For one who has not lived even a single life time. You’re a wise man, Van Helsing.
@glennhoddle10 Жыл бұрын
It was at this moment Dracula thought to himself : *"Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary !"*
@Angie23436 ай бұрын
I just read that in Belo's own voice as Dracula.
@NormalChannel95Ай бұрын
3:37 I love that expression, the feeling of meeting someone that HAS a chance to triumph over you.
@patrickb51973 жыл бұрын
“ What could have caused them Professor ? “ Count Dracula “..... perfect timing.
@mackiemesser9319 Жыл бұрын
That comes from the stage play by Hamilton Deane, upon which the film (except for the opening scenes in Transylvania) is based.
@randyacuna32485 жыл бұрын
It's a wonder that bela's performance was not nominated for a best actor oscar because it is so timeless. The past nomination canadates are all but forgotten but not bela. Dracula is a landmark film because of bela.
@alfredhutchinson37133 жыл бұрын
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@SimoSakariAaltonen Жыл бұрын
I agree, but most people these days may not know that in those days, no horror or science fiction or fantasy film had the slightest chance of winning an Oscar in any of the major categories. No chance at all.
@anton1990 Жыл бұрын
@@SimoSakariAaltonen Fredric March won an Oscar for his performance in Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde in 1931, released the same year as Dracula and Frankenstein. It was a brutal pre-code horror movie, and when March won the Oscar, it was one of the very few instances that any of the classic horror films were acknowledged by the academy.
@runequester683411 ай бұрын
That does sound familiar.@@SimoSakariAaltonen
@artmienz30774 жыл бұрын
Such a great scene, you can really feel the tension here, the acting is on point, Bela is the best 🦇
@TreeFiddy3505 ай бұрын
The smug look on Van Helsing's face is one of my favorite moments in any movie, ever! Hard to believe this is almost 100 years old.
@crow1994-bl Жыл бұрын
Never tire of watching this classic. Bela Lugosi's performance as Dracula,.......magnificent!
@JoshMaxPower Жыл бұрын
I just saw Dracula in a movie theatre with an audience after watching it on TV and then video at home my whole life. When you see it in the movies, on the big screen, with no commercials, Lugosi is far more masterful and creepy. It's a great film, deservedly still talked about almost 100 years later. Great vid!
@awesomeinspector52705 жыл бұрын
Dracula, at this point, was feeling pretty cocky. He already turned Renfield into his slave, killed an entire ship crew, killed Lucy (thus turning her into a vampire), and was in the process of transforming Mina into a vampire all the while making Renfield the scapegoat by using his obsession of eating bugs to throw everyone off his trail. And in this scene, in particular, Dracula is attempting to further spin his evil web of deceit and destruction by formally calling upon the Sewards and masterfully plays the part of a concerned neighbor in regard to Mina’s well-being. And as an added bonus, Dracula’s also liking the fact that Jonathan (Mina’s fiancé) is so obviously jealous of him and Mina being so friendly towards each other. “I can quite understand Mr. Harker’s concern.” Up until this point, no human being had shown to be Dracula’s equal match. Until he met Van Helsing. As soon as Dracula entered the room Van Helsing looked him over with a look of instant suspicion. There’s just something about him that Van Helsing can’t help but distrust. When they’re introduced, Van Helsing plays it cool with a cordial bow as does Dracula. But immediately afterward, Dracula says “Van Helsing. A most distinguished scientist. Whose name we know even in the wilds of Transylvania.” Van Helsing has obviously made a name for himself across Europe as a scientist, but maybe he’s also garnered attention in certain circles as an expert authority on monsters and supernatural occurrences. It was shown earlier in the film that Van Helsing immediately suspected that a vampire was behind Lucy’s death and later on Van Helsing is so confident in the existence of vampires that he showed no polite hesitation telling Harker and Seward this even though he knows they most likely won’t believe him since it is a case of life and death. In short, this isn’t Van Helsing’s first time dealing with bloodsuckers like Dracula. After all, he knows their strengths and weaknesses by heart. And even though he’s a short, elderly man he still feels confident enough in the knowledge and abilities he’s acquired over a lifetime of battling supernatural evil to face down the tall, immortal, and very powerful and very evil Count Dracula face-to-face. Badass. And Van Helsing is, again, so confident in his theory that Dracula is a vampire he orchestrates that little mirror test. Dracula is of course willing to play along even though he doesn’t know what Van Helsing is up to. He’s already fooled so many that he feels he shouldn’t be concerned about whatever Van Helsing has in store for him. But then Van Helsing shows Dracula the mirror and suddenly the facade of the calm and formal aristocrat melts away revealing the evil, undead monster that he truly is. A grave miscalculation on Dracula’s part. And what’s left is a piercing and burning gaze meant only for Van Helsing from Dracula. He’s been bested. Finally, a human has proven to be smart enough to match wits with the undead Count. Dracula tries his best to salvage the situation by insisting that he simply doesn’t like mirrors, but as the movie plays on, that little moment of mirror smashing coupled with subsequent incidents and Van Helsing’s further explanations were enough to convince even the skeptical Harker and Dr. Seward that Count Dracula is indeed a vampire that needs to be vanquished. And Van Helsing’s smirk at the very end shows that he’s genuinely pleased that he’s caught the mighty Dracula off guard. And Dracula departs with this passive-aggressive and yet cryptic line delivered so well by Lugosi. “For one who has not lived even a single lifetime, you are a wise man, Van Helsing.” And thus, a legendary rivalry was born.
