History Trivia / DraculasDaughter

** The film was intended as an adaptation of Creator/BramStoker's short story "Dracula's Guest", the so-called "lost chapter" from Stoker's [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original novel]], and the credits still state it to be based on it. However, negotiations between Universal and Stoker's widow, Florence, broke down, and the final film retains only a few elements of the story, combined with some borrowed from ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}''.

** Creator/JamesWhale's script apparently was too ambitious and disturbing for the time it was supposed to be released. His script would have a prologue set in the Middle Ages, focused on how Dracula became a vampire as a tyrant in the XIV century. His "daughter" would be a humble peasant girl whom he attacked when he was cursed and turn her into a vampire. After, set in the ending of Dracula, after staking the Count, Van Helsing travels to Transylvania to kill the brides, and in a hidden four coffin the "daughter" but the last one escaped to London with the name of "Countess Szekeley". She would be more of a succubus-like demon with a love of torture who enslaves men, and the final battle would be on a boat in the eye of a storm.

** The film started off as an adaptation of the short story ''Dracula's Guest'', the so-called "lost chapter" from Bram Stoker's [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original novel]], and the credits still state it to be based on it. However Universal's negotiations with Florence, Bram Stoker's widow, broke down, and the final film has only a few elements of the short story, combined with some from ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}''. It helped that both novels were found to be in the public domain in the United States.

** James Whale's script apparently was too ambitious and disturbing to the time it was supposed to be released. His script would got a prologue set in the Middle Ages, focused on how Dracula became a vampire as a tyrant in the XIV century. His "daughter" would be a humble peasant girl that he attacked when he was cursed and turn her into a vampire. After, set in the ending of Dracula, after stake the Count, Van Helsing travels to Transylvania to kill the brides, and in a hidden four coffin the "daughter" but the last one scaped to London with the name of "Countess Szekeley". She would be more a succubus-like demon with the love of torture who enslave men, and the final battle would be on a boat in the eye of a storm.

** Creator/BorisKarloff and Creator/CesarRomero were initially planned to appear in the film, but dropped out for unknown reasons.
** Rumors said that the movie got its life as a direct adaptation of Sheridan [=LeFanu's=] ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' (hence its heavy homoerotic tones) but it's unknown if this is actually true or not.

** Rumors said that the movie got its life as a direct adaptation of Sheridan LeFanu's ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' (hence its heavy homoerotic tones) but it's unknown if this is actually true or not.

* InNameOnly: The credits state the film is based on the short story ''Dracula's Guest'', the so-called "lost chapter" from Bram Stoker's [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original novel]]. However, it has nothing in common with the story, and was only selected to give the film a sense of being canon.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. This would have ultimately served as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

InNameOnly:
* The credits state the film is based on the short story ''Dracula's Guest'', the so-called "lost chapter" from Bram Stoker's [[{{Literature/Dracula}} original novel]]. However, it has nothing in common with the story, and was only selected to give the film a sense of being canon.
WhatCouldHaveBeen:
* The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. This would have ultimately served as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

* The credits state the film is based on the short story ''Dracula's Guest'', the so-called "lost chapter" from UsefulNotes/BramStoker's [[{{Literature/Dracula original novel]]. However, it has nothing in common with the story, and was only selected to give the film a sense of being canon.

** The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. This would have ultimately served as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

** Rumors said that the movie got its life as a direct adaptation of Sheridan LeFanu's ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' but it's unknown if this is actually true or not.

** Creator/BorisKarloff and Creator/CesarRomero were initially planned to appear in the film, but dropped out for unknown reasons.

** Creators/BorisKarloff and Creator/CesarRomero were initially planned to appear in the film, but dropped out for unknown reasons.

** The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. It would ultimately serving as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

** Creators/BorisKarloff and Cesar Romero were initially planned to appear in the film, but dropped out for unknown reasons.

** Creators/BorisKarloff and Cesar Romero were initially planned to appear in the film, but dropped out for unknown reasons.
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WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. It would ultimately serving as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BellaLugiosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. It would ultimately serving as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.

WhatCouldHaveBeen: The first third of the film was originally going to be a prologue set in the Middle Ages, with Creator/BelaLugiosi returning as a pre-undead Count Dracula. It would ultimately serving as an OriginStory, showing that Dracula became a vampire after being cursed by a demon. The script had to be heavily rewritten after the censors objected to the more sexual elements of the flashback scenes (such as Dracula seeking women to join his harem), meaning Lugiosi still got paid without even showing up in the movie.