I agree, and that's why I consider Lugosi's Dracula the best villain in the history of cinema: he being a truly evil bastard, he nevertheless has an innate class and has great respect for his opponent (ah, Von Sloan is the best hands down together with Peter Cushing). This is my favorite scene along with the moment when Dracula talks wistfully about death as if he regrets it.
This scene shows how great actor Bela Lugosi was... his face after he throws cigarette holder to the ground. He played so much only by mimics, all the fear, hate and demonic of Count Dracula. Absolutely love 🖤
Also Mina's face when she stares at the Count she goes into a trance for a second. These actors were so amazing with their facial expressions something which is missing with actors today
Zygfrid Oswald not only that how he goes back to his previous posture right after and able to apologize to the rest that were present at the moment shame how he lost his career his millions this great thespian
Zygfrid Oswald IMO no one has had the charisma and elegance to play Dracula the way Bela did I saw a picture of him back as a youngster playing Jesus Christ uncanny what actor
3:01 I just LOVE how, after the mirror trick, you can see how Count Dracula the man "disappears" and Count Dracula the Vampire slowly, subtly emerges. Bela Lugosi portrayed this absolutely perfectly! The music is just killer too! And how else to top this whole scene off than having Dracula say: "For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing."
"No reflection in the mirror?" 🪞"what kind of a nice gentleman is Count Dracula 🧛♂️ anyway?" Jonathan Harker's thoughts 💭 of Count Dracula's bizarre behavior and mannerisms, while inside the guest bedroom of 🏰 castle dracula, 🧛♂️ on the summit of the carpathian mountains ⛰ of Transylvania, Romania. 🇷🇴
One of my favorite films Dracula 1931! Bela was a genius as Count Dracula. A nobleman so handsome, charismatic, deep voice and accent, perfect hair and well dressed in black tux!
The 1931 movie was actually based on a Dracula play from 1924 (which was based on the 1897 novel). Lugosi had played Dracula in the play OVER ONE THOUSAND TIMES by the time he was picked to star in the movie version. So basically he had completely perfected the character. The amazing thing is, they originally wanted to go with one of several other actors not including Legosi, but he happened to be in LA with his touring play company while they were doing casting, and he completely won the producers over!
@@RionE23 For this particular video, I downloaded the music from TH-cam's Audio Library. When I was creating this clip, I added the downloaded music. Since the music is in the TH-cam library, it would not be copyrighted. If you have a TH-cam channel, you can see the Audio Library in the Video Manager option under the Customize Channel tab. If do not, you can search this on Google... or maybe I should do a "How To" video.
I feel like not only did Bela make Dracula iconic, but also paved the way for a lot of other villainous personality types. His cold hard stare, his charming demeanor, his wild animalistic tendancies...I can think of so many different villains who have adopted these particular traits.
Christopher Lee was always the best. But I can guarantee had Lon Chaney ever gotten the chance (fun fact: he was originally picked for this film as Dracula but he died of throat cancer so Lugosi was selected in his place) he would outdo Lugosi. Lugosi is a legendary actor, but Lon Chaney was always far superior.
