Almost a year ago, I saw this film alongside its more renowned English-language counterpart as a double-feature. Prior to starting it, I had watched a short featurette, wherein the lead actress, Lupita Tovar, briefly discussed behind-the-scenes details of its production, highlighting its distinctions from the English version. Nevertheless, my initial viewing of this film was hampered by the late hour at which I watched it; having just watched the Tod Browning film, I was too fatigued to fully engage with what I perceived to be a longer, near-identical remake. It felt too tedious, which negatively impacted my overall experience, leaving me thinking lesser of this version until now.

I made sure not to repeat that mistake again, and revisiting the…

52/100

Markedly superior to its English-language counterpart in almost every way (big exception: Villarías is no Lugosi), though there's still nothing it can do about the script. You can see the difference most starkly when Van Helsing notices that Dracula casts no reflection in a mirror—Browning shoots the scene so incoherently that he ends up repeating the same basic information three or four times, hoping it'll stick, whereas Melford sensibly creates a specific gesture (Dracula kissing Mina's hand) that looks bizarre with only one person visible. Similarly, compare Dracula rising from his coffin here, on multiple occasions, to the way that "the Browning version" (heh) just clumsily pans away for a few seconds and then pans back to reveal Lugosi…

This Spanish version of Dracula was made as a part of Universal's drive to make films for foreign markets. Rather than just dub the English film into Spanish, they filmed a whole seperate movie. You have to have a lot of respect for that! Drácula was shot on the same sets as Dracula and is based on the same stage play. It's very similar but runs about half an hour longer. This is beneficial in many ways as the story feels more in depth and flows better, though there are parts that drag the pacing aswell. George Melford's direction is stellar and the film has some great atmosphere in places. Carlos Villarías is good in the lead, though he is…

"The eternal struggle for survival. Every living creature needs blood to keep on living. The spider weaves its web to catch the unwary fly. Blood is life, Mr. Renfield."

London solicitor Renfield (Pablo Alvarez Rubio) travels to Transylvania to meet Count Drácula (Carlos Villarías) who intends to lease property in London and relocate there. On the way, the superstitious and frightened locals warn Renfield not to go to the count's castle, but he ignores their warnings and goes to meet the eccentric Drácula anyway ...

Drácula is a horror film directed by George Melford, based on the stage play Dracula, which was based on the novel of the same name by Bram Stoker. It's a Spanish-language version of Dracula (my…

"Yo nunca bebo... vino"

Buena película, bastante bien para tener tantos años.

"Drácula" es la versión en español de un clásico del cine, una cinta que está bastante bien para la época y que envejeció mejor de lo que creía, no me voló la cabeza ni me sorprendió con lo presentado, pero me entretuvo y siento que no estuvo nada mal.

Sinopsis: Drácula viaja a Londres, ayudado por su sirviente, Renfield. Allí se fija en Eva y se propone convertirla en su compañera eterna, pero el prometido de Eva y el profesor Van Helsing intentarán destruir al vampiro y salvar a la hermosa Eva.

La historia es buena, la típica historia de éste personaje. Para ser una versión en español…

“And we shall pray to the Virgin.”

Just as good if not better than the OG because the cast and crew had something to prove. The English language Dracula was made by a mixture of talent not altogether on the same page regarding the material. Some, like David Manners and Helen Chandler, had to stifle their laughter, while Bela Lugosi is pacing off-set, intoning “I am Dracula. I am Dracula,” whereas the Spanish production was a solid unit committed to making their version the best version—and had the added benefit of being able to watch the rushes from the Americans’ day of shooting before beginning their own work in the overnight hours.

The boat scene is much better done, with…