☆ ☆ ☆
The
Brides of Dracula (1960) – T. Fisher
Although Christopher Lee is sadly
absent, Hammer still manages to put on a pretty good show. Dracula has been vanquished (in an earlier
film) but his minions still infest Transylvania. With excellent gothic sets and costumes, this
rather minimal tale of a young teacher in training almost falling prey to one
of Dracula’s heirs (whose mother procures for him) has enough new angles to
keep even the most jaded vampire watcher interested. But it is still just what you’d expect and
nothing much more – Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) saves the day (just barely). Worth a look if you are trawling for this sort
of thing (that is, on the right side of the line for Hammer).
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