Bela Lugosi

[bdc]

Originally Posted by nordicdusk

The Spanish version seems more sexualised or is that just me

It's not you.

Hollywood was already getting heavy flack for their "amoral" films by then and the Hays Code was already in effect (though it would take till 1934 before it was strictly enforced). Could the English version of Dracula have been censored by the studio?
That would maybe explain some missing scenes involving what happened to Lucy for instance....

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Enjoying the thread Nordic.

What's next? Murders in the Rue Morgue?

[bdc]

Maybe the unoffical sequel to Dracula: The Return of the Vampire (1944)?

The vampire played by Lugosi could not be named Dracula because of legal issues.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Enjoying the thread Nordic.

What's next? Murders in the Rue Morgue?

Cheers Dem

Yes Murders In The Rue Morgue is next ill be doing them in order and i will be doing more detailed reviews of his other films just felt Dracula has been so over done already there is not much more i can add. As i said earlier im not great at reviews but i will try make them interesting.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

After a little checking up these are the Lugosi films i own.

The Body Snatcher
Zombies on Broadway
One Body Too Many
The Return of the Vampire
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
The Ape Man
The Corpse Vanishes
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Black Dragons
The Wolf Man
The Black Cat
Invisible Ghost
You'll Find Out
The Devil Bat
Black Friday
The Gorilla
The Son of Frankenstein
The Invisible Ray
The Raven
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Black Cat
White Zombie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Dracula

Quite a few to say i don't particularly rate him. I suppose that qualifies why i can make that judgement though.

[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

After a little checking up these are the Lugosi films i own.

The Body Snatcher
Zombies on Broadway
One Body Too Many
The Return of the Vampire
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
The Ape Man
The Corpse Vanishes
The Ghost of Frankenstein
Black Dragons
The Wolf Man
The Black Cat
Invisible Ghost
You'll Find Out
The Devil Bat
Black Friday
The Gorilla
The Son of Frankenstein
The Invisible Ray
The Raven
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Black Cat
White Zombie
Murders in the Rue Morgue
Dracula

Quite a few to say i don't particularly rate him. I suppose that qualifies why i can make that judgement though.

I think you are over qualified in this case

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by nordicdusk

I think you are over qualified in this case

I look forward to your views on them and more hopefully.

[Nordicdusk]

My plan is to break each film down into a review of the films itself and a review of his performance i think that makes sense.

[Nordicdusk]

[Nordicdusk]

After the success of Dracula Bela was offered the role of the monster in Frankenstein. This is where there are conflicting stories of what happened next. Bela maintained that he turned down the role because it was not a speaking part. But others tell a different story that a 20 minute test reel was shot of Lugosi as the monster but when the producer saw the make up he started laughing at Lugosi. No matter which is the true story this was a decision that could of changed the career and even the life of Bela. Playing Frankensteins monster shot Boris Karloff to stardom a stardom that Bela craved and in my eyes deserved.