@karenhummel495 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Lugosi is by far the best Dracula. I just viewed the 1979, Frank Langella version. Not even close to Lugosi!
@raymondsteen53165 жыл бұрын
@@karenhummel49 - Well said as I agree with you on that one 100%.
@karenhummel495 жыл бұрын
Spot on super commentary!
@amk47394 жыл бұрын
This a brilliant commentary. Hats off to you. Although I would say that Dracula wasn't trying to salvage the situation at the end; he knew Van Helsing knew, and would soon tell the others, hence the "Van Helsing will explain".
@richardmorin59673 жыл бұрын
What a great evaluation and description!
@raymondsteen53165 жыл бұрын
Back in them days who else could have pulled off like Bela Lugosi as Dracula? ☆☆☆☆☆
@agustinmorales54194 жыл бұрын
Conrad Veidt and no one else.
@jeffdillon39302 жыл бұрын
Bela Lugosi is one of a kind!!
@Angie23436 ай бұрын
He's now in the Great Beyond.
@sithmaster111910 ай бұрын
“What could have caused them?” “Count Dracula” Even back then movies were cut ingeniously. Bravo
@lilymoss-yerg96665 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who finds Dracula extremely attractive? Like seriously, he can turn me into a vampire at any time lol.
@sanwan71382 жыл бұрын
Young elvis was like bela ,... he dyed his blond hair jet black.
@AishaVonFossen2 жыл бұрын
No, you are not the only one, girl! In fact, I heard once that Bela Lugosi got more fangirl letters than Clark Gable at one point. 😂🤩
@Psychoedits-ju9te Жыл бұрын
You gay?
@tammy5654 Жыл бұрын
You're definitely not the only one !! I find Dracula/Bela QUITE handsome and alluring. I also like Christopher Lee's Dracula too. Bela is the BEST !!!🥰🥰♥️♥️💋
@voivodvlad1 Жыл бұрын
I read that whenever Bela entered a room, all eyes were immediately on him, especially the ladies.
@williampalchak757410 ай бұрын
I too hated mirrors, on Monday morning.
@MrNoUsername4 жыл бұрын
0:40 I CAN'T GET OVER HOW ADORABLE MINA IS
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
Agreed! Jonathan Harker should marry her immediately! I would, if I was him!
@ParacoolPictures5 ай бұрын
what a great actor Bela Lugosi!
@GMKGoji014 жыл бұрын
About a minute ago, Van Helsing and Jonathan were didn't see Drac in a mirror and were like "What the HFIL?"
@lekmirn.hintern81323 жыл бұрын
Wow, look at that print. Gorgeous.
@astroalex194 жыл бұрын
Van Helsing is a great man!
@eternalmourning96133 жыл бұрын
No way!
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
He's the PERFECT destroyer! He knows Count Dracula like a book. He knows what to do...and what not to do. It is always best to know one's opponent, don't you think?
@robertwilson123 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff.... I'm actually with my neighbour's putting Bat nesting boxes up appropriately. 😂
@superspeedbros4 жыл бұрын
Van Helsing: Look. Dracula: *YEET*
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
do you regret this comment yet
@superspeedbros11 ай бұрын
@@guytowers I regret nothing.
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
@@superspeedbros yo mb stay on that grind i respect it
@delavalmilker4 жыл бұрын
When Dracula leaves the room through the open doors outside, it would have been cool if he'd turn into a bat and flown away.
@Einfach-Arno-Art5 жыл бұрын
Bela Lugosi is Dracula
@juliehawkins3816 Жыл бұрын
Agreed 100%
@LioF20 Жыл бұрын
I think this is the first time in centuries that Dracula felt impressed
@ariacalvillo92845 жыл бұрын
Such a classic!
