Mark of the Vampire (1935) | |
| Director(s) | Tod Browning |
| Producer(s) | Tod Browning |
| Top Genres | Horror, Mystery |
| Top Topics | |
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Mark of the Vampire (1935) was a Horror - Mystery Film directed by Tod Browning and produced by Tod Browning.
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MARK OF THE VAMPIRE On Blu-ray From Warner Archive
By Dan Day, Jr. on Oct 18, 2022 From The Hitless Wonder Movie BlogDuring the last few years the Warner Archive Collection has been releasing a number of fantastic restorations of classic Hollywood horror films. Now they've brought out on Blu-ray Tod Browning's somewhat controversial MARK OF THE VAMPIRE, made by MGM and released in 1935. MARK OF THE VAMPIRE is a so... Read full article
Mark of the Vampire (1935) (2)
By Aurora on Oct 11, 2013 From Once Upon a ScreenIn the small village of Vioska in Czechoslovakia… Sir Karell Borotyn is found dead in his study – his body completely drained of blood. ?He has two small wounds on his neck. ?The local doctor, Doskil, immediately suspects that this is the act of a vampire, a fear that runs rampant throug... Read full article
Mark of the Vampire (1935) (1)
By Beatrice on May 14, 2013 From Flickers in TimeMark of the Vampire Directed by Tod Browning 1935/USA Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer First viewing This is a sound re-make of the famous lost silent horror picture, London After Midnight, which starred Lon Chaney. ?It also shares a lot of themes with Tod Browning’s 1931 Dracula. ?The film begins in t... Read full article
Mark of the Vampire (1935, Tod Browning)
on Jan 4, 2013 From The Stop ButtonMGM cut at least twenty-five percent out of Mark of the Vampire, which accounts for some of the plotting problems but still leaves the film a little messy. Ben Lewis’s editing is weak during dialogue exchanges, not just in general. And no amount of studio interference could have changed Browni... Read full article
Classic Films in Focus: MARK OF THE VAMPIRE (1935)
By Jennifer Garlen on Oct 27, 2012 From Virtual ViragoLike Dracula's Daughter (1936), Mark of the Vampire (1935) plays out as a kind of semi-sequel to Dracula (1931), even though this Tod Browning picture was made for MGM rather than Universal. The movie reunites Browning with his Dracula star, Bela Lugosi, but it also stocks the screen with a bevy of ... Read full article
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Irena Borotyn: I felt her deadly cold breath on my throat. I must have fainted. I knew no more.
Inspector Neumann: I know. We all thought our vampire scheme was so simple, so certain of success. We never thought we'd fail.
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An alternate ending with a second twist, in which Lionel Barrymore's character receives a telegram from the vaudeville actors apologizing for not being able to make their train for the castle assignment, was proposed, but Browning rejected it.
The actors all played their roles as though they were in a conventional horror movie, unaware of the twist-ending until the last few days of shooting.Director Tod Browning deliberately kept them in the dark because he wanted authenticity.
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