http://www.viewpoints.com/Son-of-Dracula-reviews Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:38:24 GMT Latest reviews about Son of Dracula http://www.viewpoints.com/Son-of-Dracula-review-1a503 <p>Here's another tasty slab of classic horror from Hollywood's golden age. When Universal Pictures had a big hit with BRIDE OF FRANKENSTIEN in 1935, they quickly turned out DRACULA'S DAUGHTER the following year. In 1939, the studio struck box office gold with SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, so it was inevitable that they would produce a movie called SON OF DRACULA. It was made in 1943, directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Lon "Don't Call Me Junior" Chaney as Count Alucard -- That's "Dracula" spelled backwards, kids. Chaney was the only actor to play all of the major movie monsters: Dracula, or at least the son of, Frankenstein, the Mummy, and of course the Wolf Man. </p><p>He's a little too bloated for the part of Dracula, but he has some good moments in this movie, believe me. He may be a tad robust for the role, a shade on the porky side, he might not be as svelte as Bela Lugosi or John Carradine, but he can still throw a scare into you. And, as he proved in his performances as Larry Talbot, the reluctant...</p>... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:38:24 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Son-of-Dracula-review-1a503 jmdobies 4