{"id":18793,"date":"2011-07-22T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T21:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18793"},"modified":"2021-01-26T21:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T04:35:07","slug":"draculas-daughter-1936","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18793","title":{"rendered":"Dracula&#8217;s Daughter (1936)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Sympathetic treatment will release the mind from any obsession.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Poster-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18794\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Poster-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Poster-85x128.jpg 85w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Poster.jpg 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDracula&#8217;s daughter (Gloria Holden) seeks help from a psychologist (Otto Kruger) to cure her affliction, despite constant reminders from her cruel servant (Irving Pichel) that she has a family legacy to consider.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Horror<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary notes that this &#8220;low-budget, still neglected chiller&#8221; is &#8220;cleverly plotted, atmospheric, and erotic&#8221;, and argues that it&#8217;s &#8220;better than the original&#8221; &#8212; specifically &#8220;at conveying the sexuality implicit in the vampire legend&#8221;. He calls out the film&#8217;s &#8220;most famous scene&#8221;, in which Holden&#8217;s servant (Irving Pachel) invites a young girl (&#8220;lovely&#8221; Nan Grey) up to their apartment to pose as Holden&#8217;s model; Holden &#8220;obviously feels attracted to the half-naked girl and ends up seducing her with her eyes&#8221;, then &#8220;draining her blood&#8221;. It&#8217;s a powerfully filmed sequence, one which clearly indicates that Holden&#8217;s desires are simply too strong to resist on her own. Indeed, part of what makes the film so appealing is that Holden&#8217;s &#8220;smart, cultured&#8221; character &#8220;doesn&#8217;t wish to carry on [Dracula&#8217;s] evil ways&#8221;: while her father was &#8220;not to be sympathized with&#8221;, given that it was &#8220;by choice rather than happenstance that he [did] evil&#8221;, Holden&#8217;s desperate quest to find a cure for her vampirism makes her an unusually sympathetic &#8220;monster&#8221;. Both a <a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/draculas_daughter_1936\">victim and a villain<\/a>, she&#8217;s someone we&#8217;re actually rooting for up until the film&#8217;s unfortunately &#8220;rushed ending&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gloria Holden as Countess Marya Zaleska<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Holden.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Holden.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Holden.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Holden-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Holden-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Marguerite Churchill as Janet (Kruger&#8217;s lively assistant and fiancee)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Churchill.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Churchill.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Churchill.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Churchill-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Churchill-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holden&#8217;s seduction of Lily (Nan Grey)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Seduction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Seduction.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Seduction.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Seduction-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Seduction-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Holden&#8217;s contentious rapport with her manservant, Sandor (Irving Pachel)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Relationship.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Relationship.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Relationship.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Relationship-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Relationship-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Cinematography.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Cinematography-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Cinematography-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Memorable imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Imagery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Imagery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Imagery.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Imagery-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/Draculas-Daughter-Imagery-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a seductive follow-up to an early classic. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0027545\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1936\/05\/18\/archives\/the-screen-draculas-daughter-makes-her-debut-at-the-rialto-and.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/draculasdaughter.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/draculas_daughter_1936\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s309drac.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/draculas-daughter\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Sympathetic treatment will release the mind from any obsession.&#8221; Synopsis: Dracula&#8217;s daughter (Gloria Holden) seeks help from a psychologist (Otto Kruger) to cure her affliction, despite constant reminders from her cruel servant (Irving Pichel) that she has a family legacy to consider. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Horror Vampires Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary notes that this &#8220;low-budget, still neglected chiller&#8221; is &#8220;cleverly plotted, atmospheric, and erotic&#8221;, and argues that it&#8217;s &#8220;better than the original&#8221; &#8212; specifically &#8220;at conveying the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18793\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18793"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66255,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18793\/revisions\/66255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}