Count Alucard is invited by Katherine Caldwell to the United States. Caldwell is one of the daughters of New Orleans plantation owner Colonel Caldwell. Shortly after his arrival, the Colonel dies of an apparent heart failure and leaves his wealth to his two daughters. Claire receives all his money and Katherine his estate "Dark Oaks". Katherine has been secretly dating Alucard and the two are quickly married. Her former long-time boyfriend Frank Stanley confronts the couple and tries to shoot Alucard. The bullets pass through the Count's body and hit Katherine. Assuming she is dead, a shocked Frank runs off to get Dr. Brewster to attend to her. On the doctor's arrival, he is greeted by Alucard and a living Katherine. The couple instruct him that they will be devoting their days to scientific research and only welcome visitors at night. Frank goes on to the police and confesses to the murder of Katherine. Brewster tries to convince the Sheriff that he saw Katherine alive, but the Sheriff insists on searching Dark Oaks. He finds Katherine's dead body and has her transferred to the morgue. Dr. Brewster is shown reading the novel Dracula.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Fantasy, Horror, Drama, Romance |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | Ford Beebe, Jack J. Gross, Donald H. Brown |
Directed By: | Robert Siodmak |
Written By: | Curt Siodmak, Eric Taylor |
Cast: | Charles R. Moore, Emmett Smith, Etta McDaniel, Robert Dudley, Charles Bates, Adeline De Walt Reynolds, Lon Chaney Jr., Robert Paige, J. Edward Bromberg, Jimmy The Crow, Samuel S. Hinds, Jess Lee Brooks, George Irving, Joan Blair, Frank Craven, Cyril Delevanti, Ben Erway, Pat Moriarity, Robert F. Hill, Evelyn Ankers, Sam McDaniel, Jack Rockwell, George Meeker, Louise Allbritton, Walter Sande |
In Theaters: | Nov 05, 1943 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 20 minutes |
Production: | Universal Pictures |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
Read More On: | Wikipedia |