Le Fils de Dracula

Le film américain intitulé « Le Fils de Dracula » a simplement surfé sur la vague des suites, qui ont été tournées en grand nombre dans les années 1940. Leur qualité était en baisse par rapport aux années 1930, comme en témoignent le scénario médiocre et le titre étrange. Lon Chaey Jr. est une légende, mais même lui n’a rien pu apporter de plus à ce film, car il n’y avait pas grand-chose à apporter. La seule chose qui pourrait surprendre dans ce film, c’est qu’il soit gore ou graveleux. Rien de tout cela n’est arrivé. (06/02/2019)

This is downright weak compared to Dracula and Dracula's Daughter, if only for the nonsensical casting of Chaney Jr. But on the other hand, Louise Allbritton is interesting as the undead bride, and the combination of the Dracula mythos with the plantations of the American South lays the groundwork for a future offshoot of the genre, which, along with the Anne Rice universe, is the world of Charlaine Harris and her "The Southern Vampire Mysteries" / "The Sookie Stackhouse Novels." (05/06/2014)

Yes, it's trash, but at least it's not shot like trash. In addition, I'm probably one of the few who liked Lon Chaney in the lead role because his acting was so ambiguous, until one wondered if this Alucard (oh, what a cunning pseudonym, I met him in Dracula in 72') will really be negative through and through, or if things will be different in the end. I think it was different in the end, because the film can also be seen as a very tragic, upside down romance starring a vampire and his bride, who were not supported by American plantation owners. Whether that's how the creators intended it is another matter. (23/02/2019)