracula story which takes an unexpected turn at the end. Don't expect much Lugosi in this but Lionel Barrymore and Lionel Atwill as would be vampire hunters are both excellent. It's not a great film but anybody who enjoys this era of Hollywood should be amused by it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/16/24

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Robert H

The only thing I can say of this movie; it ends with a thud; a disappointing thud.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

10/30/22

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robert p

Vampires are alot more visual and bloody now-a-days but back then people were just experimenting making movies to see what flies or what sticks, obviously this movie was bad from the beginning to the end. Bela Legosi was only on the screen for about 10 minutes (if we had the longer movie, the way it was shot - 20 minutes longer and lost) it might have made more difference but anyway this movie was boring to say the least, and that's *my* opinion!!

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

A fun early vampire flick with a great cast and atmospheric look. Well worth an hour’s viewing time!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/02/21

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Joel C

An early addition to the vampire genre that has a twist which doesn't become clear until the end. I've never really been a big fan of gothic horror, the settings are unrelatable to me, but there is something creepy about atmosphere that comes with it. Browning always creates nice work with painting-like cinematography and he gets the best out of his cast. Some of the creatures that creep and crawl and fly are the stuff that comedy mocks but for the time it does the job.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/22/21

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joe m

OK-ish vampire flick that is pretty much a reprise of "Dracula", just not as good. The only element of "Mark of the Vampire" that brought it from 1 1/2 stars to 2 stars was the twist at the end.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Synopsis

In a remote village in Central Europe, a nobleman's body is found drained of its blood and two punctures on his neck--the Mark of the Vampire. An ancient terror, a horror that won't die haunts the village: the long undead Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter Luna (Carroll Borland), rule the night. But the vampires have not fed on the people of the village for a very long time. Now, with the help of an expert in the occult, Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore) and a local Baron (Jean Hersholt), police inspector Neumann (Lionel Atwill) unearth a mystery far stranger and more terrifying than anyone could have imagined!

Director: Tod Browning
Producer: E.J. Mannix
Production Co: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rating: G
Genre: Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 1935, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 21, 2016
Runtime: 1h 1m

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