Son of Dracula (1943) on Netflix
NR19431h 20mDramaFantasyHorror
Katherine Caldwell invites Count Alucard, a Carpathian count, to the United States. Her former fiancé, Frank Stanley, distrusts the newcomer, who has come for the soil of a new country.
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Plot summary
Count Alucard, a nobleman from Carpathia, arrives in the United States at the invitation of Katherine Caldwell, one of two daughters of Colonel Caldwell, a New Orleans plantation owner. The Colonel dies of apparent heart failure shortly after, and his wealth is divided: Claire, the other daughter, receives the money, while Katherine inherits the family estate, Dark Oaks. Katherine, a student of the occult, has been seeing Alucard in secret, and the two marry soon after. Frank Stanley, her former fiancé, distrusts the newcomer, and the local authorities take an interest in him as well. Alucard has come for the soil of the new world.
Cast
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- Jess Lee Brooksas Stephen (uncredited)
- Ben Erwayas Charlie the Train Conductor (uncredited)
- Robert F. Hillas Deputy Shooting at Frank (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Son of Dracula (1943)
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- Curt Siodmak said his brother, director Robert Siodmak, had him pushed off the film over a sibling rivalry that began in Germany, where Robert ran a magazine and wanted only one Siodmak writing for it. Curt said the rift lasted 71 years.
- Director Robert Siodmak, then on a $150-a-week contract, called the script terrible and only took the job because his wife urged him to; three days into shooting, Universal offered him a seven-year contract.
- Universal sent the script, then titled Destiny, to the Production Code Administration for approval on December 29; it was rejected on December 31, so a further draft went in on January 4, 1943, and delayed shooting.
- Alan Curtis, originally cast as Frank Stanley, was replaced on set by Robert Paige after Curtis hurt his knee while filming the closing scenes of Flesh and Fantasy (1943).
