In the early days of sound, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce Hollywood foreign-language versions of their films (usually in French, Spanish, and German) using the same sets, costumes and etc. Unfortunately, most of these foreign language versions no longer exist. The Spanish version of Dracula is an exception. In recent years this version has become more highly praised by some than the English language version. The Spanish crew had the advantage of watching the dailies from the English crew's version when they came in for the evening and they would figure out better camera angles and more effective use of lighting in an attempt to "top" it. As a result, this version's supporters consider it to be much more artistically effective.
Credits
Drácula Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Bela Lugosi
He was 48, 73 years old when he died
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as Conde Drácula (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Dorothy Tree
She was 24, 85 years old when she died
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as Bride of Dracula (in catacombs) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Eduardo Arozamena
He was 53, 73 years old when he died
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as Van Helsing |
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Barry Norton
He was 25, 51 years old when he died
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as Juan Harker |
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José Soriano Viosca
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as Doctor Seward |
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Carlos Villarías
He was 38, 83 years old when he died
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as Conde Drácula (as Carlos Villar) |
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Carmen Guerrero
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as Lucía |
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Lupita Tovar
She was 20, 106 years old when she died
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as Eva |
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Manuel Arbó
He was 32, 74 years old when he died
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as Martín |
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Dwight Frye
He was 32, 44 years old when he died
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as Renfield (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Pablo Álvarez Rubio
He was 34, 86 years old when he died
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as Renfield |
Drácula Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Maurice Pivar as Supervising Editor. He was 36 (87) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Carl Laemmle, Jr. as Producer. He was 22 (71) years old when He died
|
Production |
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Charles D. Hall as Art Direction. He was 43 (81) years old when He died
|
Art |
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C. Roy Hunter as Sound Recordist. He was 40 (63) years old when He died
|
Crew |
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Heinz Roemheld as Conductor. He was 29 (83) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Heinz Roemheld as Music Supervisor. He was 29 (83) years old when He died
|
Sound |
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Bram Stoker as Novel. He was 83 (64) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Carl Laemmle as Presenter. He was 64 (72) years old when He died
|
Crew |
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George Robinson as Director of Photography. He was 41 (68) years old when He died
|
Camera |
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Enrique Tovar Ávalos as Director. |
Directing |
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George Melford as Director. He was 54 (84) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Arthur Tavares as Editor. He was 47 (70) years old when He died
|
Editing |
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Charles S. Gould as Assistant Director. He was 27 (61) years old when He died
|
Directing |
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Paul Kohner as Associate Producer. He was 29 (86) years old when He died
|
Production |
