Universal Studios Monsters 1945 House Of Dracula

House Of Dracula was the natural result of the success of the previous years monsterthon, House of Frankenstein. Universal were determined to wring every last ounce of mileage out of their staple monsters, a fact which, although it seemed to make much of their combined potential, actually hastened their completely running out of steam. After House of Dracula, there was really nowhere for them to go, save the inevitable encounter with Abbott and Costello. Much derided and often ridiculed, House of Dracula actually has a great deal going for it including some cast iron performances: Lon Chaney is excellent as the tormented Larry Talbot in his fourth outing as the character, John Carradine is once again superbly cadaverous as Dracula, albeit more Kentucky gentleman than Transylvanian tyrant, and Onslow Stevens brings a hypnotic mix of pathos and madness to the Jekyll and Hyde role of Dr Franz slated for direction by Ford Beebe, allegedly from a script entitled The Wolf Man vs Dracula (a