@marcusaguilar874 Жыл бұрын
I should’ve watched this for Halloween. Next time.
@scombs65435 жыл бұрын
Edward Van Sloan (Van Helsing), the only Edward I want in my vampire movie
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
Edward
@ImYourHuckleberry_294 жыл бұрын
I like how langella delivered that last line.
@lilymoss-yerg96663 жыл бұрын
This isn’t Langella, this is Lugosi
@jacquelinefickis17342 ай бұрын
Van Helsing was an excellent actor ❤
@MichaelBecker-px5sy4 ай бұрын
That's a really great voice
@willbuchanon57572 жыл бұрын
Not to worry....all vampire roles are measured by this performance...Lugosi has that place in Hollywood all to himself....
@brianwalters78552 жыл бұрын
3:28 to 3:41 The way Dracula goes from a well-mannered gentleman to wide-eyed animal after knocking the mirror out Van Helsing's hands is absolutely terrifying. He can literally turn on you out of nowhere. 🩸🧛🩸
@John_Lostar Жыл бұрын
Bela Lugosi's acting and body language is masterful: when he talks to the men he takes an arrogant and dominant attitude but when he talks to Mina he becomes sweet, charming, seductive and paternal, he even leans towards her as if expressing submission to her beauty but when he sees the mirror he adopts the expression of a cornered wild beast but he quickly regains his composure and leaves elegantly making it clear that he is a gentleman. And how Mina looks at him! It is as if she is saying: I want to have sex with him and I want it now!
@davidleblanc52714 жыл бұрын
The best
@jaynedoe19594 ай бұрын
The ONE AND ONLY Count Dracuul, BELA LUGOSI
@DR-mq1vn2 жыл бұрын
How does Dracula shave if he can't see himself in a mirror? LOL!
@Bladerunner49247642 жыл бұрын
Probably goes to the barber. His hair looks pretty good too.
@MrJm323Ай бұрын
@@Bladerunner4924764 ....And, when the barber lifts his hand mirror in front of Drac's face, and asks, "Well, what do you think?" ....?? [SMASH]!!!
@thomasfirak88062 жыл бұрын
Great Scene!!
@Psychoedits-ju9te Жыл бұрын
Why do I feel bad for Dracula?
@cellocat-sm8lx10 ай бұрын
I do too, I don't know why
@primepm88615 жыл бұрын
You know, an influential and wonderful a movie this was, much of it pretty much consisted of the characters talking in this room for like half an hour. Still liked it, but rosetinted glasses.
@awesomeinspector52705 жыл бұрын
Not surprising considering the movie was in part based on the broadway play version of Bram Stoker's book which Bela himself played Dracula on stage for years.
@primepm88615 жыл бұрын
@@awesomeinspector5270 Nice. I also liked the Spanish version they literally made with the exact same set pieces. While filming the English language during the day, they filmed the Spanish language at night. Pretty cool. Spanish version also had extra scenes.
@robertklose21402 жыл бұрын
Today's audiences don't have much patience for thoughtflu dialogue. The demand is for action. It's a sad loss but reflects diminished attention spans.
@mikeroberti45742 жыл бұрын
I dislike mirrors too. Especially full-length mirrors! 😬
@vincentalvarado10093 жыл бұрын
Doctor Van Helsing Dracula is invisible 1:54
@EmilyGloeggler79842 ай бұрын
Bela, Dwight, and Edward stole the whole movie.
@namlessghoul322 жыл бұрын
Is this extended material? I have the dvd here but dont recall this scene
@aaronmeade54352 жыл бұрын
I love how this version shows that dracula cleavery blends into modren society by predenting to be royalty from Romania while in actually he's 8544 years old
@DR-mq1vn2 жыл бұрын
There is another version of "Dracula" made in 1979 that does this too. I haven't seen it yet, but I've watched a few youtube clips of scenes from it. I'm going to try and watch it soon.
@harrybarton21503 жыл бұрын
fun fact the actor here playing van healsing also played dr Waldman in frankistein (1931) that was realeased a few months a beyfor this
@The_Original_Forrest_Trump3 жыл бұрын
What a cheery bunch ffs.
@mal_31575 жыл бұрын
I wonder what max shrek thought of this movie...
@artmienz30774 жыл бұрын
I bet he liked it
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
@@artmienz3077 Maybe...or maybe not. This version of Count Dracula was much more handsome than his version was, sooooo.......
