Seldom mentioned in accounts of horror movie history is this obscure story described in the news item below from the October 25, 1930 issue of the motion picture trade paper, EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD.
Sometime during the early morning hours of Thursday, October 23, a "fire of unknown origin" (likely an electrical fire) broke out on the set of the Spanish-language version of DRACULA, destroying the Transylvanian inn that was to be used for the opening scene of the film. The set was located on Universal's Sound Stage 12 and had already been used for the English-speaking version.
EXTRA!
Just over a month later, the November 29 issue of EXHIBITORS HERALD-WORLD published a photo of Lugosi who was starring in the English version of DRACULA. Also included was a piece marveling at the set work for the film as it was being used on U's Stage 12. The writer of the article was thoughtful enough to credit the talented art director responsible for the impressive sets, Charles D. "Danny Hall".
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