Just to think that the stereotypical Dracula we see every Halloween all came from Lugosi...the accent, the hair, the mannerism...it’s amazing

@scottmoore1614

2 жыл бұрын

Just like what Karloff did with Frankenstein’s monster that very same year!

@nickkasman8946

2 жыл бұрын

the template

@Donillini

2 жыл бұрын

It’s amazing to think about this. It was one guy’s interpretation of the character that became the standard for all Draculas afterward

@stevekinlough588

2 жыл бұрын

Nosferatu was the first in the 20's

@weu6235

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevekinlough588 although that was an interpretation more faithful to the book (tbh), lugosi's interpretation was more iconic cause' dracula wasnt a horrible criature, he was "attractive and beutiful" for the public

i think lugosi's performance is brilliant and far more thought out than people realize. dracula is a 600 year old vampire and, other than the three wives (based on the three witches in Macbeth) he is totally alone in the castle. he hasn't tried to interact with human beings for hundreds of years (prayed on them yes, interacted with them, no). i think lugosi has thought through this and is playing him as someone who is trying but can't quite remember what it's like to be human. particularly eerie when he says, "goodnight, mr....renfield," in such a way as to give you the idea dracula is thinking, about renfield, "Isn't that cute...it thinks it has a name."

@edithboozy1000

2 жыл бұрын

@hologramcard Looked like he was pretending to read it. Which is what a 600 year old deceitful vampire might do.

@HipsterEatinShark

2 жыл бұрын

He also was playing late 19th/early 20th century Romanian aristocracy to a 't' (at least, that is, a certain kind of stereotype to which the contemporary audience would have related). It wasn't so beyond belief that an insulated Count would be this socially awkward. Lugosi had stunning intuition into the role, that defined it for generations, if not forever. Where attempts in film at vampires to date had depicted them as ghouls, the touch of eerie creepy class he added made the monster just familiar enough to terrify.

@dewchamp5716

7 ай бұрын

Huh, nice

"I never drink...wine" is my favorite line in this scene 😁

@scottmoore1614

2 жыл бұрын

Perfect delivery of that line. That little pause is just perfect.

@CoolGobyFish

Жыл бұрын

I never dreenk.... wine

what gets me about Lugosi's performance is it gives me the feeling he's a six hundred year old vampire trying to remember how to act human for the guy who arrives at his castle. well thought out on Lugosi's part.

1:43 Absolute badass lighting

@mercedyzmarieguion292

3 жыл бұрын

That look is SOMETHING!!! Lugosi already possessed a powerful gaze but the lighting emphasized his gaze to ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM!!!!

@scottmoore1614

2 жыл бұрын

The guys who lighted the old black and white films knew what they were doing, no doubt about it.

@gunterangel

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottmoore1614 Absolutely ! The famous german cinematographer Karl Freund emphasized Lugosis intimidating predator gaze by pointing a flashlight at his eyes.

@angelofdeath275

Ай бұрын

I have the lighting on his face during still scenes. perfection.

Renfield never noticed the door opening by itself as Dracula approached it. "I have chartered a ship to take us to England...we will be leaving tomorrow EEEEVENING." The way Lugosi delivered that line of dialog still sends a chill down my spine. My Romanian grandmother loved this film.

@mylovesongs2429

Жыл бұрын

this was incredibly awesome, how he said the line. very spellbinding. he was smiling a lot at that moment. he couldn't wait to drink the blood of all those sailors.

We now have nearly a century of Dracula caricatures for comparison but imagine experiencing Dracula for the first time in the 1930s....bet it scared the hell out of the audience.

