Children of the Night

Season 1 Episode 79

This episode is a summary and review of the 1931 motion picture of Dracula. The episode talks about some of the dynamics and film history surrounding the filming, and offers some opinion from a current viewpoint. The episode ends with a section from Bram Stoker’s book - pointing out that Stoker (like Poe) could create vivid images in your mind - images that would be all but impossible for a film to convey.

What two actors seem to “steal the show?”
What effect did the Depression have on the filming of “Dracula?”
Who was the first choice for Dracula?
What does a cinematographer do?
What is the Dracula connection to I Love Lucy and Friends?
How did Alice Cooper play tribute to Dracula?
What changes does the movie make to the Renfield character?
What changes does the movie make to the three sinister women?

00:00 Intro
04:16 A debanoir Dracula?
07:04 Movie premiere
10:42 Director Todd Browning
12:46 Karl Freund as cinematographer
16:04 Bela Lugosi and Dwight Frye
19:12 Conveying images verus language
30:46 Summary
34:07 Sources
34:50 Future episodes
36:07 Outro

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Children of the Night