At 3:19 Count Dracula slowly transitions back to human characteristics from a momentary lapse back into the vampyr … the very subtle yet powerful musical score that flows with this scene should be adopted by Universal in some fashion in a special edition DVD version of the film
Even though the music doesn't fit the movie or scene, it does fit the character of Dracula. Even though he acts like a suave and proper gentleman, that's all it is. An act. In reality, he isn't suave and most certainly not a gentleman. He's a demonic snake that slithers through the shadows of the night. An undead predator that preys upon you when you least expect it. Long story short, the music fits the dark and devilish nature of the vampiric Count Dracula. 🦇💀🦇
"Away with it!" 🪞 Count Dracula 🧛♂️ smashes the small 🪞 by throwing it out of window 🪟 of the guest bedroom 🛏 in front of Jonathan Harker shaving his face with a shaving knife.🗡
It's funny to me that the tailcoat, paired with an opera cape, has become so associated with the character of Dracula. He was costumed that way simply because that was the formal evening wear for aristocrats and other wealthy or at least well-to-do men of the period. That's why Fred Astaire wore white tie and tails in his movies, that were made around the same time. Here of course, Dracula omits the cape, as one would do indoors. White tie has become so associated with Lugosi's Dracula that when they made the 1979 movie, with Frank Langella, they deliberately avoided it, which is a pity, as -- again -- it's the correct formal male evening wear from the second half of the 19th century through to the middle of the 20th, and is still correct for a few very formal occasions. Commenting on the scene specifically though -- I'll never understand why Van Helsing chose to reveal to Dracula right away that he had noticed Dracula casts no reflection in a mirror. Dracula hadn't noticed Van Helsing and Harker making this discovery. Tactically, it would seem smarter to me to keep that knowledge hidden, and prevent Dracula from knowing at this point that they had discovered what he really was.
Drac's reaction to the mirror is pretty much my reation everytime I see myself without makeup because of how awful I look. After applying makeup, I feel better. Of course, I don't smash the mirror, I just look at myself with disgust.
Holy Shit the music you added in this scene is an amazing choice. I think it’s much better then the official music score they made for the film later on, Probably because this music is played in a lot popular TH-cam horror channels such as Mr nightmare.
Edward van Sloan was born in Minnesota to German/Dutch ancestry. He seemed to pretty good with accents. No idea what his normal voice sounded like, but here he introducing the film Frankenstein, doing an English accent without Van Helsing's Germanic overtones (the character is supposed to be Dutch, but I can't detect any Dutch accent at all): th-cam.com/video/8z6f23I-8cY/w-d-xo.html
Invisible 👻.He is spirit of the dead so he is afraid of himself with a cross in front of it.God is not dead he is still alive plus he is light while Dracula is the prince of darkness.A dragon hidden in a dungeon.Like Vladmir himself.The impaler.
I added the music to the scene for effect. Actually, I was worried that it would offend a lot of fans of the original movie that had no music. See description
Get mad all ya want.....so many old movies would benifit ten fold with modern scoring. So many awesome films with horrible, or at least lacking, soundtracks.
@Saleem Frazer The music was added and not in the original. Quite frankly, I was worried it would compromise the movie and all of those movie buffs. It was added for affect and no ill intended. Just doing something different because it felt right.
Boring even by '30ies standards. I couldn't sit through this whole thing if my life depended on it. Lugosi is the only redeeming factor of this absolute snoozer of a movie.
He really does move like a vampire trying to be human.
One of my favorite quote classic or modern "For one who has not lived even a single life time you're a wise man Van Helsing
I agree, and that's why I consider Lugosi's Dracula the best villain in the history of cinema: he being a truly evil bastard, he nevertheless has an innate class and has great respect for his opponent (ah, Von Sloan is the best hands down together with Peter Cushing). This is my favorite scene along with the moment when Dracula talks wistfully about death as if he regrets it.
For 1931, this was a remarkably well constructed and directed scene.
"Van Helsing will explain."
Translation: I know you know.
This scene shows how great actor Bela Lugosi was... his face after he throws cigarette holder to the ground. He played so much only by mimics, all the fear, hate and demonic of Count Dracula.
Absolutely love 🖤
Also Mina's face when she stares at the Count she goes into a trance for a second. These actors were so amazing with their facial expressions something which is missing with actors today
Zygfrid Oswald not only that how he goes back to his previous posture right after and able to apologize to the rest that were present at the moment shame how he lost his career his millions this great thespian
Zygfrid Oswald IMO no one has had the charisma and elegance to play Dracula the way Bela did I saw a picture of him back as a youngster playing Jesus Christ uncanny what actor
Zigfrid Oswald he carried his las name in honor of his small birthplace Lugos
PULL THE STRING
The meeting between Dracula and Van Helsing would become one of the greatest rivals of good vs evil of all time.
Sherlock Holmes vs Professor Moriarty.
"For one who has not even lived a single lifetime, you are a wise man Van Helsing."
That's quite a compliment from Count Dracula.
3:01 I just LOVE how, after the mirror trick, you can see how Count Dracula the man "disappears" and Count Dracula the Vampire slowly, subtly emerges. Bela Lugosi portrayed this absolutely perfectly! The music is just killer too! And how else to top this whole scene off than having Dracula say: "For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing."
Dracula is well dressed and groomed without using a mirror.
Igor combs and shaves Drácula
Centuries of practice
@@falsoescorpion2866 the dude with the hump ?
"No reflection in the mirror?" 🪞"what kind of a nice gentleman is Count Dracula 🧛♂️ anyway?"
Jonathan Harker's thoughts 💭 of Count Dracula's bizarre behavior and mannerisms, while inside the guest bedroom of 🏰 castle dracula, 🧛♂️ on the summit of the carpathian mountains ⛰ of Transylvania, Romania. 🇷🇴
Guess he just likes keeping himself sophisticated.
One of my favorite films Dracula 1931! Bela was a genius as Count Dracula. A nobleman so handsome, charismatic, deep voice and accent, perfect hair and well dressed in black tux!
Thank you for this beautiful clear quality video of the Count!
I agree 100%
The only “Bella” we want to see in a vampire movie.😉
The 1931 movie was actually based on a Dracula play from 1924 (which was based on the 1897 novel). Lugosi had played Dracula in the play OVER ONE THOUSAND TIMES by the time he was picked to star in the movie version. So basically he had completely perfected the character. The amazing thing is, they originally wanted to go with one of several other actors not including Legosi, but he happened to be in LA with his touring play company while they were doing casting, and he completely won the producers over!
I first saw this movie when I was about 7 - I was smitten with Lugosi as a child and still am. He was brilliant.
3:07 I love that face. He is so angry he's been tricked into revealing himself by what he thought should be considered his lesser on the food chain.
Legit chills when he looked into the mirror and the ominous music kicked in. Never heard this version before, love it
Can I just take this moment to say Helen Chandler was absolutely stunning in this movie.
She is INCREDIBLY cute!
I love how on 3:36, Van Helsing has that look like he's saying "I'm onto you" after Dracula smashes the mirror.
The music was an amazing touch, I really think it added to the scene
@RionE23 Thank you. I thought I was compromising the original clip too much. Purists out there will disagree with it.
@@rte4634 Absolutely not; the music is subtle and adds to the scene incredibly. Properly relates the tone!
How did you make the music? I’ve always wanted to get into something similar but never knew how or what software to use
@@RionE23 For this particular video, I downloaded the music from TH-cam's Audio Library. When I was creating this clip, I added the downloaded music. Since the music is in the TH-cam library, it would not be copyrighted. If you have a TH-cam channel, you can see the Audio Library in the Video Manager option under the Customize Channel tab. If do not, you can search this on Google... or maybe I should do a "How To" video.
RTE 463 definitely do a how to
Scary stuff. Originals are always the best.
The many moments of silence in this movie are perfect. Not only my all - time favorite vampire movie, but a favorite movie, period.
3:05
My reaction when someone offers me a cigarette instead of a cigar.
It was at this moment Dracula thought to himself :
*"Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary !"*
Lugosi has such presence throughout this whole film. I wish I was around during his time.
I feel like not only did Bela make Dracula iconic, but also paved the way for a lot of other villainous personality types. His cold hard stare, his charming demeanor, his wild animalistic tendancies...I can think of so many different villains who have adopted these particular traits.
I have to say, this is one of those rare cases where an added, modern music score improves the scene! They heavy droning ramps up the tension a bit!
I was reluctant to add the music. I wanted to keep the original intact.
@@rte4634 What you did with the music in this scene was absolutely perfect! Without it, the scene would have been a little bit too slow and stage-y.
Okay.... I actually really liked the music addition
1:41 That is such an awesome shot the way it slowly pans closer
Bela has an otherworldly quality about him.
The role of Dracula should have been retired after this. No one has come close to Lugosi.
Oh come on. Lee, Kinski and even Jack Palance were exceptionally good Dracs, probably better than Lugosi even
But he did not own the rights now did he?
Don't agree.. Bela Lugosi did a great job, as Count Dracula, but Bram Stoker's novel deserved much bigger adaptations, Dracula 1992 for example.
@Jack Brouse *Saruman
Christopher Lee was always the best. But I can guarantee had Lon Chaney ever gotten the chance (fun fact: he was originally picked for this film as Dracula but he died of throat cancer so Lugosi was selected in his place) he would outdo Lugosi. Lugosi is a legendary actor, but Lon Chaney was always far superior.
0:16 CAN WE ALL JUST TALK ABOUT HOW ADORABLE MINA IS?
It's no wonder Drac wanted to sink his teeth into her.
She looks like she's about to throw up and desperately trying not to show it.
Ah yes, for the days when even in horror pictures people didn't explain away insane behavior as somehow being okay. And electable.
Van Helsing is a Pro
With such clear quality upload the movie would be brilliant
Or you can buy it on blu ray. I just got al l30 universal monster movies in a blu ray box set for 80. Lots of extras to
At 3:19 Count Dracula slowly transitions back to human characteristics from a momentary lapse back into the vampyr … the very subtle yet powerful musical score that flows with this scene should be adopted by Universal in some fashion in a special edition DVD version of the film
I've broken a mirror before, but because of what I saw -- not because of what I didn't see!
scary
@@rte4634 if I had to guess, probably a ghost.
Dracula is very charming. That quality must help with seducing his victims.
He's like bitch get that thing away from me 3:06
Even in 2021 Legosi is brilliant!
The music really adds to the scene. Nice work.
Thank you. I was hesitant to add it. I was thinking some purists of this movie would hate it.
Catch Mina's breathing at 0:09.
Oh, yeah. She's looking forward to it.
The best thing is this is his real accent more or less
Van Helsing's face looking at Dracula after the mirror:
I got you now, you smooth, blood-sucker!
Even though the music doesn't fit the movie or scene, it does fit the character of Dracula. Even though he acts like a suave and proper gentleman, that's all it is. An act. In reality, he isn't suave and most certainly not a gentleman. He's a demonic snake that slithers through the shadows of the night. An undead predator that preys upon you when you least expect it. Long story short, the music fits the dark and devilish nature of the vampiric Count Dracula.
🦇💀🦇
I totally understand the Count's hatred of mirrors. I break mirrors all the time. I have a face for radio, not for movies.
"Away with it!" 🪞
Count Dracula 🧛♂️ smashes the small 🪞 by throwing it out of window 🪟 of the guest bedroom 🛏 in front of Jonathan Harker shaving his face with a shaving knife.🗡
L'Ultima frase è EPICA : "Per uno che non ha vissuto mai più di una singola esistenza, siete un'uomo molto arguto, Van Helsing.."
It's funny to me that the tailcoat, paired with an opera cape, has become so associated with the character of Dracula. He was costumed that way simply because that was the formal evening wear for aristocrats and other wealthy or at least well-to-do men of the period. That's why Fred Astaire wore white tie and tails in his movies, that were made around the same time. Here of course, Dracula omits the cape, as one would do indoors.
White tie has become so associated with Lugosi's Dracula that when they made the 1979 movie, with Frank Langella, they deliberately avoided it, which is a pity, as -- again -- it's the correct formal male evening wear from the second half of the 19th century through to the middle of the 20th, and is still correct for a few very formal occasions.
Commenting on the scene specifically though -- I'll never understand why Van Helsing chose to reveal to Dracula right away that he had noticed Dracula casts no reflection in a mirror. Dracula hadn't noticed Van Helsing and Harker making this discovery. Tactically, it would seem smarter to me to keep that knowledge hidden, and prevent Dracula from knowing at this point that they had discovered what he really was.
