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Keeper of the Flame (1942) starring Spencer Tracy, Katherine Hepburn

Keeper of the Flame

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In Keeper of the Flame, a war correspondent stumbles on a little known fact: An honored American war patriot had in fact worked for the Fascists. His wife urges the writer to expose the facts for history. But others are willing to kill to prevent that.

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Lon Chaney Jr. as the titular Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

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Son of Dracula (1943) starring Lon Chaney Jr., Louise Allbritton, Robert Paige, Evelyn Ankers

Son of Dracula is a very interesting entry into Universal Pictures’ series of  Dracula movies — and not only due to Lon Chaney Jr. playing the title character — although Chaney does a good job. He portrays Dracula (or Alucard, if you prefer) as a very powerful, savage creature, with only a veneer of culture and civilization. I frankly enjoyed his portrayal very much — although his southern accent was totally out of place for a European character. But as I say, Chaney’s depiction isn’t the only reason that I enjoyed  Son of Dracula.

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