I am Hungarian and when I meet English or American people they often ask me if Bela Lugosi was my relative. My reply ' yes, he was my grandpa" always arouses enthusiasm. I wait a minute and then I tell that my grandpa was not the Dracula actor but his name really was Bela Lugosi. (and later our family name has been changed to Lugossy but the pronunciation is the same)

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

bela is the best dracula...hahaha that will never change. just look at that stare

@karolinesmail489

2 жыл бұрын

My mother was Hungarian she loved dracula as do I only bela Lugosi is dracula to me

@karolinesmail489

2 жыл бұрын

His Hungarian accent I just love it my mother had same one

@roxassora2706

2 жыл бұрын

Still cool to share a name with an actor who played the infamous vampire

@slipstreamxr3763

2 жыл бұрын

I'm Polish-American not Hungarian, but and I still find your reply to people funny on so many levels. I'm just glad that the Witcher is popular now and everyone can know there is a lot more to Eastern European folklore than vampires.

Lugosi was a genius.

@brando9508

2 жыл бұрын

Yesssss, Bella was a quite creepy. He was also a junkie😎

@cylersmiley5259

2 жыл бұрын

Yes he was

@ipaporod

Жыл бұрын

​@@brando9508 :Also Peter Lore and a whole bunch of other Hollywood actors too!

In the novel, Dracula was a Szekely. They were (and are) an ethnic group that lived in Hungary and Romania. They were often militarized to defend the lands against the Ottoman Empire. The medallion Dracula is wearing contains their ethnic symbol, the sun and crescent moon. Which ironically looks like the symbol of their sworn enemy. Stoker did his homework.

For me, the best Dracula movie in the history.

@OscarMemo333

2 жыл бұрын

it is

Here because of the static channel

Out of every single actor who played the Count, there's no topping Bela Lugosi...well, Christopher Lee came close

@Fnelrbnef

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get that at all. He's totally theatrical. Not scary.

@mekhane.broken9678

3 жыл бұрын

@@Fnelrbnef he was very theatrical in the book.

@ronderulijkummar7453

2 жыл бұрын

How About Frank Langella? I Absolutely LOVED Him In The Movie " Dracula "Made In 1979. He Is More Of A Romantic Figure, Not Scary At All ( At Least In My Opinion). What Do You Think, Ladies? Is Frank Langella Sexy Or Not?

@johnnyjacksted6528

2 жыл бұрын

@@Fnelrbnef That’s the point.

@karolinesmail489

2 жыл бұрын

Only one could play dracula Bela Lugosi is the best

I don't know how much of Lugosi's performance was thought out - I'd like to think he was doing all this deliberately and I'm not just idly speculating - but Dracula's mannerisms and mode of speech are just perfect for both a 600-year-old vampire who hasn't interacted with humans socially for centuries, AND a perfectly human (if reclusive and eccentric) nobleman who doesn't speak the language well. For a young English solicitor who hasn't seen much of the world, it's easy to write off one's uneasiness at simply being in a strange place with unfamiliar customs in the company of someone who doesn't have a perfect grasp on the English language - the way he says "eve-ning" for example is both a vampire's ancient tongue trying to speak normally AND a foreigner's unusual intonation of an unfamiliar word. I like how his accent becomes less noticeable when he arrives in England - he speaks more fluidly and less stilted, because of course he was trying to learn how to blend in from Renfield and the others.

@smilanesi98

2 жыл бұрын

In going from stage to film he knew how to maximize the shots for the camera that are not seen on stage.

@mylovesongs2429

Жыл бұрын

one of the best lines in that movie, delivered with awesomeness and brilliance. "I have chartered a ship to take us to England. We will be leaving tomorrow evening." So spellbinding the way he said it. He was smiling so deviously, while holding that handle.

@Girl95szia

Жыл бұрын

His accent resembles that of any hungarian who has no "ears" for English, or just the capacity to leave all these hungarian twirls behind when speaking English.

What a handsome and charming Count Dracula!

@OscarMemo333

2 жыл бұрын

indeed

That hypnotic stare by lugosi's Dracula is utterly frightening,...as the atmosphere builds up of that of an eerie darkness, ....with vibes of evil intent,...he plays the role with charismatic calculated calmness,... that is visually so creepy and unsettling,...but also so captivating

@smilanesi98

2 жыл бұрын

Lugosi did play Dracula on Broadway. Similar but slightly different. The audiences see his performance from two different vantage points. As fate would have it Universal wanted Lon Chaney Sr. for the part because he was an established Hollywood actor who played so many characters. But he died suddenly in 1930. So Lugosi got the curtain call. And we are thankful.

