{"id":18938,"date":"2011-07-27T23:04:51","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T06:04:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18938"},"modified":"2021-01-19T23:56:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T06:56:30","slug":"house-of-dracula-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18938","title":{"rendered":"House of Dracula (1945)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;I believe anything can happen, in a person&#8217;s mind.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster-191x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-64597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster-191x300.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster-651x1024.png 651w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster-81x128.png 81w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster-172x270.png 172w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Poster.png 709w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nDracula (John Carradine) and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney, Jr.) both seek the help of Dr. Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) in curing their ailments; soon the Wolf Man stumbles upon the body of Frankenstein&#8217;s monster (Glenn Strange), who Dr. Edelmann decides to revive.\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>Frankenstein<\/li>\n<li>Horror Films<\/li>\n<li>John Carradine Films<\/li>\n<li>Lionel Atwill Films<\/li>\n<li>Lon Chaney, Jr. Films<\/li>\n<li>Mad Doctors and Scientists<\/li>\n<li>Vampires<\/li>\n<li>Werewolves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nOf all the Universal Studios &#8220;monster flicks&#8221; I&#8217;ve watched over the last few months (and that&#8217;s quite a few), <em>House of Dracula<\/em> stands out as probably the least of them all. There&#8217;s honestly <u>nothing<\/u> new here to speak of &#8212; unless you count the inclusion of a beautiful hump-backed female nurse (Jane Adams) as Dr. Edelmann&#8217;s assistant. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Adams-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visually, it&#8217;s as stunning as the rest of Universal&#8217;s output, with appropriately atmospheric cinematography, impressively baroque sets, and some creatively conceived imagery. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Still-360x270.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the lack of any type of original story for these (overly) familiar characters was simply killing me &#8212; and the forced inclusion of Frankenstein&#8217;s monster into the narrative is (if possible) more egregiously nonsensical than ever before. This one&#8217;s really only for diehard fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dracula hypnotizing Martha O&#8217;Driscoll into playing piano music she&#8217;s never heard before<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Hypnotism.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Hypnotism.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18944\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Hypnotism.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Hypnotism-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Hypnotism-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Cinematography.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Cinematography.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Cinematography-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Cinematography-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Some creative imagery<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Imagery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Imagery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"540\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Imagery.png 720w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Imagery-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/House-of-Dracula-Imagery-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nDefinitely not; like so many of Universal&#8217;s other follow-up &#8220;monster flicks&#8221;, this one will only be of interest to fans of the series. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0037793\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1945\/12\/22\/archives\/the-screen-it-happened-at-inn-french-picture-of-humor-and-violence.html\">NY Times Original Review (scroll down to second review)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/houseofdracula.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/classic-horror.com\/reviews\/house_of_dracula_1945\">Classic Horror Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/house-of-dracula\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;I believe anything can happen, in a person&#8217;s mind.&#8221; Synopsis: Dracula (John Carradine) and the Wolf Man (Lon Chaney, Jr.) both seek the help of Dr. Edelmann (Onslow Stevens) in curing their ailments; soon the Wolf Man stumbles upon the body of Frankenstein&#8217;s monster (Glenn Strange), who Dr. Edelmann decides to revive. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Frankenstein Horror Films John Carradine Films Lionel Atwill Films Lon Chaney, Jr. Films Mad Doctors and Scientists Vampires Werewolves Review: Of all the&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=18938\"> 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":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18938","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=18938"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64601,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18938\/revisions\/64601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}