Mark of the Vampire
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Theatrical trailer
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| Directed by | Tod Browning |
| Produced by | Tod Browning E.J. Mannix |
| Written by |
Guy Endore Bernard Schubert |
| Starring |
Lionel Barrymore Elizabeth Allan Bela Lugosi Lionel Atwill Jean Hersholt |
| Cinematography | James Wong Howe |
| Edited by | Ben Lewis |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Release date
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26 April 1935 |
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Running time
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80 minutes 60 minutes (re-release version) |
| Language | English |
Mark of the Vampire (also known as Vampires of Prague) is a 1935 horror film, starring Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Jean Hersholt, and directed by Tod Browning. It is a talkie remake of Browning's silent London After Midnight (1927), with the characters' names and some circumstances changed.
Sir Karell Borotyn (Holmes Herbert) is found murdered in his house, with two tiny pinpoint wounds on his neck. The attending doctor, Dr. Doskil (Donald Meek), and Sir Karell's friend Baron Otto (Jean Hersholt) are convinced that he was killed by a vampire. They suspect Count Mora (Bela Lugosi) and his daughter Luna (Carroll Borland), while the Prague police inspector (Lionel Atwill) refuses to believe them.
Borotyn's daughter Irena (Elizabeth Allan) is the count’s next target. Professor Zelen (Lionel Barrymore), an expert on vampires and the occult, arrives in order to prevent her death. At the same time, secrets are revealed surrounding the circumstances of Sir Karell’s death.
According to the audio commentary on the DVD, the film was originally released at 80 minutes by the director, but was cut back to 60 minutes by MGM. The commentary says that comic material related to the maid was cut.
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