This is why no other Dracula actor can top Bela Lugosi considering that he was the first actor to play Dracula. Add to the fact that he portrayed him in the first Dracula movie ever made makes him even more iconic and unforgettable. Long live Lugosi.

@moroaica3660

2 жыл бұрын

Max Schreck was the first, Nosferatu 1921.

@AdrianFahrenheitTepes

Жыл бұрын

Gary Oldman wasn’t too bad as Count Dracula. Others such as Keanu Reeves were miscast in that film though.

@mssrus

Жыл бұрын

@@moroaica3660 Except that his movie was silent...

@Turtle1631991

Жыл бұрын

@@moroaica3660 More accurate to the book too. Dracula as described by Stoker was more demonic. But Lugosi sort of introduced this idea of Vampire as suave gentleman.

@cuindless189

Жыл бұрын

@@moroaica3660 Technically that character wasn't Dracula, it was Count Orlock.

Always gotta come back to this dracula to be reminded how dracula is done properly.

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

yes bro..love this actor

@hunterolaughlin

Жыл бұрын

And also be reminded how vampires are done properly.

"Never has a role so influenced and dominated an actor's role as has the role of Dracula. He [Dracula] has, at times, infused me with prosperity and, at other times, he has drained me of everything.” Bela Lugosi, born this day in the Kingdom of Hungary in 1882, died August 16th, 1956.

The best Dracula to date! Lugosi was born to play the dark handsome aristocrat Dracula.

This Man had THE BEST HYPNOTIC "EYE STARE " in any Actor I have ever seen .☝️

Talk about...scary. Why can't no one pull this shit off nowadays? It's so simple.

Without this Dracula, horror movies wasn't nothing, great gothic cult classic!

We often mimic Lugosi in jest, but he really was one great actor.

@smilanesi98

2 жыл бұрын

And that is a credit to him.

Wow. This Dracula’s such an interesting character. He’s both menacing, intimidating, and super cool at the same time.

Lugosi had long, beautiful fingers which enabled his fingers to "act." his long legs (6 feet 2) look fantastic in his suit and tails. gotta give it to him, Lugosi had a VERY nice physique.

Superb acting. This movie _unlike those of today_ didn't rely on fast editing or CGI effects to be scary, Bela Lugosi merely acts entirely evil, with scarily convincing results. Note how slowly he moves towards the table and pours the wine. Every gesture is thought through. He is both graceful and bone chilling at the same time.

@smilanesi98

2 жыл бұрын

And you can tell that even when he acts cordial it is part of his being sinister. It is as if this creature has no soul.

@stefanomagaddino6868

2 жыл бұрын

Love the way Bela moves both arms together and simultaneously picks up the wine bottle and glass. Such economy of movement , while at the same time being a little strange or odd. And he never takes his eyes off Renfield. Chilling !

@joependleton8688

Жыл бұрын

kids today wouldn't watch this or appreciate the horror in Lugosi's speech and every movement or look in his eyes- they're so brainwashed by CGI, and special affects, not to mention the horror of being forced to watch. movie in B&W, they could never appreciate his skills. Makes the comparison with the crap remakes since then ALL trying to imitate Lugosi in some way.

Bela lugosi will always be the iconic dracula.

everyone praises Lugosi for his performance but can we just appreciate Dwight Frye's INCREDIBLE performance as Renfield?? He played everything masterfully, and he gave me actual chills in some scenes.

Man these old movies are amazing

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

they are the best bro

He has been and always will be the real Dracula. What a great, talented and awesome actor he was. Rest in peace Mrs. Lugosi. You are so missed.

@davidhujber8636

7 ай бұрын

*Mr Lugosi

That’s a hell of a fireplace lol

Hollywood did not appreciate it's talent; Dwight Frye faded into obscurity, mostly assigned to small and often uncredited and cut roles, while Lugosi had to do low budget C-tier poverty row movies shot in a week and ended his career working for Ed Wood Jr.

