Bela Lugosi stars in his most famous role as the debonair Count in this          classic version of Bram Stoker's tale of the bloodsucking fiend. Despite its     rather stagy second half (the film was largely based on the theatrical           adaptation), this film has some memorably atmospheric sequences, thanks in     large part to Karl Freund's fine cinematography. Dwight Frye makes a memorably demented Renfield and, of course, Lugosi is marvelous. Even more than the      novel, this film shaped the many remakes and variations that followed.           Tod Browning---USA---1931---75 mins.