Directed by:
Tod BrowningCinematography:
James Wong HoweCast:
Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Carroll Borland, Jean Hersholt, Henry Wadsworth, Donald Meek, Ivan F. Simpson, Jessie Ralph (more)VOD (1)
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After Sir Karell Borotin is found dead in his study, drained of his blood, the local doctor determines that he was killed by a vampire. The coroner and police Inspector Neumann dismiss the suggestion but a year later, Sir Karell's daughter is attacked and bite marks are found on her throat. Neumann calls in the eminent Professor Zelin who thinks the story of vampires is true. The locals are convinced that Count Mora and his daughter Luna are the perpetrators of the crime, creatures of the night that can turn themselves into bats. There may be another solution however and the Professor sets a trap... (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Count Drac... um, Count Mora is tyrannizing Transyl... um, Bohemia, inhabited by gyps... um, the Romani people and Sherlo... um, the genius Detective Neumann from Prague is hot on his heels. Plus it has a considerable portion of rusty Czech (hilarious fun for us Czechs to listen to!). But if I ignore this unintentionally amusing aspect, this is basically an absolutely average genre piece of its day that doesn’t even surprise with the twist at the end. It would have been more interesting if they had used the originally considered ending with a more emotive twist.
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This is mostly a kind of prank where Tod Browning somewhat feeds on his successful Dracula, also starring Bela Lugosi. But it’s totally fine. As such, Mark of the Vampire is an exciting and interesting picture that stands on its own feet – nothing is how it looks at first sight.
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