It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The best acting in this film was performed by dwight frye as renfield. Dawn approaches, and when van helsing finds dracula in his coffin, he drives a stake through his heart, killing him for. And this become very apparent right out of the gate, with the first scene of the coach bringing renfield to the borgo pass. Mar 07, 2010 renfield is a type of vampire though he prefers to consume the whole rather than feeding off the body slowly over a number of nights. Aboard the schooner vesta, renfield is a raving lunatic slave to dracula, who hides in. Dracula 1931 h264 eng ita esp, comm, subs, chapsm1rcr3w language. The road to dracula sd,35 min a short makingof doc hosted by rebecca isabelle carla laemmle, niece of universal pictures founder carl laemmle. Yify movies the only official yify site at and dracula 1931 bluray 1080p yts yify after a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to count dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Questi, grazie ai suoi poteri mentali, soggioga renfield e lo costringe a servirlo, portandolo alla pazzia. Dracula 310 movie clip renfield meets dracula 1931 hd.
If you use the handy link below a small portion will be donated to this site. Dracula 1931 bluray 1080p yts yify torrent download. Then when renfield is near death, he describes the events that led to him inviting dracula into the sanitarium, and he even states that that was the night when he heard the commotion coming from carfax. Oddly enough, though he was forever identified with the dracula character, he only played him on screen twice, in 1931 and 1948 as noted. After a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to count dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Before they leave for england by ship, dracula turns renfield into a quasi vampire who obeys his masters every command. The books main focus is, of course, the character of renfield, resident of dr. It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. If you d like to read the book, here is a link to a free download at. London after midnight 1927 aka the hypnotist with lon chaney, sr.
Draculas famed familiar renfield is getting his own movie. Dracula goes up the steps, and waits for renfield, who without difficulty, cuts open a huge spiders web using his walking stick. After showing renfield his bed, dracula leaves renfield. Sewards asylum who consumes life in the form of spiders and flies in the hopes of strengthening his own.
Youll never look at houseflies the same way again after renfield decides theyre a tasty snack. The next day, renfield and dracula bela lugosi take the vesta to england. Download dracula 1931 torrent or any other torrent from video movies direct download via magnet link. However, when sent out on an assignment by the st louis firm that employed him, renfield was set upon by ruffians and imprisoned for the. After a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax. Renfield is a solicitor traveling to count draculas castle in transylvania on a business matter. Tod browning renfield dwight frye, a british solicitor, travels through the carpathian mountains via stagecoach. They ran from carfax to the sanitarium where dracula was coaxing renfield. Bela lugosis timeless portrayal of dracula in this creepy and atmospheric 1931 film has set the standard for major vampiric roles since. Dracula 1931 is one of the earliest classic american horror films from carl laemmles universal pictures an acclaimed masterpiece directed by tod browning, known also for two other vampire films.
Here are four of his scenes that define this films. Dwight frye almost steals dracula from lugosi with his portrayal of renfield. Renfield was an insecteating inmate at a lunatic asylum who was thought to be suffering from. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. Favorite film series, dracula 1931 renfield scenes youtube. Aboard the schooner vesta, renfield is a raving lunatic slave to dracula, who hides in a coffin and feeds on the ships crew.
Hes described as a lunatic and a madman, but theres. From there, the count is introduced into the society of his neighbor, dr. Harker, i have devoted my lifetime to the study of many strange things. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. Renfield stoker 114 renfield sees dracula as his master for the majority of the novel. Dracula approaches rapidly, seemingly mesmerised by the blood then recoils as renfields crucifix falls forward over the wound. Dwight frye as renfield also helps define the grotesque and sniveling sidekick role. Walpurgisnacht, renfield dwight frye goes to the borgo pass where he is met by count draculas coach. Slave of dracula is written with the utmost respect for bram stokers original work. Dracula dracula, spanish version 1931 rotten tomatoes.
Bela lugosis performance as the vampire count dracula is widely acknowledged as the definitive portrayal of the character, who first appeared in bram stokers novel of. Renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to count dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. That was frankenstein, followed by the oddly forgotten paramount adaptation of dr. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and co produced by. Dracula pours wine for renfield, declining to partake himself, and then withdraws. George melford in dracula 1931 carlos villarias in dracula 1931 eduardo arozamena and carlos villarias in dracula. Jun 16, 2011 and its hard to forget such moments as the lustful gleam in the eyes of mina harker helen chandler as she succumbs to the will of dracula, or the omnipresent insane giggle of the flyeating. After being drugged up with wine, renfield is bitten by dracula and they are soon off on their trip to england. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort.
