The story of the strangest passion the world has ever known!
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London and is, unbeknownst to Renfield, a vampire. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together, and as Dracula begins preying on London socialites, the two become the subject of study for a supernaturalist professor, Abraham Van Helsing.
Screenplay
Garrett Fort
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Release date
February 12, 1931
Country
United States of America
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Top billed cast
Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler, David Manners, Dwight Frye, Edward Van Sloan
Production companies
Universal Pictures
Keywords
transylvania, based on novel or book, monster, castle, vampire, spider, bat, count, based on play or musical, undead, sanitarium, black and white, pre-code, real estate agent, lunatic, dracula
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