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
Taste the Blood of Dracula film was "superior in production, performance, story and atmosphere to the recent 'Dracula Has Risen from the Grave.' In the title role, Christopher Lee seems to take new interest in the role with a terrifyingly bloodshot performance." "The Hammer Story: The Authorised History of Hammer Films" called the film "the finest genuine Dracula sequel in the entire [Hammer Dracula] series." It currently holds a positive 67% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on 12 reviews. On 6 November 2007 the movie was released in a film pack along with "Dracula", "Dracula Has Risen from the Grave", and "Dracula A.D. 1972". On