Dracula (1931 English-language film) the film was also released. In 1931, some theaters had not yet been wired for sound and during this transition period, many studios released alternative silent versions with intertitles. Dracula (1931 English-language film) Dracula is a 1931 American pre-Code vampire-horror film directed by Tod Browning and starring Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula. Produced by Universal, the screenplay is based on the 1924 stage play "Dracula" by Hamilton Deane and John L. Balderston, which in turn is loosely based on the novel "Dracula" by Bram Stoker. Renfield (Dwight Frye) is a solicitor traveling to Count Dracula's (Bela Lugosi) castle in Transylvania
Victor Brooks (actor) role of the Albany porter. Film Television Victor Brooks (actor) Victor Brooks (11 November 1918 – 19 January 2000) was a prolific English film and television actor. He specialised in character roles, police inspectors in particular, in British thrillers such as "Cover Girl Killer" (1959), "Witchcraft" (1964), and "Devils of Darkness" (1965). His best known films are probably "Goldfinger" (1964), "The Brides of Dracula" (1960) and "Billy Budd" (1962). On television, he was noted for playing a pipe-smoking authority figure in crime series like "Dixon of Dock Green", "Gideon's Way", "Detective", "Z Cars" and "Crown Court". He also appeared in