Dracula*** (1930) Spanish language version

A re-filming on the same Universal sets as Tod Browning's Bela Lugosi original, and something of a revelation in terms of fluid camera movement and some individual performances which complement and sometimes exceed the English language version - although Villarias is no Lugosi. Shown here in an interesting artist's superimposed comparison of each other, blended throughout with the more thoughtfully dramatic (and longer) Spanish version.

adapted by Fernandez Cue
d: George Melford
s: Carlos Villarias, Lupita Tovar, Barry Norton, Eduardo Arozamena (as Van Helsing), Pablo Alvarez Rulio (as Renfield).
ph: George Robinson

DRACULA (1930). Bela Lugosi and the lesser known Carlos Villarias in the title role. Judge for yourselves.