Das Zeichen des Vampirs (1935)

Das Zeichen des Vampirs: Directed by Tod Browning. With Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill. When a nobleman is murdered, a professor of the occult blames vampires, but not all is what it seems.

“This was one of the best vampire films of the classic black-and-white era. Essentially a composite remake of u0026quot;Draculau0026quot; and an earlier film called u0026quot;London After Midnightu0026quot; with some bizarre twists, in terms of ghoulish settings and atmosphere, particularly the cemetery scenes, and Lugosi and Borland wandering in the night, this film is second to none. There is no doubt that Bela Lugosi was the classic Dracula of the early sound period. If I were to make a list of his best 10 films, this would be one of them along with the 1931 u0026quot;Draculau0026quot;, the 1943 u0026quot;Return of the Vampireu0026quot;, the 1940 u0026quot;The Devil Batu0026quot; and others. Carol Borlandu0026#39;s role as u0026quot;Lunau0026quot;sets the standard for u0026quot;Vampirau0026quot; of the 1950s and u0026quot;Elvirau0026quot; of the 1980s as well as u0026quot;Morticiau0026quot; of the Addams Family on TV. She does an excellent job in the role of a u0026quot;creature of the nightu0026quot;. And of course, Bela Lugosi as Count Mora is without peer. The entire cast including Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Atwill, Elizabeth Allen, Jean Hersholt, and others do an excellent job.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e10/10.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDan Basinger”