Director Tod Browning remade his London After Midnight (1927) as The Mark of the Vampire in 1935. His original intent was to have Lon Chaney reprise his role of the professor, but Chaney died at the age of 47 in 1930. The next logical choice was Bela Lugosi whom Browning had directed in Dracula in 1931. Today a full print of the London is one of the most sought after films in the world. Mark of the Vampire however, is very much intact and available for viewing. Just a few still comparisons follow.
I wish Lon Chaney had played Dracula.
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