The ancient vampire count dracula arrives in england and begins to prey upon the virtuous young mina. He was diagnosed a zoophagous maniac or carnivorous madman, ingesting insects and spiders, believing their lifeforce would prolong his. The people in the stagecoach are fearful that the coach wont reach the local inn before. Browning gets right to the pointfind dracula, kill draculaand the events of the plot all work in the service of that goal. Melford has the coach rattling and bumping down the road a good deal more violently than in the browning version. Aboard ship, a nowenslaved renfield laughs maniacally below as dracula picks off the crew. Also worth noting here, is his approach to dracula emerging from his coffin. For all its obvious qualities, i prefer the bela lugosi version of dracula. Renfield was tested by a white abolitionist and permitted to pass the missouri bar. Oct 04, 2016 dracula english dracula spanish interested in purchasing todays film.
Its spiced up a bit by dracula s archnemesis van helsing, but apart from that the rest of the characters are instantly forgetable. Renfield escorts the boxed count on a death ship to london. The blood draws dracula closer, but the crucifix from the innkeepers wife falls out of renfield shirt, repelling dracula. Tod browning 720x480 resolution on walpurgisnacht, renfield dwight frye goes to the borgo pass where he is met by count dracula s coach. Dracula makes short work of family friend, lucia weston, then begins his assault on eva seward, the doctors daughter. Renfield faints as a bat appears and draculas three wives close in on him. Dracula, of course, did not come to the screen from out of nowhere. Although bela lugosi made nearly 70 more films in the 28 years after he first sucked blood in dracula 1931, among them ernst lubitschs ninotchka 1939, few filmgoers today remember him in a single one of them except, perhaps, his last, the bizarre cult classic directed by ed wood, plan nine from outer space, 1959. Similarly in the scene where van helsing confronts dracula with his lacl of. Littleknown facts which the world is, perhaps, better off for not knowing. Its spiced up a bit by draculas archnemesis van helsing, but apart from that the rest of the characters are instantly forgetable. Dracula 1931h264 eng ita esp, comm, subs, chapsm1rcr3w language. In tod brownings 1931 film and george melfords 1931 film, renfield played by dwight frye in the english version and pablo alvarez rubio in the spanish version is the real estate agent who is sent to transylvania, instead of jonathan harker, and falls under draculas bela lugosicarlos villarias power.
Relive all the terror, mystery and intrigue of the original vampire masterpiece. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel dracula by bram stoker. Thus does bela lugosi declare his presence in the 1931 screen version of bram stokers dracula. Dracula 1931 versus frankenstein 1931 science fiction. Barbara hambly did a remarkable job with this book. After sucking the blood and turning the young lucy. He did play dracula like characters in mgms mark of the vampire 1935 and in columbias return of the vampire 1943. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Van helsing and john follow renfield there, but when dracula discovers their presence, he kills renfield. Dracula 1931 tt0021814 the legend of vampire count dracula begins here with this original 1931 dracula film starring bela lugosi. Dracula goes up the steps and waits for renfield, who, without difficulty, cuts open a hole in a huge spiders web using his walking stick count dracula.
Bela lugosi turns in a landmark horror performance in this 1931 adaptation of bram stokers classic vampire novel. Ship arrives in whitby harbor in a storm, captain lashed to boat, everyone dead, renfield mad. Er soll dort mit graf dracula ein immobiliengeschaft abschlie. As dracula s castle is grand, sweeping and gothic, back in england its rigidly dull, and extremely slowplotted, even over its hour ten minute length. Dracula waves them away, then attacks renfield himself. In his version of the meeting of renfield and dracula on the decayed castle staircase, he pans the camera around the set simulating renfield s pov finishing with a whirl to reveal the vampire, who has seemingly materialised out of nowhere. Sure, it makes for some strange drops sometimeslike the three brides who menace renfield and then suddenly vanish presumably in search of hunkier preybut at least we get a movie at all. Dracula 1931 bluray 1080p yts yify after a harrowing ride through the carpathian mountains in eastern europe, renfield enters castle dracula to finalize the transferral of carfax abbey in london to count dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Count dracula firmly believes that there are only three things needed to live a good, full life.
