Which origin of werewolf legends was portrayed by Bela Lugosi?
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Dracula (1931 English-language film) Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. The film was produced by Universal and is based on the 1924 stage play "Dracula" by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is loosely based on the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker.
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Count Dracula Count Dracula is the title character of Bram Stoker's 1897 gothic horror novel "Dracula". He is considered to be both the prototypical and the archetypal vampire in subsequent works of fiction. He is also depicted in the novel to be the origin of werewolf legends. Some aspects of the character are believed to have been inspired by the 15th-century Wallachian Prince Vlad III the Impaler, who was also known as Dracula. Other character aspects have been added or altered in subsequent popular fictional works. The character has subsequently appeared frequently in popular culture, from films to animated media to breakfast cereals.
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The Midnight Girl The Midnight Girl is a 1925 American drama film directed by Wilfred Noy, starring Lila Lee and featuring Béla Lugosi.
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Spooks Run Wild Spooks Run Wild is an American horror comedy film and the seventh film in the East Side Kids series, starring Bela Lugosi, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, and Bobby Jordan. Released in 1941, it was directed by Phil Rosen, in his first and only outing in the series, and produced by Sam Katzman (under the company name "Banner Pictures"). It is based on an original script by Carl Foreman and Charles R. Marion.
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Winona Ryder Winona Ryder (born Winona Laura Horowitz; October 29, 1971) is an American actress. One of the most successful and iconic actresses of the 1990s, she made her film debut in the film "Lucas" (1986). As Lydia Deetz, a goth teenager in Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice" (1988), she won critical acclaim and widespread recognition. After appearances in film and on television, Ryder continued her acting career with the cult film "Heathers" (1988), a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life that has since become a landmark teen film. She later appeared in the coming of age drama "Mermaids" (1990), earning a Golden Globe Award nomination, and in the same year appeared alongside Johnny Depp in Burton's dark fairy-tale "Edward Scissorhands" (1990), and shortly thereafter with Keanu Reeves in Francis Ford Coppola's gothic romance "Bram Stoker's Dracula" (1992).
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Stephen Bekassy Stephen Bekassy, born Istavan Bekassy in Nyíregyháza, (February 10, 1907 – October 30, 1995), was a Hungarian born American film actor. He appeared in films such as "Hell and High Water" and "Prisoner of War" in 1954. On television he made two guest appearances on "Perry Mason". In 1958 he played art expert Laslo Kovac in "The Case of the Purple Woman," and in 1959 he played murder victim Rick Stassi in "The Case of the Bartered Bikini."
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Theodore Lukits Theodore Nikolai Lukits (November 26, 1897 – January 20, 1992) was a Romanian American portrait and landscape painter. His initial fame came from his portraits of glamorous actresses of the silent film era, but since his death, his Asian-inspired works, figures drawn from Hispanic California and pastel landscapes have received greater attention.
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House of Frankenstein (miniseries) House of Frankenstein (a.k.a. House of Frankenstein 1997) is a 1997 television miniseries that revived Universal's threesome, the vampire, Frankenstein's monster and the werewolf. It starred Adrian Pasdar, Greg Wise and Teri Polo. It first aired on NBC in two parts on November 2 and November 3, 1997.
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Al Lewis (actor) Al Lewis (born Albert Meister; April 30, 1923February 3, 2006) was an American character actor best known for his role as Count Dracula lookalike "Grandpa", opposite Fred Gwynne's and Yvonne De Carlo's characters on the CBS television series "The Munsters" from 1964 to 1966 and its subsequent film versions. Later in life, he was also a restaurant owner, political candidate, and radio broadcaster.
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The Pendragon Legend (film) The Pendragon Legend (Hungarian: A Pendragon legenda) is a 1974 Hungarian thriller film directed by György Révész and starring Zoltán Latinovits, Iván Darvas and Teri Tordai. It is based on the 1934 novel "The Pendragon Legend" by Antal Szerb.
