Dracula's Daughter begins a few moments after Dracula ends. Count Dracula has just been destroyed by Professor Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan). Von Helsing is taken by police to Scotland Yard, where he explains that he indeed did destroy Count Dracula, but because he had already been dead for over 500 years, it cannot be considered murder. Instead of hiring a lawyer, he enlists the aid of a psychiatrist, Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger), who was once one of his star students.
Meanwhile, Dracula's daughter, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), with the aid of her manservant, Sandor (Irving Pichel), steals Dracula’s body from Scotland Yard and ritualistically burns it, hoping to break her curse of vampirism. However, Sandor soon begins to discourage her telling her that all that is in her eyes is "death." She soon gives into her thirst for blood. The Countess resumes her hunting, mesmerizing her victims with her exotic jeweled ring. After a chance meeting with Dr. Garth at a society party, the Countess asks him to help her overcome the influence she feels from beyond the grave. The doctor advises her to defeat her cravings by confronting them and the Countess becomes hopeful that her will, plus Dr. Garth's science, will be strong enough to overcome Dracula's malevolence. Read more on Wikipedia.
MPAA Rating: | NR |
Genre: | Drama, Fantasy, Horror |
Country: | United States |
Produced By: | E.M. Asher, Harry Zehner |
Directed By: | Lambert Hillyer |
Written By: | John L. Balderston, Bram Stoker, R.C. Sherriff, David O. Selznick, Charles Belden, Garrett Fort, Finley Peter Dunne, Kurt Neumann |
Cast: | Joseph R. Tozer, Elsa Janssen, Hedwiga Reicher, Gloria Holden, Billy Bevan, Marguerite Churchill, Hedda Hopper, John Blood, Bert Sprotte, George Kirby, Nan Grey, Gordon Hart, Vernon Steele, George Sorel, Christian Rub, E.E. Clive, Otto Kruger, Halliwell Hobbes, Vesey O'Davoren, Clive Morgan, Paul Weigel, Gilbert Emery, Wilhelm Von Brincken, Douglas Gordon, Agnes Anderson, Owen Gorin, Edgar Norton, Eily Malyon, Edna Lyall, David Dunbar, Fred Walton, Edward Van Sloan, Claud Allister, John Power, Irving Pichel, Guy Kingsford, Douglas Wood, Eric Wilton, Pietro Sosso |
In Theaters: | May 11, 1936 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 11 minutes |
Production: | Universal Pictures |
Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |