While it is quite silly and suffers from one of the worst casting decisions in the 33 year history of the classic Universal horror, Son of Dracula is actually halfway decent.
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10/29/09
Son of Dracula (1943)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:8
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: The Prince of the Children of the Night seeks a new sanctuary. As Count Alucard, he finds another home in the lush swamps and palatial mansions of the gothic South. Although the entire town buzzes... [More]
Starring: Robert Paige, Louise Allbritton, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Craven
Director: Robert Siodmak
Reviews for Son of Dracula
1 - 13 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
It's a good entry of its type.
03/26/09
Top CriticDone in by a weak script.
06/10/07
Despite all the accepted props, from the lonely Southern plantation set in a miasmic bog to the squeaking bats and creaking coffins, this thriller is a pretty pallid offering.
08/08/06
Top CriticThe script is far from wonderful, and offers Siodmak little to get his teeth into, notwithstanding a beautifully atmospheric first entry for the Count (Chaney and coffin rising from the misty depths of a lake) and an effective finale.
02/09/06
Aside from the big hole named Chaney in the middle of the film, this is one of the most interesting ... entries in Universal's long-running series of monster movies.
12/10/05
All you have to do is get past the clumsiness of Lon Chaney, Jr., in the lead role, and you’re off to enjoying one more of Universal’s dependably enjoyable monsterfests.
10/27/05
No review available.
06/25/05
They should have stopped at #2
12/21/04
Despite a miscast Chaney, this is one of the true gems of 40s horror.
05/26/04
No review available.
10/31/03
A sequel with some bite to it.
10/12/02
Tired and dreary, the youngest of the Count’s clan fails to measure up to his classic dad and his older sister.
09/11/01
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