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Mother Riley Meets the Vampire Mother Riley Meets the Vampire, also known as Vampire Over London or My Son the Vampire, is a 1952 British horror comedy film directed by John Gilling, starring Arthur Lucan and Bela Lugosi that was filmed at Nettlefold Studios.
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Bull Montana Lewis Montagna (May 16, 1887 – January 24, 1950), born Luigi Montagna and better known as Bull Montana, was an Italian-American professional wrestler and actor.
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The Dark Eyes of London (film) The Dark Eyes of London is a 1939 British horror film directed by Walter Summers, starring Béla Lugosi and Greta Gynt. The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace. The film is about a scientist named Dr. Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money, while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme.
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Ludwig Frankenstein Ludwig Frankenstein is a fictional character who appears in the Universal horror film "The Ghost of Frankenstein". He is played by Sir Cedric Hardwicke.
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Chandu the Magician (film) Chandu the Magician is a 1932 American Pre-Code mystery-fantasy film starring Edmund Lowe as Frank Chandler and Bela Lugosi as the villain Roxor that he must stop. Based on the radio play of the same name, written by Harry A. Earnshaw, Vera M. Oldham and R.R. Morgan. The radio series ran from 1932 to 1933 and Fox obtained the rights hoping the film would appeal to a ready-made audience. In 1934 Chandu returned in a twelve part serial, "The Return of Chandu", with Bela Lugosi ironically playing the title role.
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Iron Wolf (character) The Iron Wolf (Lithuanian: "Geležinis Vilkas" ) is a mythical character from a medieval legend of the founding of Vilnius, the capital city of the old Grand Duchy of Lithuania and modern Republic of Lithuania. First found in the Lithuanian Chronicles, the legend shares certain similarities with the Capitoline Wolf and possibly reflected Lithuanian desire to showcase their legendary origins from the Roman Empire (see the Palemonids). The legend became popular during the era of Romantic nationalism. Today Iron Wolf is one of the symbols of Vilnius and is used by sports teams, Lithuanian military, scouting organizations, and others.
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Louis Jourdan Louis Jourdan (born Louis Robert Gendre; 19 June 1921 – 14 February 2015) was a French film and television actor. He was known for his suave roles in several Hollywood films, including "The Paradine Case" (1947), "Letter from an Unknown Woman" (1948), "Gigi" (1958), "The Best of Everything" (1959), "The V.I.P.s" (1963) and "Octopussy" (1983). He played Dracula in the 1977 BBC television production "Count Dracula".
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Transylvania in popular culture Largely as a result of the success of Bram Stoker's "Dracula", Transylvania has become a popular setting for gothic horror fiction, and most particularly vampire fiction. In some later books and movies Stoker's Count Dracula was conflated with the historical Vlad Dracula, also known as Vlad III the Impaler (1431–1476), who though most likely born in the Transylvanian city of Sighișoara, ruled over neighboring Wallachia.
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Lugat A lugat or liogat is a vampire-like being in Albanian mythology. They abide in shadows and darkness, especially places that never see sunlight, such as inside water wells, old ruins, and caves. They have a frightening visage and are extremely violent. A lugat can fly and ride the winds, and assails his victims in their sleep. He also lures people, especially children, to himself while he is concealed in darkness.
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Violetta Napierska Violetta Napierska (sometimes "Violette Napierska") was a film actress. Most of her acting career she worked in German silent films, often with Béla Lugosi, Lee Parry and director Richard Eichberg.
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Invisible Ghost Invisible Ghost (1941) is an American horror film starring Bela Lugosi, shot in black and white, and directed by Joseph H. Lewis. It was the first of the nine movies interpreted by Bela Lugosi for Sam Katzman at Monogram Pictures.
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Warlock Moon Warlock Moon is a 1973 horror-thriller feature film starring Laurie Walters, Joe Spano and Edna MacAfee. A young college student believes she had seen ghosts when she first visited an abandoned spa with an unknown companion who had accosted her and "accidentally" driven her there. When she goes there to meet him the second time she ends up the victim of cannibals.