When they put tomatoes on my Sub: 3:05
I love this music
Drac's reaction to the mirror is pretty much my reation everytime I see myself without makeup because of how awful I look. After applying makeup, I feel better. Of course, I don't smash the mirror, I just look at myself with disgust.
Holy Shit the music you added in this scene is an amazing choice. I think it’s much better then the official music score they made for the film later on, Probably because this music is played in a lot popular TH-cam horror channels such as Mr nightmare.
This is what they call s "classic."
Classic!
Sooo coooool
The would definitely consider Dracula 1931 as the Citizen Kane of horror films.
The conversation at the end of the clip. Neither man suspects a vampire but they do realize that this is not some charming gentleman from Transylvania
One of the most scariest scenes in cinema history I'm almost 50 and it's scares me
Very nice
90 years ago!
I like Van Helsing's accent
Edward van Sloan was born in Minnesota to German/Dutch ancestry. He seemed to pretty good with accents. No idea what his normal voice sounded like, but here he introducing the film Frankenstein, doing an English accent without Van Helsing's Germanic overtones (the character is supposed to be Dutch, but I can't detect any Dutch accent at all):
th-cam.com/video/8z6f23I-8cY/w-d-xo.html
Invisible 👻.He is spirit of the dead so he is afraid of himself with a cross in front of it.God is not dead he is still alive plus he is light while Dracula is the prince of darkness.A dragon hidden in a dungeon.Like Vladmir himself.The impaler.
S great movie
Who added a soundtrack to this scene (background music?)
Fushta!
Was this underscoring in the original?
no. added to the scene for artistic purposes. Love the original but tried it for kicks to get a response from the viewers.
I don’t remember the score in that scene. Was it added as some kind of remaster
Yes, Dracula was remastered for DVD with a music score in 1999.
I added the music to the scene for effect. Actually, I was worried that it would offend a lot of fans of the original movie that had no music. See description
What is the name of the music?
Dis Dracula bad news Hoss
By Alexandrites we could then hone them all after testings
Not complicated at all!
Got a hint by she's good looking by their family standards to witnessed over coiled by nielas for queen of the Nile
So Count Dracula already knew about Van Helsing when he was still living in Transylvania?
Get mad all ya want.....so many old movies would benifit ten fold with modern scoring. So many awesome films with horrible, or at least lacking, soundtracks.
Jon Hamm as Harker in the remake, por favor.
They pulled by pine run their suite was Cleopatra's the one to be married. The stupidy onesie outfit wore Thier filibusters unit
Where’s the Spanish version of this scene
To me Bela Lugosi is the best yeah yeah yeah we KNOW... that shit is posted all through the comment section 🙄
ngl dracula is kind of sus
This one isn't a simp like in the book though
@@crashpal yes book dracula is even more sus he had like 3 wives or something in the book
Looks like a young David Walliams aha
Non saprei ma basta che non s rompe 😁
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Count dracula q ula
When Donald Trump wins the election 3:05.
Dracula give me the q
Why the stupid music ?
The music is what makes the movie so memorable. Even better than Hammer's.
@Saleem Frazer Most of the music is classical, Tchaikovsky, one of his suites, nut cracker or swan lake, both very good.
@Saleem Frazer OK, still a good movie, enjoy it more than Hammer's, though Hammer's was good.
@Saleem Frazer The music was added and not in the original. Quite frankly, I was worried it would compromise the movie and all of those movie buffs. It was added for affect and no ill intended. Just doing something different because it felt right.
@@55Quirll swan lake music is the one I associated most with this movie. It fit so well
Boring even by '30ies standards. I couldn't sit through this whole thing if my life depended on it. Lugosi is the only redeeming factor of this absolute snoozer of a movie.
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This is boring old movie (bad is it)
I can’t imagine what you like in movies if you think a classic is terrible
Why watch then you dumb fortnite profile pic loser?