Son of Dracula (1943)

Son of Dracula is an American feature film of the vampire classic horror genre. It is the third installment in the Dracula series produced by Universal Pictures under their "Universal Monsters" brand and follows 1931's Dracula and 1936's Dracula's Daughter. The film was directed by Robert Siodmak and featured a screenplay written by Eric Taylor, with additional contributions from Curt Siodmak. It was released theatrically in the United States on November 5th, 1943. This time around, it is Lon Chaney, Jr.'s turn to don the scalloped cape and fangs of a vampire, following in the footsteps of his more illustrious predecessor, Bela Lugosi. Chaney plays Count Alucard, the so-named "Son of Dracula". The movie also stars Robert Paige as Frank Stanley, Louise Allbritton as Kay Caldwell, Evelyn Ankers as Claire Caldwell and Frank Craven as Doctor Harry Brewster.