Summary
Dracula: The vampire Count Dracula arrives in England and begins to prey upon the young and virtuous Mina.Dracula's daughter: A hypnotic woman steals the body of Count Dracula and bloodless corpses start appearing in London again.
Son of Dracula: Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the United States by a young and morbid heiress.
House of Dracula: Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism.
House of Frankenstein: After escaping from an asylum the mad Dr. Niemann and his hunch back assistant revive Count Dracula, the Wolf Man and the Frankenstein monster in order to extract revenge upon their many enemies.
House of Dracula: Dracula arrives at Dr. Edelman's office asking for a cure to his vampirism. However, this is a ruse by Dracula to get near Dr. Edelman's beautiful female assistant and turn her into a vampire.
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: Abbott and Costello, as railroad baggage clerks, receive a strange shipment-- the last remains of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster. But this deadly duo is still very much alive. So when the shipment arrives at the House of Horrors, the monsters are not in their crate but have disappeared to a secret hideaway island. Blamed for the disappearance, Abbott and Costello follow their trail to the island, where not only do they meet up with Dracula and the Monster but a mad scientists who wants to switch Costello's brain with that of the Monster.
Contents
Dracula (1931) (75 min.) / directed by Tod Browning ; produced by Carl Laemmle, Jr. and Tod Browning ; screenplay by Garrett FortDracula's daughter (1936) (71 min.) / directed by Lambert Hillyer ; produced by E.M. Asher ; screenplay by Garrett Fort
Son of Dracula (1943) (80 min.) / produced by Ford Beebe ; directed by Robert Siodmak ; screenplay, Eric Taylor
House of Frankenstein (1944) (70 min.) / produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton
House of Dracula (1945) (67 min.) / produced by Paul Malvern ; directed by Erle C. Kenton
Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein (1948) (83 min.) / produced by Robert Arthur ; directed by Charles T. Barton.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Dracula,
-- Count (Fictitious character)
-- Drama.
Frankenstein's Monster -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama. Vampires -- Drama. Monsters -- Drama. Vampire films. Horror films. Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Publisher | Universal City, CA :Universal Studios Home Entertainment,2014 |
| Edition | Full screen. |
| Other Titles | Dracula. Dracula's daughter. Son of Dracula. House of Frankenstein. House of Dracula. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein. Dracula. Dracula legacy collection |
| Contributors |
Lugosi, Bela,
1882-1956, actor. Manners, David, 1901-1998, actor. Chandler, Helen, 1906-1965, actor. Holden, Gloria, 1908-1991, actor. Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974, actor. Churchill, Marguerite, actor. Allbritton, Louise, 1920-1979, actor. Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969, actor. Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973, actor. Carradine, John, actor. O'Driscoll, Martha, 1922-1998, actor. Abbott, Bud, 1897-1974, actor. Costello, Lou, actor. Browning, Tod, 1880-1962, director. Laemmle, Carl, Jr., 1908-1979, producer. Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973, director. Kenton, Erle C., 1896-1980, director. Barton, Charles, 1902-1981, director. Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912. Dracula. Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor. |
| Participants/Performers |
Dracula: Bela Lugosi, David Manners, Helen Chandler. Dracula's daughter: Gloria Holden, Otto Kruger, Marguerite Churchill, Edward Van Sloan, Nan Grey, Hedda Hopper. Son of Dracula: Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers, Frank Craven, J. Edward Bromberg, Samuel S. Hinds, Lon Chaney, Jr. House of Frankenstein: Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney Jr., John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, Anne Gwynne, Peter Coe, Elena Verdugo, Lionel Atwill. House of Dracula: Lon Chaney Jr., Martha O'Driscoll, John Carradine, Lionel Atwill, Onslow Stevens, Glenn Strange, Jane Adams, Ludwig Stossel. Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein: Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bella Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph, Frank Ferguson, Charles Bradstreet. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English English dialogue ; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
| Notes |
Title from container. "All 6 films from the original legacy, 1931 - 1948"--Container. Dracula based on the novel by Bram Stoker and on the play by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston. Bonus features: The 1931 Spanish version of Dracula ; The Road to Dracula documentary ; Lugosi, the dark prince ; Dracula archives ; Alternate Dracula score by Philip Glass ; Universal Horror documetary ; Abbott and Costello meet the monsters ; 3 feature commentaries ; Production photographs ; Theatrical trailers. |
| System Details |
DVD ; region 1 ; full screen (1.33:1) ; Dolby Digital. |
| Description |
4 videodiscs (approximately 447 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |