Review of Dracula's Daughter

"Dracula's Daughter" was a film that was originally going to be directed by James Whale- a director who would never direct a bad movie. But do to a bunch of censor problems with the script, Whale was taking off the project and Lambert Hillyer became the director of this picture. Even though the movie turned out good and was critically well-reviewed, it was not as successful as its predecessor, "Dracula" (1931). This is one of those movies that could have been a masterpiece of true drama and horror (even though the horror back in the 1930's and '40's is no longer scary). And one interesting fact about this film is that it was the last one completed under the Laemmle regime at Universal Studios, which marked the end of the first cycle of Universal horror/ drama. Although this movie is really no perfect movie, it will go down as the last film produced by the "old Universal Studios". And Gloria Holden did a great job playing Countess Zaleska (the daughter), in my opinion, because her movement and voice fitted her character very perfectly. To give some thoughtful respect to a picture that should have been a masterpiece, I am going give this movie a perfect ten out of ten. I truly do love this movie, which is actually my favorite Universal horror/ drama film, and the people who appeared and were involved in it.