film summary
It’s a 1936 sequel, as the vampire-killer Dr. Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan) finds that everything isn’t as peachy as he expected – he’s in trouble with the law and soon on a desperate mission to save one damsel and investigate another.
Not the most exciting thing in the world, but it does provide insights into and perspectives on the foundation of early horror movies.
Dracula’s Daughter continues where the original Dracula left off. The Count is dead, a stake driven through his heart by Dr. Von Helsing (Edward Van Sloan), who believes he’s saved the world from vampires. But the world considers Von Helsing to be a nut, charging him with murder.
Countless similarities can be pulled from Dracula’s Daughter and applied to many of today’s films. While director Lambert Hillyer’s vision may have been a little more original back in 1936, it doesn’t hold up so well today. The pacing is slow, with long bouts of over-the-top dialogue. The so-called suspense scenes are anything but, due in large part to Heinz Roemheld’s overly melodramatic soundtrack.