Mark Of The Vampire

Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Elizabeth Allan, et al.

A police inspector and a hypnotist solve a Czech castle murder with a trick. Directed by Tod Browning.

• Format: Blu-ray
• UPC: 883929798391
• Release Date: January 1
• Rating: G (General Audience)
• Publisher: Warner
• Director: Tod Browning
• Starring: Lionel Barrymore, Bela Lugosi, Elizabeth Allan, Lionel Atwill, Holmes Herbert, Jean Hersholt, Carroll Borland, Ivan Simpson, Egon Brecher, Henry Wadsworth
• Runtime: 1 hour, 1 minute
• Number of Disks: 1
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.

Customer Reviews

It’s spooky and it’s ookie

Sir Karell Borotyn (Holmes Herbert) is found dead; he has been sucked dry of blood. There are rumors of the undead living nearby in the local castle. The daughter, Irena (Elizabeth Allan), of the victim goes to live with her benevolent guardian, Baron Otto von Zinden (Jean Hersholt of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award), next door. All is well until she hears Daddy calling her. Will she and her fiancé, Fedor Vincenté (Henry Wadsworth), become the next victims? Or is there more afoot than meets the eye? At first, this looks like any thirties vamp movie (a remake of “London After Midnight” 1927), we even have the obligatory Count Mora (Bela Lugosi). And the fly-by-night Luna Mora (Carol Borland), who does one of the best quasi-bat jobs I have seen to this day. Yet at first, you say it is too formulaic, and the focus leaves a lot to be desired. The almost absence of background music is spooky in itself. However, soon you will be absorbed, and naturally, in the end, you will want to watch it again for the obviously missed clues. The drawback is that with so many deleted scenes, it is stilted, and one must make constant mental leaps to keep up.