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House of Dracula
HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA
1945 · 1h 4m · APPROVED
Horror, Science Fiction
Directed by
Erle C. Kenton
Overview
A scientist working on cures for rare afflictions, such as a bone softening agent made from molds to allow him to correct the spinal deformity of his nurse, finds the physical causes of lycanthropy in wolf-man Larry Talbot and of vampirism in Count Dracula, but himself becomes afflicted with homicidal madness while exchanging blood with Dracula.
Director and cast
- Erle C. Kenton Director
- John Carradine as Count Dracula
- Onslow Stevens as Dr. Franz Edelmann
- Lon Chaney Jr. as Lawrence Stewart Talbot
- Martha O'Driscoll as Miliza Morelle
- Jane Adams as Nina
- Lionel Atwill as Police Inspector Holtz
- Glenn Strange as The Frankenstein Monster
- Ludwig Stössel as Siegfried (as Ludwig Stossel)
- Skelton Knaggs Cast
- Joseph E. Bernard Cast
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