The death of Count Dracula is not the end of the vampire’s curse! Picking up right where the first movie left off, Dracula’s Daughter follows a wholly new horror as a psychiatrist trying to prove Van Helsing’s innocence in Dracula’s murder becomes entranced by a visiting Eastern European noblewoman who has mysterious ties to the late vampire. Combining the tragic grandeur and ribald energy these Universal horror classics excelled at, this sequel is a piquant, playful fable of the undead that glances roundly into an inhuman pit of darkness, and is arguably the first lesbian vampire film.
“Gloria Holden is a remarkably convincing bat-woman” – Frank S. Nugent, The New York Times
“One of the most satisfying vampire pictures ever made. Lambert Hillyer’s direction is all but perfect — his visuals are lush, evocative, and suffused with just the right gothic chiaroscuro. The script is tight and suspenseful. And, best of all, the underrated Gloria Holden, as the reluctant vampire protagonist, absolutely drips patrician eroticism” – Steve Simels, Entertainment Weekly
