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Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Mark of the Vampire poster
Directed by
Tod Browning
Genre
horror film, crime film, mystery film, vampire film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
12
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 145 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A vampire expert investigates a series of bloodless deaths in a small European town. A young woman fears she is being targeted by the undead after her father is found with bite marks on his neck.

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What happens

Mark of the Vampire is a 1935 American horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Jean Hersholt, produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. Its plot follows a series of deaths and attacks by vampires that brings eminent expert Professor Zelen to the aid of Irena Borotyn, who is about to be married. Her father, Sir Karell, died from complete loss of blood, with bite wounds on his neck, and it appears he may be one of the undead now plaguing the area. It has been described as a talkie remake of Browning's lost silent London After Midnight (1927), though it does not credit the older film or its writers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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