Though sound was new to film at this time the following scene is silent, setting an enjoyably eerie mood, and is one of the best sequences in the film. Distracted by his hosts behaviour, renfield cuts himself. The character of renfield in dracula from litcharts the. When the three female vampires approach renfield, dracula does not chase them away, as belas dracula did. Renfield is a fictional character that appears in bram stokers 1897 gothic horror novel dracula.
The dashing, mysterious count dracula bela lugosi, after hypnotizing a british soldier, renfield dwight frye, into his mindless slave, travels to london and takes up residence in an old castle. John jack in some cases sewards asylum and is the only named patient in the novel. Dracula 1931 bela lugosi and the dark, still chilling. Oct 24, 2012 ignoring things dating in general imo it wasnt even the greatest horror film of 1931. Renfield dwight frye, a british solicitor, travels through the carpathian mountains via stagecoach. With lots of interviews with film historians, relatives of cast members and contemporary fans, its a nice and insightful piece at the movies history and impact with some cool lost footage. But he died as dracula was going into production, and the mysterious. Movie lore has it that bela lugosi could barely speak english when he was chosen by universal pictures to star in dracula 1931. Director tod browning invests most of his mood and atmosphere in the first two reels, which were based on the original stoker novel. Draculas famed familiar renfield is getting his own movie, and it will be helmed by rocketman director dexter fletcher with a script by a rick and morty writer.
This week turner classic movies presented an intheater event, a double feature of dracula 1931 and the spanish language alternate version with a spanishspeaking cast, filmed using the same sets. Rent it english language dracula 1931 own on dvd both versions dracula universal studios classic monster collection own on bluray both versions dracula 1931 bluray. The screening i attended was almost empty, which was a shame, though there were benefits. Dracula 1931dracula spanish version1931 posted on october 31, 2015 at 5.
Download dracula 1931 torrent or any other torrent from category. The count dracula legend transforms with new tales that flesh out the vampires gory crimes and bring his vulnerability into the light. Seward works, is a difficult character to get our heads around, simply because of his abnormal psychology. Dracula, followed by renfield, takes mina to carfax abbey, where he plans to make her final transition to vampirism. Lon chaney had been scheduled to play the role, a wise casting decision after his success in the silent classics the hunchback of notre dame and the phantom of the opera. Dracula, american horror film, released in 1931, that is considered one of the early classics of the genre. En es it pt hr pl sr sl en es it pt hr pl sr sl es it plot. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george. The film stars bela lugosi as count dracula, a vampire who emigrates from. Dwight fryes renfield, while perhaps a little too overthetop, is still another highlight to the film, and even edward van sloans van helsing is enough to. The film has become a staple in horror movies and is an undeniable classic among film fanatics. Overview of dracula, 1931, directed by tod browning, with bela lugosi, helen chandler, david manners, at turner classic movies.
It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day for the 1931 englishlanguage film of the same title in the early days of sound film, it was common for hollywood studios to produce. As draculas castle is grand, sweeping and gothic, back in england its rigidly dull, and extremely. In the 1931 film, however, it is renfield who is the real estate solicitor that. An unconventional nun helps a tormented lawyer piece together the details of his doomed business trip to count draculas castle. The original 1931 dracula that everyone knows stars bela lugosi. He was the keeper of draculas secrets and the stabilizing force that allowed the latters two personas to coexist. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic count, and turned into one of his. Revisit transylvania for the eerie mood created by spectacular cinematography and lugosis oftcopied take on the infamous dracula. Renfield relates to van helsing, harker and seward how dracula convinced renfield to allow him to enter the sanitorium by promising him thousands of rats with blood. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic count, and turned into one of his thralls, protecting him during his sea voyage to london. In addition, smoke rises from the coffin every time dracula emerges from it, which is very visually effective. Beyond that i will admit i find dracula tedious and flat.
Draculas henchman renfield getting his own film at. After sucking the blood and turning the young lucy weston into a vampire, dracula turns his attention to her friend mina seward, daughter of dr. The people in the stagecoach are fearful that the coach wonat reach the local inn before sundown. Based on bram stokers 1897 novel which was in time adapted for the stage, first in stokers native britain, and then, beginning in 1927 on broadway where bela lugosi was first cast in the title role. Renfield eventually allows dracula to enter the asylum, but regrets this decision when he learns that dracula wants to harm mina.
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