- [discussing Dracula (1931) vs Drácula (1931)] I find the Spanish version almost impossibly tedious while Browning's version, although itself slow, is far more watchable and fun. (...) After hearing all those years how superior the Spanish Dracula is, I was disappointed when I finally saw it. (...) The American version seems to me clearly the better experience.
- Is there any evidence at all that Tod Browning had anything approaching a sense of humor? True, his films are warped and twisted, with freaks and amputees, a guy who eats flies, a midget in a dress, Lon Chaney in a dress, tiny devil dolls and such, so he did have a perverse take on things. But comedy, satire and parody seem way beyond him. The laughs in Dracula -- and there are a few -- surely come from the play or the screenplay and not Browning's brow
- [About the Bela Lugosi Universal DVD Collection] She (Sara Karloff) reacted with shock when we told her at a convention about the Lugosi cover.
- Lugosi ended up with far more name recognition, toys, games, than Karloff. And while this is totally unscientific, I remember at work I'd test it out, going up to younger staffers and asking if they knew who Boris Karloff was. No, they'd say. Had they at least heard of the name? No. How about Bela Lugosi? Oh yes, Dracula, they'd say
- It appears Bela Lugosi ended up winning the battle of the horror stars! Bela is now a better known and 'bankable' name than (Karloff).
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