The Old Dark House — Original Trailer  (1932)

Frankenstein is the original 1931 trailer bracketed by “It's Back!” wraparounds for the 1938 reissue.  Like many early trailers it is comprised of outtakes revealing angles and trims not used in the feature.  Dracula is the unadorned original trailer and includes variant line readings and a fragment of Edward Van Sloan's screen test.  The Old Dark House trailer features stills and art cards but no footage.  All three films were immediate inspiration for The Vampire Bat (1933).  —Scott MacQueen

35mm, b/w, 1 min.  Restored from 35mm nitrate prints.  Laboratory services by The Stanford Theatre Film Laboratory, Audio Mechanics, Simon Daniel Sound, DJ Audio, Inc.