The spanish language version of dracula 1931 holds a special place in the history of old hollywood horror films. The spanish version grew out of the studios decision to respond to the changes brought about by the addition of sound to movies. Dracula the legacy collection dracula dracula 1931 spanish. If you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Was watching the films again this weekend, and really began to notice a profound difference in the camera coverage used by the melford crew in some of the scenes, and thought i would point them out and get other peoples thoughts. The original shooting script is a nice collection of script, screenplays, history, and photos for fans of dracula and aficionados of universal horror films. Along with the iconic bela lugosi movie, universal studios filmed a spanishlanguage version of dracula.
Here you can download file dracula the original 1931 shooting script, vol universal filmscript series universal filmscripts series classic horror films pdf. Enrique tovar alvalos and george melford was being filmed at night on the same sets and sound stages as the famous tod browningbela lugosi dracula, with virtually the same scriptbut with a spanishspeaking cast, in a spanishlanguage production aimed at the burgeoning latin market. Film technically is the spanish version of dracula filmed at the same time and sets as the hollywood version superior to the american one. Dracula translation to spanish, pronunciation, and forum discussions. In which i explain how the spanishlanguage version of dracula led to american pie. Dracula1931spanish version by 4gottenlore on deviantart. It was customary at that time for studios to produce spanish language versions of their films at night to make use of the sets.
When you get home tonight and the lights have been turned out and you are. In recent years this version has become more highly praised by some than the english language version. Entertainment reporter tim estiloz profiles the superior quality 1931 spanish language version of dracula. Spanish dracula featuring live soundtrack by gary lucas on. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.
Dracula spanish script transcript from the screenplay. It is based on the 1924 stage play dracula by hamilton deane and john l. Dracula by tod browning bela lugosi, helen chandler. Dracula 1931 directed by enrique tovar avalos, george. Dracula spanish, 1931 pop culture a t the same time universal pictures produced its famous version of dracula starring bela lugosi, it produced a second version in spanish. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The version of spanish dracula on the 75th anniversary dracula dvd uses the original main title recording for the first time on video.
After a naive real estate agent succumbs to the will of count dracula, the two head to london where the vampire hopes to stroll among. Director tod browning invests most of his mood and atmosphere in the first two reels, which were based on the original stoker novel. The original dracula, starring bela lugosi, launched the hollywood horror genre and defined the iconic look and frightening character of the famed vampire. 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. Shock discuss listener feedback from the hmp essential universal monsters poll, give their personal classic universal horror recommendations, and give their initial thoughts on the. Bela lugosi stars as dracula in the 1931 original screen version of bram stokers classic tale. The remastered 06 edition corrected the missing audio elements, edit. The politics of translation in bram stokers dracula, forum for modern language studies, volume 52, issue 1, january 2016. An excerpt from a documentary about the 1931 version of dracula, talking about the spanishlanguage version filmed concurrently with the betterknown english language film. In the early days of sound, it was common for hollywood studios to produce hollywood foreignlanguage versions of their films usually in french, spanish and german using the same sets, costumes and etc. The making of the spanish language version of dracula 1931. Publication date 1931 topics horror, dracula, 1931, black and white language.
A stunningly atmospheric horror tale shot during 1931 draculas off time, this spanish language version bests its legendary english counterpart by a bloody great degree. A spanishlanguage version, dracula 1931, was filmed at night on the same set at. 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. It was filmed at night on the same sets that were being used during the day. It is van helsing who finds draculas coffin, and with a stake hastily made out of a splintered board, he drives it into draculas heart offscreenas dracula moans his last, mina recovers from the vampires spell and is found by jonathan. Most disappointing, i dont get to watch the movie that came with the collection. Bela lugosi, david manners, edward van sloan, helen chandler, dwight frye. Along with the iconic bela lugosi movie, universal studios filmed a spanish language version of dracula. It seems to me that most film fans are familiar with universals 1931 version of dracula. The politics of translation in bram stokers dracula. This twodisc release includes both dracula and the spanish language dracula, as well as draculas daughter, son of dracula, and house of dracula. From demons to dracula by matthew beresford overdrive.
Dracula 1931 is the spanish language version of the exact same film. I only wish there was close captions for the spanish version so i could hear what is being said instead of blasting the volume. Dracula dracula, spanish version 1931 rotten tomatoes. The legacy collection by slarek tod brownings 1931 film adaptation of bram stokers seminal vampire novel remains the most famous and most influential vampire movie of all time. Free full download dracula 1931 form torrent download with keygen, crack, serial, 1080p, hdrip, 720p, 2015, 2016. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being. Towering ominously among the shadows of the carpathian. Rent dracula 1931 starring bela lugosi and helen chandler on dvd and bluray. It was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and coproduced by tod browning from a screenplay written by garrett fort.
This post is part of the universal backlot blogathon, hosted by kristen at journeys in classic film. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book. From demons to dracula tracks the evolution of the vampire as an icon and supernatural creature, drawing on classical greek and roman myths, witch trials and medieval plagues, gothic literature, and even contemporary works such as anne rices interview with a vampire and elizabeth kostovas the historian. Dracula is a 1931 vampirehorror film directed by tod browning and starring bela lugosi as the title character. Review of the spanish language version of dracula 1931 aarp. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the. Dracula spanish version article about dracula spanish. The image was overly brightened and cleaned, and lost its dark, creepy feel. It is an adaptation of the 1897 novel by bram stoker and the 1924 stage play. French, italian, spanish and portuguese conversation 1851 or baedekers conversation dictionary in four languages. The screening i attended was almost empty, which was a shame, though there were benefits. Thus does bela lugosi declare his presence in the 1931 screen version of bram stokers dracula. Lupita tovar, a mexicanborn actress who began her career in silent films and starred as an alluring heroine in the spanishlanguage version. Spanish dracula vs english dracula which is better.
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. The spanishlanguage version features carlos villar as the ancient vampire and mexicanborn actress lupita tovar as eva, the target of his bloodthirsty affections. Towering ominously among the shadows of the carpathian mountains, castle dracula strikes fear in the hearts of the transylvanian villagers below. The grisly doings of bram stokers vampire count are featured here as he. The 1931 spanish version of dracula, made on the same sets and using a lot of the same costuming as the more famous bela lugosi version. Dracula 1931 digital copy download code uv ultra violet.
The story of the making of the film reveals the importance of the hispanic market in the early days of talkies, the artistic genius of a now largely forgotten producer, and one of old hollywoods longestlasting love stories. Dracula universal studios classic monster collection. The audio was nice, but there were errors and ommissions. Dracula is a 1931 american precode supernatural horror film directed and co produced by. A comparison of the spanishand englishlanguage versions of universal studios dracula 1931 authors robert harland, mississippi state university. The font used is underworld link to download free font. Dracula is a 1931 american spanish language precode horror film directed by george melford. Dracula is a 1931 american spanishlanguage precode horror film directed by george melford. Finally, the dracula spanish script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the 1931 spanish version of the movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of dracula spanish. I got the dvd just to see the spanish version of dracula. Dracula 1931 the spanish dracula dracula released april 24, 1931. Dracula 1931documentary excerpt about spanishlanguage. Play in new window download in this bonus episode of horror movie podcast which also serves as a trial run for the upcoming universal monsters cast wolfman josh and dr.
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