Universal's DRACULA'S DAUGHTER is the 1936 follow-up to 1931's DRACULA and sometimes flies like an invisible bat under the radar. It seems to have become most notable over the years for its suggestive scene of lesbianism between Gloria Holden (Countess Marya Zaleska) and Nan Grey (Lili). Besides all that hullabaloo, it's an atmospheric and sometimes creepy movie with gothic overtones. Actor Irving Pichel as Sandor, Zaleska's servant, delivers a fine performance. Edward Van Sloan returns as Dr. Van Helsing and is just as archaic and stilted as in the original!
The article below is a promo puff piece from Universal's in-house magazine, UNIVERSAL WEEKLY (March 21, 1936).
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| Original One Sheet Movie Poster. |
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| British "Quad" Poster. |
Dracula's Daughter is a weird movie, feeling almost a bit archaic following the more refined Bride of Frankenstein. That said it's best of the Dracula sequels in the classic Universal run, with the possible exception of Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I enjoy watching and love how it picks up mere moments after the finish of Dracula itself, though in a much less splendid setting. I think Otto Krueger can get a bit too droll at times given what he's facing, but that might just be the actor.
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