Edward Van Sloan was an American character actor best remembered for his roles in the Universal Studios horror films such as Dracula (1931), Frankenstein (1931), and The Mummy (1932).
Van Sloan as Van Helsing in Dracula's Daughter (1936).
Edward Van Sloan and Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)
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Dracula (1931 English-language film)
Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code supernatural horror film directed and co-produced by Tod Browning from a screenplay written by Garrett Fort and starring Bela Lugosi in the title role. It is based on the 1924 stage play Dracula by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is adapted from the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. Lugosi portrays Count Dracula, a vampire who emigrates from Transylvania to England and preys upon the blood of living victims, including a young man's fiancée.
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Bela Lugosi as Dracula
Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula
Edward Van Sloan (Van Helsing) showing Lugosi a mirror.