House of Dracula
HORROR UPON HORROR in the HOUSE OF DRACULA
1945 | 64m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Erle C. Kenton |
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| Writer: | Edward T. Lowe Jr., George Bricker, Dwight V. Babcock |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 1945 |
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| Director: | Erle C. Kenton |
| Writer: | Edward T. Lowe Jr., George Bricker, Dwight V. Babcock |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror |
| Keywords | vampire, sequel, murder, laboratory, mad scientist, mad doctor, wolfman, werewolf, black and white, hypnotism, hunchback |
| Production Companies | Universal Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Carradine | Count Dracula |
| Onslow Stevens | Dr. Franz Edelmann |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | Lawrence Stewart Talbot |
| Martha O'Driscoll | Miliza Morelle |
| Jane Adams | Nina |
| Lionel Atwill | Police Inspector Holtz |
| Glenn Strange | The Frankenstein Monster |
| Ludwig Stössel | Siegfried |
| Skelton Knaggs | Steinmuhl |
| Joseph E. Bernard | Brahms - Coroner (uncredited) |
| Dick Dickinson | Villager (uncredited) |
| Harry Lamont | Villager (uncredited) |
| Robert Robinson | Villager (uncredited) |
| Anne G. Sterling | Villager (uncredited) |
| Fred Cordova | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Carey Harrison | Gendarme (uncredited) |
| Gregory Marshall | (uncredited) |
| Beatrice Gray | (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Mary Shelley | Characters |
| Erle C. Kenton | Director |
| Jack Pierce | Makeup Artist |
| William Lava | Original Music Composer |
| George Robinson | Director of Photography |
| Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Martin Obzina | Art Direction |
| Russell F. Schoengarth | Editor |
| Ralph Slosser | Assistant Director |
| Arthur D. Leddy | Set Decoration |
| Jess Moulin | Sound Engineer, Sound Recordist |
| Edward T. Lowe Jr. | Screenplay |
| Edgar Fairchild | Music Director |
| Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| George Bricker | Story |
| Bernard B. Brown | Sound Director |
| John P. Fulton | Visual Effects |
| John B. Goodman | Art Direction |
| Dwight V. Babcock | Story |
| Vera West | Costume Design |
| Bram Stoker | Characters |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Joseph Gershenson | Executive Producer |
| Paul Malvern | Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 8 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 12 | 23 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 19 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 732 | 732 |
The cure for your ills? House Of Dracula is out of Universal Pictures and is directed by Erle C. Kenton. It's written by Edward T. Lowe Jr and stars Lon Chaney Jr, John Carradine, Martha O'Driscol, Glenn Strange, Lionel Atwill, Jane Adams & Onslow Stevens. It's a sequel to House Of Frankenste ... in that was released the previous year and again sees the three principal Universal monsters (Frankenstein's Monster, Count Dracula & The Wolf Man) thrust together. Plot basically involves Dracula (Carradine) & Larry Talbot/Wolf Man (Chaney Jr) turning up at Dr. Edelmann's (Stevens) mansion seeking a cure for their respective creature afflictions. Murder, blood and the unearthing of Frankenstein's monster ensues. It's not even better than House Of Frankenstein, which is fun but disposable, for this is sadly tired and weary. A commercial success at the box office, it marks the last hurrah for Universal's monster pictures before the creatures went off lampooning with comedy duos. The film clocks in at just 67 minutes so with that it doesn't out stay its welcome. While the additions of Adams as a " beautiful" hunchback assistant, and Edelmann going through a Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde like crisis prove to be entertaining ingredients in the bonkers monster stew. Packed with flaws (both narratively and technically) that smacks of a rushed cash cow job, and unintentionally funny, House Of Dracula is watchable for Universal Monsters purists only. 5/10