Dracula (1931 English-language film) to John Carradine for the mid-1940s "monster rally" films, although Carradine admittedly more closely resembled Stoker's physical description from the book. Many of the familiar images of Dracula are from stills of the older Lugosi made during the filming of the 1948 comedy, so there remain two confusingly distinct incarnations of Lugosi as Dracula, 17 years apart in age. As Lugosi played a vampire in three other movies during his career, this contributed to the public misconception that he portrayed Dracula on film many times. In the early days of sound films, it was common for Hollywood studios to produce
René Lefèvre (actor) René Lefèvre (actor) René Lefèvre, born René Paul Louis Lefèvre, (6 March 1898 - 23 May 1991) was a French actor and writer. Throughout his career, he worked with several notable directors, like Jean Renoir, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jules Dassin, and René Clair. Lefèvre made his debut in the 1920s when he acted in numerous films in small roles. His first film of note was "Le Million", directed by René Clair in 1931. He later had the fortune of starring in the title role in "The Crime of Monsieur Lange", directed by Jean Renoir. He kept appearing in films until the