If the story has some plot holes and some logic gaps, so be it, as the film makes up for that in pretty much every other regard you'd hope for. Throw in Peter Cushing, reprising his role as Van Helsing, and once you start getting involved in the picture it's easy to look past Lee's absence (he would, of course, return to the character in the coming years). The plot hits all the right notes - a pretty women in the lead, an eerie small town setting complete with its own set of secrets, and of course, a seductively evil antagonist in the form of Baron Meinster at the center of it all. Slick, fast paced and fairly stylish, The Brides Of Dracula (the follow up to Hammer's 1958 box office smash The Horror Of Dracula) may not feature the late Sir Christopher Lee in his most iconic role but don't let that dissuade you, it's top tier Hammer Horror regardless. As he does so, Marianne eventually makes her way to the school where she's to be employed and shortly thereafter is paid a visit by the Baron, who intends to make her his wife… When other women in town start showing up dead, Doctor Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) is called in to investigate.
The Baroness, however, is found dead - two puncture marks on her neck. Marianne obliges, much to the dismay of servant Greta (Freda Jackson), and the Baron vanishes shortly after. For reasons Marianne doesn't yet understand, he's shackled to the wall of his room. She takes her up on the offer but when looking out her window later that night she's convinced by her son, Baron Meinster (David Peel), to help him escape. When the stagecoach can't make it she heads into a nearby town to take solace at an inn but, after a conversation with an older but elegant woman named Baroness Meinster (Martita Hunt) she is invited to spend the night at her massive home in the hills. Cast: Peter Cushing, Martita Hunt, Yvonne Monlaur, David Peelĭirected by Terence Fisher, The Brides Of Dracula begins when Marianne (Yvonne Monlaur) travels by stagecoach to start her new job at a girls finishing school.
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