When I watch this scene I like to imagine that Dracula isn't a vampire, he's just really socially inept from staying in his castle alone all the time.

This and the Frankenstein movies were the most frightening back when I was young. They're still scary.

The original Dracula. Nobody does it better.

He has such a hypnotic stare. It’s just classic.

His voice is intoxicating:)

Bela Logosi - such a classic actor!

My gosh Bela is hypnotizing in this! Undead undead undead!

He sounds like my hungarian father. The hungarian dialect.... Amazing to hear.. Wohoo..

I think Lugosi's take on Dracula is interesting. Dracula was a six hundred year old vampire who lived with only other vampires for hundreds of years. I think Lugosi played him as someone struggling to remember how to act human.

Talk about elegant and creepy. That stare had me squirming.

I love the soundtrack of this movie. So fitting.

@robertklose2140

3 жыл бұрын

It's not original. The movie, when made, had no soundtrack. It was added decades later.

@kejiri3593

2 жыл бұрын

I kinda liked it better without soundtrack, it felt more nefarious. Also i think what sells Dracula is, he seems like he could be a normal everyday person, and yet... there is something off about him? So the actor is pretty amazing in this regard

@scotnick59

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Promeraxz

2 ай бұрын

I do like the soundtrack they composed for the film decades later, but I found it better without the soundtrack.

I like the guy acting opposite Lugosi. "Gee willikers Mr. Dracula, that sure was awful swell of you

@smilanesi98

2 жыл бұрын

I love Helen Chandler as Mina. She is so young compared to Lugosi. She is not this voluptuous woman sought after by the Count. But this charming, sweet, and delicate young lady whom one would love to simply cuddle. And yet when she suddenly is infected with the lust for blood she comes across so vividly as she approaches Johnathan Harker.

Bela's performance is phenomenal

I always thought Lugosi was a hunk! Even as a child (in the 50s)

Magnificent performance of Bela Lugosi. No one can ever beat that!

Dwight Frye was so good in this. One of my favorite movies of all time. That and Nosferatu 1922.

An absolute MASTER CLASS in how to be utterly, but subtly terrifying. You know he has untoward intentions. You know he is effectively a demon...but he is so charming, welcoming and dare I say friendly that your psyche knows full well you wouldn't see him coming. As effective as The Alien is in 'Alien' by NOT being shown, Bela Lugosi is infinitely more terrifying by being hidden in plain sight.

Me encanta esa mirada que tenía Bela Lugosi es que es Drácula esa sonrisa y esos ojos ningún actor podrá superarle en el Papel del Conde

Bela is undoubtedly the BEST

Nice clip. One of my favorite scenes is when Van Helsing asks Dracula to look into the small mirror in the cigarette case. Lore states that a vampire casts no refelection but maybe that is only true to mortals because when he looks into it, he must have seen something totally horrifying to himself, of himself. Maybe his very unpleasant future ?

@stevenrogerman2110

Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Mr Bela Lugosi!

It makes me laugh to think that they put this video on the playlist of The Static Channel by murdoc since it looks like a vampire

The atmosphere is great in this scene, and it's amplified by the music very nicely.

@elszonnekind

2 жыл бұрын

Els de ridder Hamme

You know Mr Lugosi played Dracula on the stage..was a Hungarian actor. Very fine actor & person.....very attractive man as well...thats why ge was considered& chosen for the role....the rest....is history.............

Phenomenal film, especially for 1931!

So funny! It never occurs to Renfield to get the hell out of there! ;-) I love that fireplace.

Lugosi, un genio. Un fan boliviano acá. 🇧🇴

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

ve nomas esa mirada

This movie is almost a hundred years old. Crazy

He didn't follow Drakulas instructions He told all of the villagers he was going to the Castle Fail

Love these old films!

To think all the stereotypical portrayals are beyond campy but the original where it all started still exudes such an air of genuine sophistication, class, and sinister evil.

