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Mark of the Vampire

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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader One of the classics of the horror genre. Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The twist ending is a beaut and provides Lugosi with a treasured movie moment. Rated: 3/4 Oct 30, 2022 Full Review 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 Full Review Matt Brunson Creative Loafing The twist ending is a beaut and provides Lugosi with a treasured movie moment. Rated: 3/4 Oct 17, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ronnie M I never got a feel for this movie. Not enough action. I love the one special-effect of Luna floating to the floor. I don't understand how this movie received such high ratings Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/27/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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Tod Browning

Director

Lionel Barrymore

Professor Zelen

Bela Lugosi

Count Mora

Elizabeth Allan

Irena Borotyn

Lionel Atwill

Inspector Neumann

Holmes Herbert

Sir Karell Borotyn

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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
Screenwriter
Guy Endore, Bernard Schubert
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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