Dracula (Universal, 1931) Bela Lugosi "Count Dracula" 10" x 8" Original Studio Release Photograph by Ja...

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Dracula (Universal, 1931) Bela Lugosi "Count Dracula" 10" x 8" Original Studio Release Photograph by Jack Freulich. PSA/DNA Type II. Vintage gelatin silver glossy 10" x 8" studio release photograph of Bela Lugosi in full Tuxedo costume as "Count Dracula" in the cobweb laden crypts of Carfax Abbey just before the climax, in Dracula, by Jack Freulich. Key set number 109-118 in India ink in the negative. Printed by the studio from the camera negative. Freulich's atmospheric stills and portraits of Lugosi in cape and tuxedo became the defining images used by Universal to market the film, helping to establish Dracula's enduring presence in popular culture.

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