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8	''Son of Dracula'' is a 1943 Franchise/UniversalHorror film directed by Creator/RobertSiodmak. The second sequel to the studio's 1931 ''Film/{{Dracula\|1931}}'' (following ''Film/DraculasDaughter''), it abandons the continuity from the previous films and takes a number of its cues from the original [[Literature/{{Dracula}} Bram Stoker novel]].
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10	Set around [[TheBigEasy New Orleans]], the film opens with certain Count {{Alucard}} (Creator/LonChaneyJr) arriving at the Dark Oaks plantation. He was invited by one Katherine Caldwell (Louise Allbritton), who plans to become immortal with his help...
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12	The next Universal film to feature the {{Dracula}} character would be the MonsterMash ''Film/HouseOfFrankenstein''. Not to be confused with the 1974 film ''Son of Dracula'' starring Music/HarryNilsson and Music/RingoStarr.
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15	!!This film features the examples of:
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17	* {{Alucard}}: The TropeNamer; this film introduced the name {{Alucard}}.
18	* TheBigEasy: Possibly the UrExample of New Orleans' creepy Gothic atmosphere being used in vampire fiction.
19	* BittersweetEnding: Dracula has been defeated and the world has been saved. But rather than join her as the undead, Frank chooses to burn Katherine and her coffin.
20	* BurnBabyBurn: Frank destroys Dracula by burning his coffin.
21	* CobwebJungle: On the opening titles.
22	* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Katherine plans to marry Dracula solely to become a vampire, before killing him and making Frank a vampire too. This feels very much like a scenario where a woman marries a man she doesn't love [[GoldDigger for his riches]] with the plot of killing him so she can marry rich with her lover.
23	* EthnicMenialLabor: Okay, granted it's set on a plantation near New Orleans, probably around the time it was released.
24	* {{Expy}}: Prof. Lazlo is the foreign replacement for Prof. Van Helsing.
25	* FemmeFatale: Katherine is a pretty ruthless example. She would even screw over the Prince of Darkness himself to achieve her selfish goals!
26	* ImmortalityImmorality: Katherine, who has thanatophobia (a fear of death), wants to turn Frank and herself into vampires so they could live forever.
27	* ImmuneToBullets: When Frank tries to shoot Dracula, his bullets go through him and hit Katherine, who is behind him.
28	* InheritanceMurder: The Count kills Colonel Caldwell so Katherine can inherit Dark Oaks.
29	* {{Leitmotif}}: Dracula has his own whenever he appears.
30	* MagicalRomani: Played straight by Queen Zimba, a mystic who lives on the Dark Oaks grounds. She tries to warn Katherine that her plans will lead to evil consequences. The Count hears this, leading to Queen Zimba becoming the film's first victim.
31	* MarryingTheMark: Katherine's plan is to marry Dracula, and kill him after he has turned her into a vampire.
32	* NegativeContinuity: There's nothing to indicate that this movie is in continuity with other Universal Dracula movies.
33	%%* NiceToTheWaiter: All except Dracula.
34	* NonIndicativeName: It is not actually stated that the Dracula in question is the original's son; he might be the count himself.
35	** At one point Prof. Lazlo speculates that Alucard is a decendant of Dracula.
36	* OurVampiresAreDifferent: If they are hit by sunlight, [[NoImmortalInertia they turn into skeletons]].
37	%%* RevengeOfTheSequel
38	%%* ShadowDiscretionShot
39	* StakingTheLovedOne: Frank burns Katherine's sleeping corpse in the end.
40	* TheStarscream: Katherine has planned from the beginning to let Alucard vampirize her, then have Frank kill him -- then vampirize Frank.
41	* SuperSmoke: Vampires can turn themselves into mist in this film.
42	* SwampsAreEvil: Dracula hides in the bayou.
43	* TilMurderDoUsPart: Katherine plans to get rid of Dracula after they get married.
44	* VillainousBreakdown: Dracula upon realizing that [[spoiler:Frank has burned his grave]].
45	* VoluntaryShapeShifting: This is the first vampire film to have [[TransformationSequence onscreen bat-transformations]].
46	* WakingUpAtTheMorgue: Katherine, when her body is moved there.
47	* TheXOfY
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