History Film / DraculasDaughter

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The opening minutes and subsequent trial of Van Helsing, with regards to the events of the previous movie. There's no actual evidence of Dracula's vampirism (none that a jury would believe anyway) and the police were never involved in the previous events, so to an outside observer, it looks like Van Helsing broke in and murdered an aristocrat. Naturally, he's arrested and put on trial for murder.

* {{Novelization}}: A very good one, by "Carl Dreadstone". It have more implications from Zaleska's story, as legends about "Dracula and the woman he created", or another origin as Dracula attacked a pregnant woman, and the baby, [[{{Dhampir}} a girl born half vampire, half human.]] Also about the lesbic scene, a interesting analysis by Garth about Countess Zaleska's paintings, revealing a psychological trauma with a man in her past, probably her father and the characters in general got more development. At the climax, in Janet's POV in Castle Dracula, after being captive by Marya, there are a nightmarish and disturbing visions, as a stench of rancid blood and earth, the Countess herself awakening from earth, and describing her more like a corpse, full of earth, with the falling jaw and a lifeless expression of hunger, in contrast with the beautiful human-like face she showed in London. [[spoiler: At the ending, after Zaleska's death, Von Helsing tells that "all souls are beautiful to God's eyes". However, it's more ambiguous, as Janet has psychological sequels and trauma with the Countess.]]

* {{Novelization}}: A very good one, by "Carl Dreadstone". It have more implications from Zaleska's story, as legends about "Dracula and the woman he created", or another origin as Dracula attacked a pregnant woman, and the baby, [[{{Dhampir}} a girl born half vampire, half human.]] Also about the lesbic scene, a interesting analysis by Garth about Countess Zaleska's paintings, revealing a psychological trauma with a man in her past, probably her father and the characters in general got more development. At the climax, in Janet's POV in Castle Dracula, after being captive by Marya, there are a nightmarish and disturbing visions, as a smell of rancid blood and earth, the Countess herself awakening from earth, and describing her more like a corpse, full of earth, with the falling jaw and a lifeless expression of hunger, in contrast with the beautiful human-like face she showed in London. [[spoiler: At the ending, after Zaleska's death, Von Helsing tells that "all souls are beautiful to God's eyes". However, it's more ambiguous, as Janet has psychological sequels and trauma with the Countess.]]

* {{Novelization}}: A very good one, by "Carl Dreadstone". It have more implications from Zaleska's story, as legends about "Dracula and the woman he created". Also about the lesbic scene, a interesting analysis by Garth about Countess Zaleska's paintings, revealing a psychological trauma with a man in her past, probably her father and the characters in general got more development. At the climax, in Janet's POV in Castle Dracula, after being captive by Marya, there are a nightmarish and disturbing visions, as a smell of rancid blood and earth, the Countess herself awakening from earth, and describing her more like a corpse, full of earth, with the falling jaw and a lifeless expression of hunger, in contrast with the beautiful human-like face she showed in London. [[spoiler: At the ending, after Zaleska's death, Von Helsing tells that "all souls are beautiful to God's eyes". However, it's more ambiguous, as Janet has psychological sequels and trauma with the Countess.]]

* {{Novelization}}: A very good one, by "Carl Dreadstone". It have more implications from Zaleska's story, as legends about "Dracula and the woman he created". Also about the lesbic scene, a interesting analysis by Garth about Countess Zaleska's paintings, revealing a psychological trauma with a man in her past, probably her father and the characters in general got more development. At the climax, in Janet's POV in Castle Dracula, there are a nightmarish visions, as a smell of rancid blood, the Countess herself awakening from earth, and describing her more like a corpse in contrast with the face she had in London. [[spoiler: At the ending, after Zaleska's death, Von Helsing tells that "all souls are beautiful to God's eyes". However, it's more ambiguous, as Janet has psychological sequels and trauma with the Countess.]]

* LesbianVampire: Probably the original cinematic example, but in a more subtextual sense. There's an obvious sexual subtext to the scene where Marya is telling Lili to take her blouse off and pull the slip off her shoulders; Gloria Holden's lustful expression is what really sells it.

%% * DamselInDistress: Janet during the final third of the film.

