Title: "Dracula" Sequel Lacks Bite
Product review: Plagued by production delays, endless rewrites and Hays Office censorship, "Dracula's Daughter" (1936) remains among the lesser Universal chillers. Even worse, it's a "Dracula" sequel without Bela Lugosi - who was paid $4,000 for NOT appearing in this belated follow-up to the 1931 classic. Lambert Hillyer's atmospheric direction cannot mask a bloodless film that emphasizes comedy over terror. Worth seeing once for Gloria Holden's performance in the title role and Edward Van Sloan's welcome return as Van Helsing. A disappointing end to Universal's first horror cycle.
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