Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula follows a mysterious European nobleman, Count Alucard, who is invited to the United States by Katherine Caldwell, a wealthy young woman with a fascination for the occult. Her fiancé, Frank Stanley, and the local sheriff view the newcomer with suspicion, and Katherine's father dies soon after the count's arrival. Frank's doubts about Alucard deepen as the situation at the Caldwell estate grows stranger, setting up a conflict between the suspicious outsiders and the visitor's hold over Katherine.

Robert Siodmak directed the film, which sits at the start of the chronological list of his features that also includes The Killers, The Dark Mirror and The Spiral Staircase. Lon Chaney Jr. plays the count, with Louise Allbritton as Katherine, Robert Paige as Frank, Frank Craven as Dr. Brewster, J. Edward Bromberg as Professor Lazlo and Pat Moriarity as Sheriff Dawes. Eric Taylor wrote the screenplay and Ford Beebe produced it for Universal Pictures. Among the twenty-four credited cast members, the story moves between the Caldwell plantation and the surrounding community.

Released in October 1943, the film runs eighty minutes. On IMDb it holds 6 out of 10 from around 7,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 5.8 from 149 votes, indicating steady but modest approval. A critics' rating of 5.1 from fourteen reviews places it somewhat below the audience scores.