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MARK OF THE VAMPIRE

1935 • US HMDB
April 26, 1935

Sir Borotyn, a prominent Prague resident, is discovered murdered in his home, with all indications pointing to a vampire assault. The victim's friend, Baron Otto, and the physician who analyzes the body, are certain that the vampire is the mysterious Count Mora or his daughter. Receiving little help from the law, Professor Zelen, an expert in the occult, is called in to assist with their investigation.

Directors

Tod Browning

Cast

Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Jean Hersholt, Henry Wadsworth, Donald Meek, Jessie Ralph, Ivan F. Simpson, Franklyn Ardell
Horror Mistero

REVIEWS (1)

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Francesco Mirabelli

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A fake vampire terrorizes the inhabitants of a Czech village by draining his victims of blood, but in the end, the police will catch him with the help of a hypnotist. Eerie and unreal "mystery" of the night directed by the director of "Dracula first" (1931) who, on this occasion, reworks his silent masterpiece "The Ghost of the Castle" (1927) and makes Lugosi recite some verses of Poe, whose torture of the story "The Pit and the Pendulum" is also used and "The Pit and the Pendulum" (1943). Appreciable.