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...died on the day back in 1956.
The obit states he was 73. Yet state his birthday as 1888.
His actually birthday is Oct.20 1882.

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http://youtu.be/YtLlmrrCajA (http://youtu.be/YtLlmrrCajA)

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Sorry, but nope.

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Really?   :hatred:  "Nope" as in DOPE.  Sven, stop thinking that the membership of this forum hasn't got a clue about movies.  It's annoying.  It's boring.  It's condescending. 

This thread is about BELA LUGOSI.  


An ICON.  We love you BELA!  

Think you'll find the story of Dracula pre dates the movie of Nosferatu...

So sorry, but yes.

And its been many years since I watched the film, but right now I don't recall him turning into a bat in it (although I could have just forgotten if it does happen).

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Count Orlak nor DRACULA (1931) turn into bats. Lugosi turns into a bat in ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEETS FRANKENSTEIN (1948), though...

Although he isnt shown transforming in DRACULA, he certainly does appear as a bat:

http://youtu.be/T2dz1LaQZE8 (http://youtu.be/T2dz1LaQZE8)

I always assumed it was his emissary....but, yeah, sure!
Now Orlok- he sent rats ahead of him as emmisaries.
Though in DRACULA, Renfield describes "Rats! Ratssss! Every where!!!"

In the original DRACULA (1931) Dracula has armadillos in his entry hall...   :teddyr:

Possums too!

And a bee that crawls into of a mini- coffin!  :buggedout:

The first 15 or 20 minutes of this movie is pure bliss!

Ah, BELA!  

http://youtu.be/IVPxAgy7lBA (http://youtu.be/IVPxAgy7lBA)  

http://youtu.be/ZtZ5pDYgsE8 (http://youtu.be/ZtZ5pDYgsE8) 

Dracula fans take note:    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drácula_(1931_Spanish-language_film)


Rcm,  if you can snag this you might like it.  The guy playing Spanish Dracula (draculo? The o at the end of a name in soanishbusually signifies male, the a is usually feminine.)  Looks a lot like uncle Bela.

https://youtu.be/8txyRhZ-o9c

At one point in the film, Martin(Dr.Seward's employee), is outside the house and trying to shoot the bat, to which Van Helsing tells him something along the lines of "you're wasting your time, Martin, you wont harm THAT bat" inferring that he knows that it is of supernatural origin and perhaps Dracula himself.

I don't think you realize that you are talking to the man who could write a book on the subject, including that the Spanish language DRACULA was filmed on the sets of the LUGOSI DRACULA - during the off hours of that English language production. 

I don't think you realize that if rcm doesn't like my posts he can say so himself. 

Sven, I don't like your posts, and I wouldn't presume to speak for RON or anyone.  I only offered you insight.  Some of us are here a long time, and know each other well. 

Most you folks know Bela only played Count Dracula on screen twice. In DRACULA (1931) and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (1948).
But on stage, he appeared as the count perhaps over a 1,000 times since 1928. (I know all this dumb s**t because I own lotsa horrror film books, 9 on Bela Lugosi alone!! Sad, isn't it?  :bluesad:)

Here he is circa 1951.

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One of Bela's movies that doesn't get mentioned much is THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (1943), in which he plays Armand Tesla. This movie would have been better without the silly talking werewolf.

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I kinda like the werewolf. It fit the movie. I think they should have maybe blackened Dracula's- I mean Tesla's hair, though!

I love that THE RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE...

Reviews of the Spanish Dracula & Return of the Bampire from 1000 Mispent Hours:

Dracula: http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/dracula1931spanish.htm (http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsa-d/dracula1931spanish.htm)

Return: http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/returnofthevampire.htm (http://www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/reviewsn-z/returnofthevampire.htm)