@EvilXero3592 ай бұрын
What if Dracula took a different approach to the reflection test? As in he boasts that Van Helsing is also a magician and can make people's reflection disappear in mirrors
@masonmainpage4105 Жыл бұрын
`His clothes should remain visible
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
mason what do you mean by this
@M998A1HMMWV-jz7bb11 ай бұрын
His body may be non reflective but why would his clothing be invisible in a mirror? @@guytowers
@ISIO-George6 ай бұрын
Too hard an effect to bother creating at that time?
@BABADOOK726 Жыл бұрын
For 1 who has not live a single lifetime you're a wise man VanHelsing
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
Van helsing!
@tomgorney8868 Жыл бұрын
Its not his reflection he was afraid of-------but the mirror, its made of Silver.
@nielspemberton90044 жыл бұрын
Count Dracula to me, is a very sympathetic character. He just wants to live forever. I see notning wrong with that. Yes, his methods are unconventional but he is entitled to them .And he does have a way with women that I envy and like.
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
He does know how to "Put the bite" on them, doesn't he?
@edwardgray154 Жыл бұрын
they do not make them like this anymore all you see is bullets and blood today, so unjust.
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
Blood! 🩸
@MagusFyre5 жыл бұрын
Makes me wonder if Dracula's accent first came because of the actor's accent or was part of the script.
@lilymoss-yerg96665 жыл бұрын
MagusFyre Bela Lugosi was from Hungary so his accent was all his. I rather enjoy it. Who knows how Dracula would of sounded had he not been played by the great Bela Lugosi.
@raymondsteen53165 жыл бұрын
@@lilymoss-yerg9666 - That's what I say!
@Bladerunner49247642 жыл бұрын
@@lilymoss-yerg9666 probably British, would be my guess. Hollywood like to use British actors as royalty or aristocrats and American actors as peasants or rebels... seems fitting. So my guess would be that had Bela not gotten the role, it might've gone to Boris Karloff, who also worked for Universal Pictures.
@ISIO-George6 ай бұрын
@@Bladerunner4924764 It was supposed to go to Lon Chaney Sr. But he died of cancer a few weeks before production began. Lugosi had been cast as Dracula in a play for three years, and so the part went to him.
@guytowers11 ай бұрын
i could go for a burger rn
@maureenoneill28473 жыл бұрын
The river belle ferry by Harlem via cape cod ported herself by New York harbor. Christmas ship decorated
@eternalmourning96133 жыл бұрын
Dracula doesn't appear in the mirror because he's an undead, right? So why doesn't he like mirrors, or can't look into mirrors?
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
He's a type of Ghost. Ghosts can't see their reflections in a Mirror, nor can they be seen, generally speaking.
@barakomamba5 ай бұрын
@@ronaldshank7589 tf, he's a vampire not a ghost. It's common knowledge that vampires don't have reflections
@travismccraw6013 Жыл бұрын
It's just mind boggling, the fact that a 1931 film is better than some of these movies nowadays. This movie didn't have as near as of a budget that involves tons of money as some movies nowadays that require millions of dollars to make a movie that has horrible CGI.
@Ray-h7x8e8 ай бұрын
He could have killed them all they were no match for him.
@-Luka-Brazi3 ай бұрын
I can understand Dracula not reflecting light…but why wouldn’t his clothes?
@Dopeo-o2o2 ай бұрын
Why you gotta do me like dat?
@PhflyDan12 жыл бұрын
And THIS is why Mumm-Ra is terrified by the horror of his own reflection...
@scorpionnetherrealm89374 жыл бұрын
Heres a thought that only just came to me..ok dracula is a dead geezer so wouldnt he have that kinda smell?
@timothydewa90965 жыл бұрын
To be honest in this scene he (Count Drac) a bit cocky and pushy attitude (annoying scene), I like his manner when he was staying at the decaying castle, warm and fatherly.
@raulquiroz74922 жыл бұрын
It kinda makes sense though, because by this time Dracula was succeeding in almost all his objectives....until he met Van Helsing. Dracula's charm and mannerisms allowed him to manipulate those around him, without coming across as pushy, but when he started getting what he wanted it went to his head and become gradually bolder.
@kimcarothers22035 жыл бұрын
2nd
@billthestinker Жыл бұрын
Dracula was bisexual
@chrisepic36045 жыл бұрын
Third
@Cukito45 жыл бұрын
First!
@Gablesman888 Жыл бұрын
Nancy Pelosi has the same problem with mirrors.
@wackadoodle44469 ай бұрын
Miss Mina is cute but she is a terrible actress lol
@TheHelper-l9m9 ай бұрын
Helen Chandler was certainly good looking. But when she imitates Lugosi so well in an earlier scene you call her bad acting?