The best Bela Lugosi’s drama movies

Bela Lugosi

Bela Lugosi

20/10/1882- 16/08/1956
We present our ranking of the best Bela Lugosi’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Bela Lugosi.
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Dracula

Dracula
7.4/10
British estate agent Renfield travels to Transylvania to meet with the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a castle in London and is, unbeknownst to Renfield, a vampire. After Dracula enslaves Renfield and drives him to insanity, the pair sail to London together, and as Dracula begins preying on London socialites, the two become the subject of study for a supernaturalist professor, Abraham Van Helsing.

The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHorror
  • Release: 12/12/1941
  • Character: Bela
After his brother's death, Larry Talbot returns home to his father and the family estate. Events soon take a turn for the worse when Larry is bitten by a werewolf.

Glen or Glenda

Glen or Glenda
4.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/04/1953
  • Character: Scientist
A psychiatrist tells two stories: one of a trans woman, the other of a pseudohermaphrodite.

Prisoners

Prisoners
7.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/05/1929
  • Character: Brottos--Nightclub Owner
Prisoners was a 1929 American film directed by William Seiter for First National Pictures. It was released as a part-talking, part-silent feature. with Corinne Griffith, James Ford, Bela Lugosi, Ian Keith, Julanne Johnston, Ann Schaeffer, Barton Hesse and Otto Matiesen. Lugosi, in his first talkie, played the owner of a Vienna nightclub.

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste

The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
5.4/10
During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one.

The Saint's Double Trouble

The Saint's Double Trouble
6/10
Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.

The Thirteenth Chair

The Thirteenth Chair
5.7/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 19/10/1929
  • Character: Inspector Delzante
Although his murdered friend was by all accounts a scoundrel, Edward Wales is determined to trap his killer by staging a seance using a famous medium. Many of the 13 seance participants had a reason and a means to kill, and one of them uses the cover of darkness to kill again. When someone close to the medium is suspected she turns detective, in the hope of uncovering the true murderer.

Women of All Nations

Women of All Nations
4.5/10
Marines Flagg and Quirt fought together in WWI and Panama. After some time in New York they go to Sweden and compete for the love of Else. Next they go to Nicaragua and help earthquake victims. Then to Egypt where Else is now in Prince Hassan's harem.

The Devil's in Love

The Devil's in Love
6/10
The French Foreign Legion is the setting for this episodic adventure yarn. Victor Jory plays a Legion doctor falsely accused of murdering his commander over the love of Loretta Young. Jory escapes prosecution by heading for parts unknown, but when a deadly illness strikes his old fort, he returns to aid his comrades. He is arrested, but clears himself of the murder charge and ends up with Young. Devil's in Love is distinguished by the surprise appearance of Bela Lugosi, who shows up unbilled as a relentless prosecuting attorney in the courtroom scenes.

The Silent Command

The Silent Command
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/08/1923
  • Character: Hisston
A distinguished young Naval officer from a celebrated military falls prey to a terrorist and his seductress accomplice bent on destroying the Panama Canal.

Such Men Are Dangerous

Such Men Are Dangerous
5.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 09/03/1930
  • Character: Dr. Goodman
A wealthy and powerful industrialist changes his identity to avenge himself on the wife that spurned him on their wedding night.

The Our Gang Story

The Our Gang Story
Join all you favorites--Spanky, Buckwheat, Alfalfa, Darla, Butch, Froggy and more--in a jam-packed special covering more than twenty years and 200 episodes of Hal Roach's inimitable brand of childhood magic. This fascinating video offers insight into the Gang's personal lives, as rare footage follows each member's career through the joys and misfortunes that went along with being one of America's most beloved kids. See how the series began in 1922 and changed after the first all-talking release in 1929, why Shirley Temple and Mickey Rooney never made the Gang, a fifteenth anniversary reunion, and clips from their only feature.

Daughters Who Pay

Daughters Who Pay
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/05/1925
  • Character: Serge Romonsky
Immediately after the October revolution, in Russia, stir unrest and propaganda against the Government of the United States. Serge Oumansky is a Communist agent trying to organize terrorist actions against the same United States.

Ed Wood: Making Bela

Ed Wood: Making Bela
7.3/10
  • Genre: DocumentaryDrama
  • Release: 19/10/2004
  • Character: Himself / Count Dracula (archive footage)
Martin Landau talks about how he portrayed Bela Lugosi in the movie. He mentions the similarities between Lugosi and his own career, and how he worked on the Hungarian accent. Rick Baker, who won an Oscar for the make-up effects, discusses how he approached transforming Landau into Lugosi, and how much he wanted to do the project.

The Midnight Girl

The Midnight Girl
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/02/1925
  • Character: Nicholas Harmon
A corrupt art patron finds himself in love with the same girl as his stepson.

The Last Performance

The Last Performance
6.7/10
A middle-aged magician is in love with his beautiful young assistant. She, on the other hand, is in love with the magician's young protege, who turns out to be a bum and a thief.

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