[yarddog]

I am watching the 1930 something version of “Dracula” right now. It holds up surprisingly well. In fact I would say it is clearly the definitive version tho I liked the fairly recent one too.

Most movies made in the last 20 years are just awful. I guess my tastes vary from most but some that have been really popular just amaze me with how dreadful they are.

[tlb]

If you like Crain then check her out with Cary Grant in "People Will Talk". An unmarried pregnant woman in 1951 America. A scandalous film for the time. One of my favorites.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043915/combined

>>> I am watching the 1930 something version of “Dracula” right now. It holds up surprisingly well. In fact I would say it is clearly the definitive version

I'd say Bela comes in second to the rarely seen German silent "Nosferatu". Bela's style of overacting almost turns his movie into a comedy. The later pairing of Dracula with Abbott and Costello underlines that. "Nosferatu" may have been an unauthorized adaptation of Dracula but it captures the evil much more directly then the American films.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0013442/combined