If memory serves, there was no music soundtrack in the original release of the film- which made it even more eerie to watch! Too, in the original stage version of “Dracula,” Lugosi had to learn his lines phonetically as he didn’t know English! And a nurse would be stationed outside the theater each night to handle medical emergencies! Dwight Frye (1899-1943), who played Renfield, was a well-known character actor in Hollywood in the 1930’s, especially in Universal’s horror films. He also played Fritz, Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant (not Igor), in “Frankenstein (also 1931- the same year as “Dracula”).” Frye died of a heart attack at the age of 44 while travelling by bus in Hollywood, a few days before he was scheduled to begin filming the biopic “Wilson.” He is interred in Glendale's Forest Lawn Memorial Park.

So terrific 👏 🎭 beyond words really ...excellent art, is unexplainable so often

Nobody better ever try making this movie in color. The black and white is what really makes this movie awesome.

Lendário Lugosi !! The best performance Dracula. Rj Brasil..

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

yes!

I want some of that old wine😋

Whoever did the score is great.

@1:43 - the light on Dracula’s eyes. Renfield doesn’t have a clue that Dracula does his own lighting. Dude always likes to look good.

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

yes...his stare is unmatched

GENIUS AT WORK

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

yes! plz sub

I love how dracula gets scared when he see's the crucifix

What makes it so awesome is that Bela Lugosi was Romanian, as was the real Dracula.

@martinobalazs6079

3 жыл бұрын

Actually Is hungarian

@Laura-pr2di

3 жыл бұрын

...he wasn't romanian. He was a székely (hungarian)

@lysanderofsparta3708

2 жыл бұрын

@@Laura-pr2di His hometown of Lugoj now belongs to Romania. Bela Lugosi (real name: Bela Blasko) was in fact only half-Hungarian by birth, as his mother was Serbian.

also, that ring is on point and the way he holds the bottle after he puts it down; his long fingers drape the lower part of the bottle. again, beautiful fingers.

My favourite Dracula by far

I watched this scene when i was about 7 years old, thanks for the nostalgia!!

If it was possible Bela Lugosi look like he could have been great as Superman and he did great as Dracula

This is the best Dracula I love looking at these old Dracula shows thank you for bring it to utube

Bela Lugosi was the master when it came to playing Dracula. Everyone else since him has just been an imitation.

So creepy...! I love it...👍

Of course there's no dislikes this is a horror movie classic and Bela Lugosi was the best Dracula!

"I never drink...wine."

I like that long utterly silent part after Dracula goes to bed when you think that your VCR has f8cked up while listening to it.

Those pleading eyes that both threaten and adore

Every Halloween I watch the 1931 version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi. It has been restored, so it's possible to enjoy the original quality of the photography. It's just such a classic.

I watched this in my English teacher's class. Loved it so much 💓

Amazing beyond words.

It's one of my favorite parts too! ❣️

He knows the Dracula is sus the whole time.

What an amazing score

After production wrapped, Bela Lugosi was taken to the hospital for back surgery to fix injuries sustained in the process of carrying this entire film.

literalmente cuando leí el libro de Dracula, a la mente se me venía una representación de los diálogos idéntica a la de Lugosi. Lo mismo cada vez que veo un nuevo producto de vampiros (espero que dracula sea como el de 1931 jaajj). Increíble como se convirtió en tremendo referente e icono del personaje

Very insightful description.

Pull the string! Pull the string!

@leahfox7076

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

Obra de arte!!!!🧛🏻‍♂️👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Estas peliculas arcaicas me parecen fascinantes, la atmosfera, los decorados, espectacular.

RIP Lugosi

@OscarMemo333

3 жыл бұрын

his legend will last 4ever

If its not asking too much I'd like a room like that.

The best Dracula film! Bela is the best Dracula!

Lugosi is my favorite "Dracula" his presence, style, accent, the Tux, make him so believable. And I love the Black and White version more than any other. Second Christopher Lee !! 👍