miscast . maybe so but lon make the best of his situation and turn in a decent portrayal of the count . son of dracula be an underrated universal gem which be sadly overlooked because of people be prejudice to chaney play count alucard ( spell it backwards your in for a surprise ) . chaney be see a a nice guy monster who many say only work when under a jack pierce make up job or a larry talbot . chaney take the role very seriously and actually create a villainous character . all though chaney lack the thick lugosi accent he have his mannerism and create mystery in his voice . it sad that chaney isn not praise for take this risk because i think he know his act ability be go to be challenge by this picture . the plot here be actually quite clever and instead of have your hero try to save the heroine from become undead and our heroine volunteer to become a vampire . alucard arrive from his native transylvania a a quest of honor at the dark oaks plantation . as soon a he arrive though the plantation master and colonel caldwell and die conveniently leave his morbid daughter kay the deed to the plantation in his will . kay know alucard true nature and offer her neck to him in order to live forever but she must agree to become the count unholy bride in return which cause problem because she be engage to frank stanley . stanley anger over the marriage try to murder alucard with his pistol but shoot down kay a the bullet pass right throw him . frank seem to be loose his mind a he be arrest for murder when kay body be find in a coffin on the plantation . only a local physician name brewster and a van helsing type professor know the truth . the picture also be visually the best of the 40 universal monster offering . robert siodmak be no todd browning but he understand the visuals of the vampire flick . there be some pretty clever shot in which siodmak use the shadow and light to his advantage . besides chaney son have a decent cast . chaney regular evelyn ankers play kay sister who be hesitant to believe in this vampire story . louise allbritton be perfect a kay and she create a mysterious disturbed soul . the best performance besides chaney and allbritton have to go to robert paige who isn not your stereotypical horror hero and when kay offer frank a chance to live forever he all most give into her . son of dracula be different from the standard horror flick of the 40 and that be why it work and continue to stand out 64 year later . ( the advertisement for war bond remain intact . leave it to the count to stop hitler ) .