3 Movies Starring David Manners

Dracula

Dracula

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1931-02-14

Languages:

English, Hungarian, Latin

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (30184 Reviews)

Director:

Tod Browning

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

Bram Stoker (by)

Hamilton Deane (from the play adapted by)

John L. Balderston (from the play adapted by)

Garrett Fort (play)

Fullplot:

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 Count Dracula, who is in actuality a vampire. Renfield is drugged by the eerily hypnotic count, and turned into one of his thralls, protecting him during his sea voyage to London. After sucking the blood and turning the young Lucy Weston into a vampire, Dracula turns his attention to her friend Mina Seward, daughter of Dr. Seward who then calls in a specialist, Dr. Van Helsing, to diagnose the sudden deterioration of Mina's health. Van Helsing, realizing that Dracula is indeed a vampire, tries to prepare Mina's fiance, John Harker, and Dr. Seward for what is to come and the measures that will have to be taken to prevent Mina from becoming one of the undead.

The Mummy

The Mummy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1932-12-22

Languages:

English, Arabic, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

73 min

Rated:

UNRATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (14424 Reviews)

Director:

Karl Freund

Genres:

Horror

Cast:

Writer:

Nina Wilcox Putnam (from a story by)

Richard Schayer (from a story by)

John L. Balderston (screen play)

Fullplot:

In 1921 a field expedition in Egypt discovers the mummy of ancient Egyptian prince Im-Ho-Tep, who was condemned and buried alive for sacrilege. Also found in the tomb is the Scroll of Thoth, which can bring the dead back to life. One night a young member of the expedition reads the Scroll out loud, and then goes insane, realizing that he has brought Im-Ho-Tep back to life. Ten years later, disguised as a modern Egyptian, the mummy attempts to reunite with his lost love, an ancient princess who has been reincarnated into a beautiful young woman.

The Black Cat

The Black Cat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1934-05-07

Languages:

English, Latin, Hungarian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

65 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (5624 Reviews)

Director:

Edgar G. Ulmer

Cast:

Writer:

Edgar Allan Poe (suggested by a story by)

Peter Ruric (screenplay)

Edgar G. Ulmer (story)

Peter Ruric (story)

Fullplot:

Honeymooning in Hungary, Joan and Peter Allison share their train compartment with Dr. Vitus Verdegast, a courtly but tragic man who is returning to the remains of the town he defended before becoming a prisoner of war for fifteen years. When their hotel-bound bus crashes in a mountain storm and Joan is injured, the travellers seek refuge in the home, built fortress-like upon the site of a bloody battlefield, of famed architect Hjalmar Poelzig. There, cat-phobic Verdegast learns his wife's fate, grieves for his lost daughter, and must play a game of chess for Allison's life.

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