* WolvesAlwaysHowlAtTheMoon: How do you make the scene where Marya burns Dracula's body even spookier? Have howling wolves, of course.

%% * OurVampiresAreDifferent
* PrettyInMink: Marya wears a white fox fur cape in one scene.

%% * LoveTriangle: Among Janet, Dr. Garth, and Marya.

* SassySecretary: Janet, who does stuff like go to Scotland to fetch Jeffrey to come back and help Von Helsing. When he balks she says "I'm in no mood for an argument!" He points out that she takes "liberties" that a regular secretary wouldn't because she's a baroness's daughter.

%% * LesbianVampire: Probably the original cinematic example, but in a more subtextual sense.

%% * ScreamDiscretionShot

* InadvertentEntranceCue: Jeffrey sees a painting and wonders who the artist was. Cut to a butler, who announces: "Countess Maria Zaleska!"

* InadvertentEntranceCue: When Dr. Jeffrey Garth asks the question, "What could have made those two small puncture marks over the jugular vein?", a maid announces: "Countess Zaleska!"

* SassySecretary: Janet, who does stuff like go to Scotland to fetch Jeffrey to come back and help Von Helsing. When he balks she says "I'm in no mood for an argument!"

%% * SassySecretary: Janet.

* LectureAsExposition: Von Helsing gets arrested, which gives him a chance to tell a police detective about the whole idea of vampires.

%% * AnswerCut: See InadvertentEntranceCue, below.

%% * MindControlDevice: Marya's ring.

%% * IDoNotDrinkWine: But tea is fine.

* CompositeCharacter: Dr. Jeffery Garth takes Dr. John Seward's book role as a former student of Van Helsing.

* HaveAGayOldTime: When the Head of Scotland Yard tells his man-servant that he is going hunting "vampires," the latter replies: "But I always understood you went after [[TheVamp them]] with chequebooks, sir."

At the same time, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), the title character, steals Dracula's body and burns it on a funeral pyre, hoping to be freed from his vampiric influences so that she can begin life as a normal woman. After this fails, she turns her attention to Dr. Garth, hoping that psychology is the way, despite the warnings of her servant Sandor (Irving Pichel).

''Dracula's Daughter'' is a horror film from 1936 by Creator/{{Universal}}. It was the first sequel to the Creator/BelaLugosi vehicle ''Film/{{Dracula|1931}}''. Lugosi also appeared on some promotional stills, but he isn't featured in the actual film.

At the same time, Countess Marya Zaleska (Gloria Holden), the title character, steals Dracula's body and burns it on a funeral pyre, hoping to be freed from his vampiric influences so she can begin life as a normal woman. After this fails, she turns her attention to Dr. Garth, hoping that psychology is the way, despite the warnings of her servant Sandor (Irving Pichel).

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The film [[ImmediateSequel starts where the last one left off]]. Two constables stumble upon the corpses of Renfield and Count Dracula. They also meet Professor Van Helsing who tells them what has happened. Baffled by his [[CassandraTruth crazy story]], they call in UsefulNotes/ScotlandYard for help. Threatened with execution or the madhouse, Von Helsing calls for old student of his, psychiatrist Dr. Jeffrey Garth, to help him clear himself.

At the same time, Countess Marya Zaleska, the title character, steals Count Dracula's body and burns it on a funeral pyre, hoping that she'll be set free from his vampiric influences and could begin a life as a normal woman. After this fails, she turns her attention to Dr. Garth, hoping that psychology is the way, despite the warnings of her servant Sandor.

* TheShrink: The protagonist is a famous psychiatrist and former student of Van Helsing.

->'''Sandor''': [[BrutalHonesty Death]].

* AllInTheEyes
* AnswerCut: See InadvertentEntranceCue, below.

* DamselInDistress: Janet during the final third of the film.

* GirlFriday: Janet to Dr. Garth.

* IDoNotDrinkWine: But tea is fine.

* LesbianVampire: Probably the original cinematic example, but in a more subtextual sense.
* LoveTriangle: Among Janet, Dr. Garth, and Marya.
* MindControlDevice: Marya's ring.

* MyNaymeIs
* OurVampiresAreDifferent

* SassySecretary: Janet.
* ScreamDiscretionShot

* UpperClassTwit: Garth's friend, Sir Aubrey.