Dracula in popular culture Balderston (see below); it starred Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing, both of whom had originated their respective roles on the stage in the aforementioned play, along with Helen Chandler as Mina and Dwight Frye as Renfield. Directed by Tod Browning, it is one of the most famous versions of the story and is widely credited with initiating the Universal horror film series of the 1930s and ‘40s. The 1931 Dracula film was an inductee of the 2000 National Film Registry list. The films had music only during the opening (the famous main theme from
Dracula A.D. 1972 "You Better Come Through for Me", by the American band Stoneground (a late replacement for the Faces), which were included as bonus tracks on the CD. The film was released on DVD in 2005 by Warner Home Video in the United Kingdom, United States and Germany. It was released as "Dracula A.D. 1972" in the UK and US and as "Dracula jagt Mini-Mädchen" in Germany. On 6 November 2007, the movie was released in a set along with "Dracula", "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave", and "Taste the Blood of Dracula". Dracula A.D. 1972 Dracula A.D. 1972 is a 1972