Dracula walks down the stairs, entering his first scene.
Then he takes Harker up to his room, also walking (two steps a time).
When Harker is bitten by the vampire woman, Dracula leaps from the library over the table to her and throws her to the floor. After nearly strangling Harker, he walks away with the unconscious vampire woman in his arms.
Later he walks up the stairs to seduce and bite Mina.
In the end Dracula runs to the castle, followed by Van Helsing. He runs through the castle and up the stairs. He runs to shelter, then he attacks Van Helsing.
So: lots of walking and running in and out of scenes for Dracula, unlike the wonderful Mrs Danvers and unlike Bela Lugosi's vampire (who, btw, was also walking up and down the misty streets of London.)
Maybe you were talking about the American 1931 version of Dracula, and not the 1958 this message board belongs to?
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jamesbobo62
10 years ago
You misunderstood the original post. Yes, Dracula walks, but you don't see him enter the scene. He first appears at the top of the stairs, but you don't see him get there. He runs across the room toward his bride, but you don't see him enter the room, he's just there.
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richard-III
10 years ago
Not quite, because there is a difference with Hitchcock's Mrs Danvers.
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